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Group Projects: Assemble the right team
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Unlike Major League Baseball (MLB) you will have to assemble players to make up your batting order without the opportunity to trade them. It is often in the first classes when groups are made up. Perhaps there is no need to draw enemy lines in the sand, but your group mates will form the battalion that will take

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Individual Projects
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Business is all about speed and business school is no different. The second you enter class on that first day, the sand begins to filter through the hourglass. So before you find yourself behind the curve, initiate a strategy.

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Level Playing Ground
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Students cannot rely on their track records when groups are formed. You must go into a group project willing to work and prove yourself for the first time. This is the challenge.

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Paper Assignments
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Many of the criteria about selecting a topic, researching it thoroughly and getting feedback from professors apply here.

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Paying Attention in Class
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Business school is optimized in small classes where discussions, debates and exchanges can take place like they would in the real world. But with academic institutions forced to do more with less, some classes will be crowded. Should you behave the same way in both settings? Of course not, as each has a unique set of dynamics.

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Presentation
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PowerPoint is a great tool and sometimes a prerequisite, but slides are safer and provide students with far more control. Sometimes professors demand PowerPoint to see how well you manage the software. Conversely, some professors want little downtime between presentations so they opt for traditional overhead slides.

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