
My summer work built directly on what I learned in my first year at SOM. The Discovery Projects, an experiential course offered by the Yale Center for Customer Insights (YCCI), was particularly valuable in preparing me for client-facing work. In the Discovery Projects, students team up with real-world companies to work on actionable marketing projects. My team worked with Mastercard, researching what made “Priceless” experiences memorable for high-net-worth customers. We learned how to conduct open-ended interviews, analyze large amounts of qualitative data, and test our conclusions through quantitative analysis and A/B testing. All these skills translated directly to my summer internship.
The SOM core class Workforce, taught by Professors Jim Baron and Laura Adler, provided another critical foundation. The course offered a structured way to think about how organizations align employee behavior with strategic goals through levers like recruitment, evaluation, compensation, and job design. Together, YCCI and Workforce gave me the practical skills and frameworks to help me succeed during my summer at BCG.
Looking ahead, I’m excited to build on these experiences in my second year by deepening my understanding of the intersection between public and private sectors through the Golub Nonprofit Board Fellows program and the class Modern Philanthropy, offered by Professors Paige MacLean and Judy Chevalier.
I am deeply grateful to the BCG team for the mentorship I received. I’m also indebted to the incredible SOM alumni network—especially Michelle Gilroy, Shreya Sundar, Cary Goldstein, A.J. Roy, and Shiv Chaturvedi—whose support made all the difference throughout the recruiting process and my summer experience.