Why are you interested in pursuing your graduate business degree at this stage in your life/career?

‘Even with a noted sword, it is useless if you do not understand how to use it’- A Korean proverb. Borrowing from this proverb, I understand that it is meaningless to get information from the best infrastructure when you lack the skills to interpret the data. Personally, statistics is an excellent course for me that will bring me to the knowhow of how to use a noted sword. Statistics in my point of view can also be referred to as a decision making science which is a representation of the critical roles and significance of statistics in our society. With a bachelor’s degree in Statistics and mathematics, I am a graduate from University of Connecticut. I have confidence that I would bring a positive contribution to the University of Connecticut environment with my master in Business Analytics and project management because of the fresh knowledge in mathematics and statistics I have gained previously.

The roles I have played in statistical computing and R programming course at Central Connecticut state university have required me to develop leadership, management and team work skills as well as engineering and cognitive skills. The strong understanding of the challenges introduced by mathematics and statistics I believe will contribute to success in my MBA. I need an MBA at this stage of my career to learn how to change my ideas into viable business. From 2012 to 2014, I was a squad leader at the Republic of Korean Marine Corps and during this time I performed activities like allocating resources efficiently to the human resources, coordinating and controlling the squad to come up with best operation results. With this experience I realized that I must learn different other skills related to marketing, finance and strategic planning so that I can participate in the whole process of incorporating new technologies in business.

I feel now is the perfect time to take all I have gained from the Republic of Korean Marine Corps experience as well as my initial skills gained from the bachelor degree in mathematics and statistics and take them forward with me into the business world. I have decided to challenge myself in new ways. An MBA at UCONN School of business I believe is the best way for me to transition from mathematics and statistics area into the business world with the help of corporations like Republic of Korean Marine Corps.

What are your short-term and long-term career goals and how will this graduate business program help you achieve these goals?

My main goal is to equip myself with skills in business acumen and data analysis however the experience I have got is not enough to explore the analytic world. My short term career goal is to further my knowledge in the MSBAPM program which will help me explore my analytic world. As for my long term goal, I would want to become a leader of a business company while making important decisions. Leaders are left to handle choices of whether they can fold the business, make changes or make a different investment and so I would want to take up a position where I am at the center of decision support and information sharing. An MBA at UCONN School of Business will help me achieve this goal because of the emphasis put on an entrepreneurial mindset which fit my goals exactly. The MSBAPM program will enhance my influence in the field of business and strengthen my leadership development and marketing.