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Special Projects Lead, Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School<\/p>\n
Upon graduation from Marymount, I earned my M.A. in English Literature from Boston College and was a Lecturer in the English Departments at both Boston College and Wheelock College. In 2007, I relocated to New York and transitioned into admissions at New York University. At NYU, I served as an Admissions Officer, Assistant Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, and Associate Director of Admissions before accepting my position at Columbia Law School in 2011. [Jeb worked as the Director of Admissions at Columbia Law School, and is now working as the Special Projects Lead for Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School.]<\/p>\n
Because I am in my fifth admissions cycle at Columbia and have mastered the technical\/operational aspects of my position, I am now able to focus more on admissions and enrollment strategy with the Dean of Admissions, with whom I work in tandem. In terms of macro-level achievements, I’m particularly proud of the holistic admissions process that we use to compose an incoming class. I think there exists a misconception that law school admission is based solely on a GPA\/LSAT matrix, but that type of admissions model generally yields a homogeneous class – the exact opposite of what we hope to achieve each year. It is deeply satisfying to feel so connected to the members of an incoming class even before they matriculate.<\/p>\n
At the risk of sounding clich\u00e9, the English Department at Marymount very much prepared me for any professional endeavor insofar as I was pushed to hone my writing, analytical, and critical thinking skills as a student. I felt completely prepared for graduate study and eased rather seamlessly into my career. The ability to communicate effectively, think strategically, and question constantly allows me to build a class each year that is not only inclusive and dynamic but also will be active agents of change in the legal field.<\/p>\n
Since I haven’t technically left school since kindergarten, I foresee staying in higher education for the remainder of my career. In the next few years I plan to earn my doctorate in Educational Leadership or Educational Sociology and ultimately secure a position that requires both academic and administrative responsibilities. Ideally, I would like to investigate and implement best practices while focusing on the intersection of student race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and LGBTQIA status.<\/p>\n
Seek out and enjoy the academic value of your everyday work. While I no longer unpack dense literary theory or examine allusions in Jacobean drama on a regular basis, I very much enjoy the intellectual challenges intrinsic to being a university administrator. Being an English major requires a student to cultivate a skill set that in many ways is quite practical and lays a foundation for success in most professional sectors. Continuing to refine the set of tools that I took away from my Marymount experience while still remembering that anything can be considered an academic enterprise remains pivotal to my growth – and perhaps more important – my contentment with my chosen field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Major English Current Employment Special Projects Lead, Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School What have you been up to since you were a student at Marymount? Upon graduation from Marymount, I earned my M.A. in English Literature from Boston College and was a Lecturer in the English Departments at both Boston College and Wheelock College. […]<\/p>\n