{"id":15091,"date":"2021-02-16T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T07:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.esmt.berlin\/voices\/?p=15091"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:48:20","slug":"beverly-dodard-guillaume-shares-her-mba-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.esmt.berlin\/voices\/beverly-dodard-guillaume-shares-her-mba-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Why this student decided to move to Berlin after spending only 48 hours in this bustling city"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since she visited Europe six years ago, Beverly has been determined to find a way to move to Berlin, the city she \u201cfell in love\u201d with. Today, she is an MBA student at ESMT Berlin. We spoke to her about her experience in the program and why the capital city of Berlin was the main driving force in her MBA selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LnDsSoOQEK8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The price tag: Affordable cost of study and living<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2014, Germany made headlines after abolishing tuition fees for undergraduate students. MBA programs, however, do not fall under this category, so their tuition fees are representative of the high standard of education in the country.\u00a0MBA students can expect to pay\u00a0between \u20ac30,000-\u20ac50,000 for an MBA. For Beverly, \u201cthe price of the program [at ESMT Berlin] was amazing, especially compared to what I was used to in the US and Canada.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3BnBmtIcju4\">1:52<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of study costs, the costs of living for students in Berlin is also\u00a0very reasonable, with affordable student housing, health insurance, and general living expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Open culture, honest people<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berlin is an ever-changing, culturally rich city with a unique history and people. \u201cI found [the city] so open,\u201d says Beverly. \u201cThe people that I met in Berlin were amazing, super nice. The city was really diverse which I really enjoyed. I just had a lot of fun. I was here for the first time for 48 hours and I don\u2019t know why the city was just calling to me, the people were calling to me \u2013 and the food was amazing which is always important to me, so that\u2019s how I ended up here.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3BnBmtIcju4\">2:46<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to German people, Beverly says, \u201cI love the honesty of Germans. I am a very honest person and I find that I like the straightforwardness of Germans. I wouldn\u2019t want to go without that anywhere; I think it helps make things clear, easier to deal with, less confusion. That\u2019s probably my favorite thing about Germans.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3BnBmtIcju4\">10:57<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Joining the German workforce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany has the\u00a0largest economy in Europe, with significant manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and construction industries. German graduates have an employment rate of over 90%, one of the highest rates in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI do think that the odds are pretty great of being able to land a job,\u201d Beverly claims. \u201cIt just depends on what you\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are looking to join a large company, you\u2019ll probably have to be able to speak German. For Beverly, who is more interested in joining a startup, it might be easier: \u201cA lot of the startups are more international and the working language is English,\u201d she explains. \u201cOf course, speaking German helps and there are quite a few jobs that require fluent German, but I think that the chances are pretty high. Even if I don\u2019t get a job in Germany, I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be able to get a job somewhere else \u2013 somewhere close by, another European country if I need to \u2013 but I think the chances are pretty high.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3BnBmtIcju4\">8:03<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final words &amp; lessons learned<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Living in such a multicultural city and studying with people from different backgrounds, Beverly had the chance to grow as a person: \u201cOne thing that I\u2019ve learned is more so how to interact with people from different countries. Of course, the program is in English and everybody speaks English, but obviously, everybody comes from very different backgrounds and everyone has just different ways of working, so I\u2019ve learned to just take a step back a little bit more and make more of an effort to understand where people are coming from or how they would like to approach things. I think that\u2019s the biggest thing I\u2019ve learned is just to be a little bit more patient and\u2026put myself in other people\u2019s shoes a little bit more.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3BnBmtIcju4\">7:09<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beverly\u2019s advice for future students? ????<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI guess one thing that is really important is that even though the program is very intense because it\u2019s a year program\u2026I think it\u2019s important to not come here just to study. The city is amazing, it has so much to offer and it has made my experience so much better \u2013 just having that balance of school but still having fun. I think one of the most important things is not to come here and stay buried in the books and only focus on that. It\u2019s really important to enjoy this amazing city because when will you ever be a student in the most amazing city?\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3BnBmtIcju4\">11:22<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article was written and originally published by MBAGRADSCHOOLS on February 15, 2021, and republished with permission. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read<\/span><\/span> Ever since she visited Europe six years ago, Beverly has been determined to find a way to move to Berlin, the city she \u201cfell in <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.esmt.berlin\/voices\/beverly-dodard-guillaume-shares-her-mba-experience\/\" title=\"Why this student decided to move to Berlin 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