Poets & Quants for Undergrads

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20 Biggest Lessons From Business School

1 week ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Jeff Schmitt

Business is everywhere. Just look around you. That shirt you’re wearing? Some people designed, financed, manufactured, and marketed it before you even put it on. That burger you’re eating? A different group produced and shipped the ingredients – with government regulating the entire process. The book or movie that changed your view on life? There was a carefully strategy behind its development, messaging, and distribution.
The P&Q Interview: Kingston's Human-Centered, Future-Skills Approach To Business

1 week ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Kristy Bleizeffer

When Sankar Sivarajah became the new head of Kingston Business School in London, he was given an opportunity not afforded to many incoming deans: to redefine what a business education should be. Since September, Sivarajah has been working with senior leadership to create a new identity for Kingston Business that both builds upon its entrepreneurial foundation and prepares its graduates for the future of work.
The 10 Biggest Regrets Of 2025's Best & Brightest Business Majors

2 weeks ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Jeff Schmitt

You can cross every item off your list. Lead clubs, ace classes, and travel abroad. Build a formidable network, stack up awards, and land a dream job. In the end — no matter the good times you have or the goodwill you create — you’ll still have regrets after graduation. That’s life. It’s a learning curve. Regardless of research and planning, you’ll waste time and miss opportunities. Sometimes, you’ll fall short — and people are bound to disappoint too.
Early-Career ROI: Is Your Business Degree Worth It?

3 weeks ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Kristy Bleizeffer

When evaluating one business school against another, there’s a hundred questions you could consider: Which is most likely to help land you a full-time job? Which graduates make the most money right out of the gate? Where do you have the best shot at getting in? A question you definitely should ask: Will your business degree pay off?
JOBS: UK & Japan Firms Crack The Top 10 Of HEC Paris-Dow Jones Growth Capital Ranking

3 weeks ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Marc Ethier

HEC Paris has released its 2024 Dow Jones Growth Capital Performance Ranking, and for the first time, firms from the United Kingdom and Japan have broken into the coveted top 10. At No. 2, UK-based Apis Partners made a dramatic entrance to the list, followed by fellow British firm Sprints at No. 7. Japan’s Whiz Partners entered at No. 8, a first for an Asia-based firm.
The P&Q Interview: LBS’ Alex Edmans On Rewriting The ‘Bible of Finance’

4 weeks ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Kristy Bleizeffer

Alex Edmans knew the book front to back long before he was asked to help write it. He studied it as an undergrad at Oxford University. He was handed a copy when he joined Morgan Stanley as a new analyst where it sat on the shelf of every senior banker. He later taught Principles of Corporate Finance as a PhD candidate at MIT where he was a teaching assistant to one of the book’s original co-authors, Stewart Myers.
Winners Of Duke Fuqua’s New Ideas Competition Tackle Polarization Through Business

1 month ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Kristy Bleizeffer

Shalin Bhatia wants to help people be heard, especially those who feel left out of civic decision-making. The Industrial Engineering student at Georgia Tech grew up in Atlanta where he saw deep divisions in wealth, infrastructure, and opportunity. Bhatia proposed Civisight, a digital platform combined with physical mailboxes in underserved neighborhoods to help residents report issues and keep up with issues important to their communities.
Numbers That Matter: Diversity Metrics In P&Q's Ranked Business Programs

1 month ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Kristy Bleizeffer

Even as diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts come under political fire across the United States, many business schools remain committed to building classrooms that reflect the real world. That commitment shows up in the makeup of their student bodies: who gets in, who shows up, and who sees themselves in the business world to begin with. At Poets&Quants, we believe these numbers matter.
The Best Accounting Firms To Work For In 2026

1 month ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Marc Ethier

The 2026 Vault Accounting rankings are in, and they tell a story that every business student thinking about an accounting career should pay attention. With hiring challenges, shifts in work-life balance, and firms scaling back remote work options, the accounting industry is evolving and it’s evolving quickly. Each year, 10,000 accounting professionals weigh in on their firms, ranking everything from compensation and benefits to training and work-life balance.
Accounting Was Getting Ghosted. Villanova Wants Students To Hit ‘Like’

1 month ago | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | Kristy Bleizeffer

If the accounting major had a Hinge profile, it’d likely get more ghosts than likes from Gen Z business students. Compared to consulting’s sky-high starting salaries, or finance’s sleek pop culture image, accounting’s reputation as repetitive and boring just doesn’t seem as sexy. “You see movies about finance, you see movies about Wall Street, you see movies about trading,” says Mike Peters, chair of the Department of Accounting & Information Systems at Villanova School of Business.