Okay, I probably should admit up front that that headline probably oversells things a bit. Still, a new food resource in the building – and one that fills an obvious need, not to mention lots of grumbly Fletcher tummies – is worth acknowledging. So welcome to the new Fresh Fridge!
Read moreAround this time of year I like to give readers a glimpse of our admissions committee review process. Given that last week I encouraged current applicants to stay patient and do their homework (kindly, I hope!) while they wait on us, it seems only fair to offer a few details about the goings-on on our end of things.
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Readers familiar with Fletcher may have stumbled upon the work of the Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC) at some point. It’s one of the busiest research centers at the school, and also houses the MIB program. IBGC researchers have been investigating various aspects of emerging digital economies for years now, including research into the “ease of doing digital business,” mobile payments, and cashless economies.
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Fletcher will be unusually quiet today and tomorrow, and classes are on hold. A large portion of the student body – 214 students, to be precise – will be missing. While it sounds like the premise of The Leftovers, it’s far less alarming and, I’d argue, much more interesting. The annual Washington DC career trip, organized by the Office of Career Services (OCS), is a major event on the spring calendar, large enough to make it feel like Fletcher has temporarily relocated for a few days.
Read moreMid-February is an uncertain time for many of our applicants. It can feel like a long wait between submitting your application and waiting for the release of decisions, to the point that you may wonder what the heck takes us so long. Applicants, I promise we’re diligently working away on your behalf!
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Hey! Talking to you there, prospective Fletcher applicant. Just making sure you’re aware that there’s still time to submit your application for enrollment this fall.
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As he experiences the joys and pains of his first Fletcher reading season, Nick has the honor of continuing a very important Admissions Blog tradition: the reading day post! Like most application readers past and current, he makes sure to strategize ways to stay fresh in order to get through the workload. Unlike most readers, though, he has the background to generate an artisanally-curated playlist to sustain him through the day. And if that doesn’t work, well, there’s always an adorable baby on call to help out…
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EN Open House – that’s “early notification,” for those not versed in admissions lingo – is always a fun day. It’s the first organized occasion of the admissions year that allows us to meet some of our admitted students, but still a relatively small and relaxed affair: 25-30 visitors, rather than the 150+ we’ll welcome in April for our spring Open House.
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We’re thrilled to welcome some new team members to our office, and the timing couldn’t be better. There’s lots of work to be done as we process and evaluate applications, and prepare to release admissions decisions! Today we introduce Yaritza Peña, whose prior admissions and international recruitment experience makes her a natural fit. And, in conjunction with Nick, her fine arts background greatly increases the high culture quotient on our team. Welcome, Yaritza!
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Like most first-year Fletcher students, Samira had a jam-packed fall semester. Also like most first-year students, she’s become very Fletcher-savvy very quickly, and is starting her second semester with a lot of contextual and institutional knowledge.
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