Anderson FEMBA Current Student Shares his Experience and Advice

Former MER student Preetham Duvva is an electrical engineer by degree and an experienced Software professional with a demonstrated history of working in the healthcare industry. To fulfill his goal of pursuing a career in product management, he decided to apply for the Fully Employed MBA Program of UCLA Anderson while continuing his job as a Tech Lead at LA Care Health Plan.
He partnered with MER (myEssayReview) for his essays for the FEMBA program at UCLA Anderson Business School. Now a second-year student at Anderson, Preetham has kindly agreed to share his Anderson experience with us.
Watch his interview with Poonam to learn how Preetham is navigating the business school with his full-time job and family responsibilities.
Talking Points of the Conversation:
1. His background 00:49
2. Career goals & FEMBA program 02:17
3. His Favorite aspect of the program 06:06
4. Challenges faced during the application journey 10:19
5. Work-life-school balance 13:30
6. Application of classroom learnings at work 26:30
7. Extracurricular activities at Anderson 28:55
8. Contribution to the program 35:16
9. Advice to incoming FEMBA students 37:42
10. His insights on Anderson's principles 41:57
Here is Preetham in conversation with Poonam…….