Accelerating success The transition from undergraduate to masters at Hult

In todays highly competitive global job market, the credentials on your resume need to set you apart. With that in mind, a growing number of our Bachelor of Business Administration students are taking advantage of the opportunity to deepen their knowledge, hone their expertise, and expand their international career horizons by transitioning straight to graduate-level studies at Hult. For ambitious students who know from the start that they want to pursue a masters degree, Hult offers an accelerated Combined Degree Program.  This rigorous program puts you on the fast track to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration and a masters degree in as little as three years. Depending on your interests and careers aspirations, masters degree options at Hult include the  Masters in International Business, Masters in International Marketing, Masters in Finance, Masters in Business Analytics, and Masters in Disruptive Innovation. All of these can be studied as part of the Combined Degree Program, or as a separate one-year masters program following the completion of your bachelors degree. We spoke with two students who have taken the leap from bachelors to masters at Hult, allowing them to continue their studies and gain wider global experience across our campus network. Heres what they have to say about going from undergraduate to postgraduate. Sugar Nguyen Vietnamese Bachelor of Business Administration, London Masters in International Business, Boston Class of 2018 Why did you initially choose Hult for your Bachelor of Business Administration degree? I received a few offers from different schools, however, Hult got my attention due to its international factor. I love that Hult offers different, practical programs at campuses around the world. As a future businesswoman, I saw that it would definitely benefit me and help me prepare for the real world. What was that biggest lesson you learned from your undergraduate studies that has helped you as a masters student? The biggest takeaway I have from the undergraduate program is: don’t let people tell you what you can’t do, show them what you can. Why did you decide to do a masters degree? What were the advantages of continuing at Hult? As the job market is getting more competitive, I think having a bachelors degree is not enough. I choose to do a masters right after finishing my undergraduate degree so I can focus 100% on my career in the future. Continuing with Hult was totally ideal for me since I already understood the system here. It didnt take a long time to adapt, but the program is still challenging enough for me to improve myself. Beyond that, Hult offers a great population of international students, which is amazing for networking and international IQ skills. Did the Enrollment and Academic teams make the transition to graduate studies easy for you? How did they help? The transition was super easy with the help of my Enrollment Advisor, Daryna. She made sure I understood every step of the transition and kept checking up on me. Beside Daryna, Kara was my Visa Coordinator. She helped a lot with the visa process, which is one of the biggest concerns for any international student. What’s the biggest difference between your undergraduate and masters studies? A Hult masters degree is definitely more advanced than the Bachelor of Business Administration program. A group project now becomes a professional project, rather than just school work. It requires students to be more professional, hardworking, and committed. I love that I have the chance to be friends and work with people who already have experience in the industry Im interested in. This does not happen often at an undergraduate level. This is the biggest difference, and really helped me develop great industry insights. Why did you choose to do your masters degree at a different Hult campus? What do you feel youve gained from the experience of studying in different cities? I love to challenge myself and explore other cultures. I see Boston as a great place to gain academic advantages and networking. It’s the home to Harvard Business School, MIT, and—most importantly—its very close to New York, where I want to start my career. Moving to a new country and city forced me to get outside of my comfort zone, learn to adapt to a new culture, and challenge myself in a new job market. I have learned the skills to adapt to different cultural environment professionally and socially, which is essential for a business person these days. What are your career plans after finishing your degree? My biggest dream is to work at an international advertising agency, either in New York or London. The Career Development Team has been helping me to build my professional profile and giving me information about securing an international student work visa. What does having the Hult DNA mean to you? Hult DNA to me is being a leader, being open minded, internationally educated, active, willing to face challenges, and kind. As the job market is getting more competitive, I think having a bachelors degree is not enough. I choose to do a masters so I can focus 100% on my career in the future.   Sarveen Chester Singaporean Bachelor of Business Administration, London Masters in International Business, London Class of 2018 Why did you initially choose Hult for your Bachelor of Business Administration degree? I chose Hult because of the opportunities to put business theory into practice. I think this is what many business schools arent able to provide. In business education, having the fundamentals right and the opportunity to put theory into practice and learn lessons from those experiences is valuable. Hult was able to provide that to me in my undergraduate degree and I decided to continue my postgraduate journey with them. I was also given the full Deans Scholarship to take on this next stage, which Im incredibly grateful for. What was that biggest lesson you learned from your undergraduate studies that has helped you as a masters student? Moving from undergraduate to masters studies, the biggest takeaway for me is to never underestimate what the person beside you can do. People surprise you most of the time in pleasant ways. Being able to have a conversation with them and asking yourself what you can learn from the people around you is a gem. Stay open and keep networking—your network is your net worth. Why did you decide to do a masters degree? What were the advantages of continuing at Hult? Doing a masters degree wasnt initially part of my plan. But because I was offered a full scholarship to take this opportunity, I couldnt turn it down. Especially because I was able to continue driving the success of the Hult Founders Lab by taking it into the London postgraduate campus. I could also spend more time in the city that I love, and finally do my global rotations  to the San Francisco and Shanghai campuses. Continuing my journey with Hult meant that the transition and application process was smooth. I didnt have to submit my recommendation letters and transcripts as these were all communicated internally from one registrar to another. What’s the biggest difference between your undergraduate and masters studies? Everyone at the postgraduate level will have done some studies in other areas besides business. So the perspectives that they bring to seminar and group discussions are, more often than not, colored with their prior academic experience, through a lens other than business. The biggest difference would be witnessing and experiencing a change in mindset. I think experiencing a greater emphasis on the importance of a growth mindset is really important at the postgrad level because people—myself included—might already be entrenched in previous experiences when it comes to certain issues. Challenging these deeply held beliefs can be a valuable experience in itself. What are your career plans after finishing your degree? Im looking to enter startup incubation programs and venture capital firms, focusing on FinTech. I also plan to join challenger banks, and the Career Development Team has been helping me throughout the interview process. Its helped a lot—I ended up with an offer! What does having the Hult DNA mean to you? Being global, open, future-oriented, entrepreneurial, unyielding, and empathetic. Never underestimate what the person beside you can do. Stay open and keep networking—your network is your net worth. Interested in pursuing a Hult Masters or Combined Degree? Download a brochure or speak to your Enrollment Advisor. Kickstart your career with Hults undergraduate business school. To find out more, take a look at our blog Meet Hult’s incoming undergraduate Class of 2019. Download a brochure or get in touch today to find out how Hult can help you to learn about the business world, the future, and yourself. Hult Rotation offers you a chance to study in a truly global way. Our rotation program allows you to study and be immersed in some of the finest cities in the world. 📠¸: @jasminmanzano . Hult Rotation offers you a chance to study in a truly global way. Our rotation program allows you to study and be immersed in some of the finest cities in the world. 📠¸: @jasminmanzano . Each year, Hult seeks to enroll a talented and ambitious incoming class from all over the world. We look for diverse students with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and interests—students who will thrive in our unique educational atmosphere. Are you ready for a truly global experience? 📠¸: @iambrunadiniz . Each year, Hult seeks to enroll a talented and ambitious incoming class from all over the world. We look for diverse students with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and interests—students who will thrive in our unique educational atmosphere. Are you ready for a truly global experience? 📠¸: @iambrunadiniz . We’re excited to start 2020 on a ranking high! Hult is proud to have been placed #28 in Poets Quants 2020 rankings for Best Undergraduate Business Schools in the US. Taking a huge leap of 32 places from our 2019 position, we’re also very happy to have secured top positions in key categories like: life-changing experience, practicality of the degree, and global immersion. . With five global campuses, a student body of over 130 nationalities, and a learn-by-doing approach—Hult offers a student experience like no other. . We’re excited to start 2020 on a ranking high! Hult is proud to have been placed #28 in Poets Quants 2020 rankings for Best Undergraduate Business Schools in the US. Taking a huge leap of 32 places from our 2019 position, we’re also very happy to have secured top positions in key categories like: life-changing experience, practicality of the degree, and global immersion. . With five global campuses, a student body of over 130 nationalities, and a learn-by-doing approach—Hult offers a student experience like no other. . â€Å"I’m from an engineering background and needed a whole new skill set for the industry I wanted to switch to. I learned a lot about myself and how I deal with being out of my comfort zone. I learned both soft and hard skills, from how to work in very diverse teams to key accounting metrics and strategy. I was surprised by how weak I was at certain tasks in English or how strong I actually was in other areas. Hult gave me opportunities to try new things and meet people from places I never thought I would have friends. . My internship experiences gave me the chance to broaden my view of different cultures and different companies. I had the opportunity to work and live with people whose values differed from people in my home country. I thought that this would be difficult, but it gave me the chance to reflect on my own values and assess if they were a result of my home country environment or if they were intrinsically mine. . Diederick ter Kulve (@diederick.terkulve) Netherlands Masters in International Business . â€Å"I’m from an engineering background and needed a whole new skill set for the industry I wanted to switch to. I learned a lot about myself and how I deal with being out of my comfort zone. I learned both soft and hard skills, from how to work in very diverse teams to key accounting metrics and strategy. I was surprised by how weak I was at certain tasks in English or how strong I actually was in other areas. Hult gave me opportunities to try new things and meet people from places I never thought I would have friends. . My internship experiences gave me the chance to broaden my view of different cultures and different companies. I had the opportunity to work and live with people whose values differed from people in my home country. I thought that this would be difficult, but it gave me the chance to reflect on my own values and assess if they were a result of my home country environment or if they were intrinsically mine. . Diederick ter Kulve (@diederick.terkulve) Netherlands Masters in International Business . Say a big hello to our Bachelor of Business Administration program cover star, Elisa Orus Plana âÅ" ¨ . â€Å"I’m excited for the future—especially that I cant predict whats going to happen. Maybe Ill end up in Mexico working for a trading company or maybe in Africa, developing my own business. Everything is possible, and the options are constantly changing. I love the idea that Im never going to be stuck doing the same job until the end of my life if I dont want it to be like this. . Hult really supports me and my ambitions and truly believes that we deserve to be considered as professionals as well as students. Here, I get to express not just my opinions but all elements of myself. From my creative side with the Fashion Society to my finance and business sides in Trading Club and the Management Consulting Club. We get a different type of learning here. Not just essential knowledge and theory, but practical skills and mindset. The school is always evolving. We’re encouraged to innovate and to always look for new ways of doing traditional things. We learn how to be more confident and become aware of how we can impact our environment. The school aims to help you become a better version of yourself and to stand out from the crowd.â€Å" . Elisa Orus Plana French Bachelor of Business Administration Class of 2021 Say a big hello to our Bachelor of Business Administration program cover star, Elisa Orus Plana âÅ" ¨ . â€Å"I’m excited for the future—especially that I cant predict whats going to happen. Maybe Ill end up in Mexico working for a trading company or maybe in Africa, developing my own business. Everything is possible, and the options are constantly changing. I love the idea that Im never going to be stuck doing the same job until the end of my life if I dont want it to be like this. . Hult really supports me and my ambitions and truly believes that we deserve to be considered as professionals as well as students. Here, I get to express not just my opinions but all elements of myself. From my creative side with the Fashion Society to my finance and business sides in Trading Club and the Management Consulting Club. We get a different type of learning here. Not just essential knowledge and theory, but practical skills and mindset. The school is always evolving. We’re encouraged to innovate and to always look for new ways of doing traditional things. We learn how to be more confident and become aware of how we can impact our environment. The school aims to help you become a better version of yourself and to stand out from the crowd.â€Å" . Elisa Orus Plana French Bachelor of Business Administration Class of 2021"> During the final days of 2019, you probably reflected on what you’ve accomplished this year—and even this decade—and what you’d like to achieve in 2020. Let us know in the comments below. During the final days of 2019, you probably reflected on what you’ve accomplished this year—and even this decade—and what you’d like to achieve in 2020. Let us know in the comments below. â€Å"The first time we did group work on the program, I went head-to-head with a colleague. It taught me a lot about how I see people, how people see me, and how conflict can be resolved in a kind and productive way. The best feedback you get, when delivered constructively, is the most critical because it really feeds into how you lead. I’ve completely reversed my leadership style—the result is so much richer and more powerful when you lead from behind and lead with strength. . Studying in tandem with working, whilst challenging, gave me the perfect platform to directly apply learning concepts into my business environment, the competitive landscape, and the real-estate industry as a whole. When I started the program, I was very happy in my corporate role. But my courage and aspirations grew to the point that I took on a whole new direction. Having my career coach, Joanna, as a sounding board allowed me to really be strategic and get to know myself. She coached me thro ugh all the interviews, the research, and the questions. It went in parallel with what I was doing academically and after six months everything just clicked. . I went into the EMBA knowing I had nothing to lose and I’ve come out with everything. Great strength, global friends, amazing learning, mentors from professors, a job I love, and the knowledge that I can set my mind to achieve anything and with the right support and resources I’ll get there.† . Kashani Wijetunga British, New Zealand Sri Lankan Associate Director Senior Strategy Consultant CBRE EMBA Class of 2019 . â€Å"The first time we did group work on the program, I went head-to-head with a colleague. It taught me a lot about how I see people, how people see me, and how conflict can be resolved in a kind and productive way. The best feedback you get, when delivered constructively, is the most critical because it really feeds into how you lead. I’ve completely reversed my leadership style—the result is so much richer and more powerful when you lead from behind and lead with strength. . Studying in tandem with working, whilst challenging, gave me the perfect platform to directly apply learning concepts into my business environment, the competitive landscape, and the real-estate industry as a whole. When I started the program, I was very happy in my corporate role. But my courage and aspirations grew to the point that I took on a whole new direction. Having my career coach, Joanna, as a sounding board allowed me to really be strategic and get to know myself. She coached me thro ugh all the interviews, the research, and the questions. It went in parallel with what I was doing academically and after six months everything just clicked. . I went into the EMBA knowing I had nothing to lose and I’ve come out with everything. Great strength, global friends, amazing learning, mentors from professors, a job I love, and the knowledge that I can set my mind to achieve anything and with the right support and resources I’ll get there.† . Kashani Wijetunga British, New Zealand Sri Lankan Associate Director Senior Strategy Consultant CBRE EMBA Class of 2019 . â€Å"It was now or never. I knew that I’d have likely stayed in my neighborhood for years to come if I didn’t take this opportunity. I’d not lived or studied outside of the U.S. before. So I left my job as a global strategist at an advertising agency and moved halfway around the world. I’ve come back a more culturally aware, well-versed person. I’ve realized that everything is a learning experience and an opportunity for growth. Ill definitely carry this mindset with me into the future. Technology and social media allow us to be different people in several places at once. Im excited to see how I can establish myself in whatever city Ill be lucky enough to call home and still maintain deep connections with people all over the world. I’m inspired by my classmates every day. Hearing some of their life stories and how getting this degree fits into their greater mission has been very humbling. My biggest challenge has been finding the ‘right’ path for me. There have been rooms Ive felt like I shouldnt be in, but now Im proud to feel as though I truly belong, wherever I am.† . Dwayne Logan, Jnr. American MBA Class of 2019 . â€Å"It was now or never. I knew that I’d have likely stayed in my neighborhood for years to come if I didn’t take this opportunity. I’d not lived or studied outside of the U.S. before. So I left my job as a global strategist at an advertising agency and moved halfway around the world. I’ve come back a more culturally aware, well-versed person. I’ve realized that everything is a learning experience and an opportunity for growth. Ill definitely carry this mindset with me into the future. Technology and social media allow us to be different people in several places at once. Im excited to see how I can establish myself in whatever city Ill be lucky enough to call home and still maintain deep connections with people all over the world. I’m inspired by my classmates every day. Hearing some of their life stories and how getting this degree fits into their greater mission has been very humbling. My biggest challenge has been finding the ‘right’ path for me. There have been rooms Ive felt like I shouldnt be in, but now Im proud to feel as though I truly belong, wherever I am.† . Dwayne Logan, Jnr. American MBA Class of 2019 . Happy New Year, Hultians! . Happy New Year, Hultians! .