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The five business students were strangers back in early September, when they were randomly matched to work enter the competition. Over three months, they collaborated up to four times a week, often for up to four hours each time. They quickly developed strong friendships.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was my third year participating in the BU Questrom 50K Case Competition, and I keep coming back because I genuinely love exploring the intersections between business, strategy, and sustainability,\u2019\u2019 Ngo said. \u201cThe first two competitions I joined focused on environmental topics like textile waste and emissions reductions, but this year\u2019s pivot to Bitcoin and digital currency pushed me completely out of my comfort zone in a really interesting and positive way.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Victorio, who is planning a career in medical device sales, said it was his first time participating in a case competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team had a lot of chemistry; my teammates were incredible. If I was going to run a business, I would absolutely choose them as my business partners,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cWe quickly realized we had a strong presentation that was well supported by our research.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Victorio said because of the competition, he has developed more confidence, better presentation skills, and knows he can push himself harder than he had before. \u201cI went in blindly and I didn\u2019t realize what a great experience it would be,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018We\u2019re Hungry for a Win!\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u201cWhat made this experience especially meaningful was my team,\u201d Ngo said. \u201cI loved working with them, truly the best group of people ever. It still amazes me how close we all became in just a few months. Everyone brought such creative yet practical approaches, and I learned so much from them every single week. All of that helped us dive into a field that was incredibly foreign to us when we first started.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cParticipating in this competition matters to me because it challenges me to think critically, collaborate under pressure, and apply what I\u2019m learning in real time. These experiences will continue to shape the strategic and sustainability-driven perspective I want to bring into my career,\u2019\u2019 Ngo said.<\/p>\n
Dombrowski and her teammates are all very active in campus activities and had to juggle their planning around their other commitments.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was hard to fit in the time,\u2019\u2019 she said. \u201cWe all had lots of canceled plans in the last two weeks, but it was worth it in the end.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Dombrowski is planning a career in analytics and said during a recent job interview, she was able to highlight the BU competition experience and how critical teamwork was to their eventual success.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s so applicable, I couldn\u2019t stop talking about it. We were accountable to each other and we worked well in a high-pressure situation,\u2019\u2019 she said. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the team. We lost by one vote! Some of the team members said they wouldn\u2019t enter another competition, but I think we all will. We\u2019re hungry for a win!\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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