Full-Time MBA Student Profile Jenny Dunn, '17

Jenny Dunn: 00:00
It's amazing how much you can actually be involved with at any moment, and you find that at Booth there's a hundred different directions you could go. My name is Jenny Dunn. I'm from Pacific Palisades, California. I spent six years at Goldman Sachs in their Sales and Training Division. I really wanted to get as broad of an experience as I could across industries. I realized that a transition into consulting career would check that box. Certainly Booth has all of the resources that you could ever want that will help you land the internship and the full-time job that you are interested in, but I found that the most meaningful experiences I've had at Booth have been outside of the classroom.

Jenny Dunn: 00:40
One of my favorite student groups was actually the Business Solutions Group. It provides an opportunity to work with local companies. We got to do data analysis, work in a small team, come up with recommendations, and then ultimately present those to the client. It's allowed me to be really confident when I went into consulting recruiting, and I truly have them to thank for landing a job in consulting.

Jenny Dunn:01:02
I played on the varsity women's soccer team at Northwestern. I've been really happy that I could channel sort of that existing interest in athletics to a number of the social activities at Booth. We've maintained a really close connection, and it feels like those are the bonds that were going to be some of my most lasting friendships.

Jenny Dunn:01:19
CWiB is Chicago Women in Business, and it's one of the largest student groups on campus. It's a great opportunity to begin networking in a really early stage in your time at Booth and speak with women who are genuinely there to help. The power of that network is a huge reason that makes the MBA an invaluable experience, because you really feel like you can then take some risks in your career, knowing that you've got the support of a really phenomenal Booth network behind you.