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Water Polo Personal Statement

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I have worked in management consulting for over four years now. Over this time, I have learned much about business operations, financial management, and how the two are mutually related. In particular, my assignments with clients in the media industry has shown me how a cost cutting policy can lead to better evaluated investment decisions and, in the end, obtain better results with less resources. I have realized that the right investment strategies can help companies save their money in surplus years, building a reserve that they can tap into for future growth.
I think that right now I am at an inflection point in my career. I have built up a strong set of skills in consulting, but now I need to move on. I am eager to boost my career into …show more content…

Personally speaking, playing water polo since I was 10, I learned how to be respectful of rules and opponents, how to work in team, and the discipline and accountability necessary to achieve a common goal, to name a few. Over the years, I realized that pouring such values into a kid means far more than teaching a sport, it means making a better man.
Thus, knowing how much I owe to water polo and its culture, I decided that my way to throw something back is to put my best effort into its expansion in Italy, and I believe that, because of the above mentioned reasons, this would also result in a service provided to the whole community.
In order to do so, I need a deeper understanding of how a business is run, to learn all the peculiarities of the sports business management, and to enhance my persuasion and leadership skills in order to take on increasing responsibilities in my career. The MBA is the only degree that will help me acquire all of …show more content…

In the closely-knit niche industry of sports business, network connections and word-of-mouth referrals can be the difference between make and break. This is why I think that having the opportunity to join the Entertainment, Media and Technology Association would be a real plus to me. Moreover, being so close to the headquarters of all the major American leagues, not to mention the various franchises at hand, will for sure make the difference.
The diversity of the student community at NYU will give me exposure to foreign cultures, thereby broadening my perspective of the world. This diversity would also result in a healthy fusion of ideas, which I can tap into.
When I realized that I need an MBA degree, NYU Stern immediately fell into my shortlist. Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to talk to former NYU Stern MBA graduate Dan DeVece (class of 2015), who impressed upon me the opportunities that NYU Stern can provide both inside and outside the class, with specific emphasis on its ability to carry on nontraditional recruitment through its alumni network and its students

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