{"id":3187,"date":"2013-08-21T13:14:50","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T17:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/?p=3187"},"modified":"2013-08-21T13:16:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T17:16:48","slug":"the-darden-international-student-mba-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/2013\/08\/21\/the-darden-international-student-mba-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Darden International Student MBA Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/10\/b-school-insider-interview-sim-siew-han-uva-darden-class-of-2014\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3188\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" alt=\"Sim Siew Han (2)\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/files\/2013\/08\/Sim-Siew-Han-2-150x150.jpg\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/files\/2013\/08\/Sim-Siew-Han-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/files\/2013\/08\/Sim-Siew-Han-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/files\/2013\/08\/Sim-Siew-Han-2.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>MBA Mission recently interviewed Sim Siew Han, a Second Year international student from Malaysia. In his interview, Sim discusses his experiences as an international student at Darden, his interactions with Dean Bruner and the faculty, the advantages of Darden\u2019s case method and career development resources for international students. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/10\/b-school-insider-interview-sim-siew-han-uva-darden-class-of-2014\/\">Read Sim\u2019s interview on MBA Mission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"has-dropcap\">T<\/span>o learn more about international students at Darden, visit the following links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/web\/MBA\/Admissions\/Application-Process\/International-Applicants\/\">International Applicants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/web\/MBA\/Student-Life\/Community\/International-Community\/\">International Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/web\/MBA\/Career\/Resources\/International-Students\/\">International Student Career Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MBA Mission recently interviewed Sim Siew Han, a Second Year international student from Malaysia. In his interview, Sim discusses his experiences as an international student at Darden, his interactions with Dean Bruner and the faculty, the advantages of Darden\u2019s case method and career development resources for international students. Read Sim\u2019s interview on MBA Mission. 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