Welcome from Jones Student Association for Professionals (JSAP) President - Ross Muramaru!
Dear Class of 2022,
Congratulations and welcome to the Rice Business family! Your decision to apply to Rice Business was undoubtedly a monumental decision. From intently requesting your recommendations letters, crafting your ideal essay, countless hours studying for your GMAT, and preparing for your dreaded interview, your hard work was rewarded with that life-changing phone call.
Congratulations, you have been accepted to Rice Business!
The happiness, the achievement, the anxiety instantly melts away. Then the realization hits that you have just commenced on your journey as a Rice Business MBA candidate. Make no mistake, you will soon be embarking on one of the most transformative events in your life. The Rice Business experience is exactly that, an experience. You will learn graduate level business fundamentals from our esteemed professors, you will work late into the night with your team completing case studies, you will meet your lifelong friends and confidants, and most importantly you will learn to rely on each other for success.
I had the pleasure of meeting many of you. You are among the best of the best applicants to Rice Business and perhaps unknowingly share the same values of the students preceding you.
You are kind, you are generous, you are leaders.
Mindful of these values you will embark on your MBA journey together elevating each other, celebrating your diversity, and inspiring your growth. Rice Business will equip you with the skills as future leaders in business, and you will rise to the challenge with confidence.
As President of the Jones Student Association For Professionals and behalf of our JSAP Officers, I am honored to welcome the Rice Business Class of 2022. I wish you all the best of luck on your journey, it’s going to be one heck of a ride.
Sincerely,
Ross F. Muramaru
MBA Candidate, Class of 2021
President, Jones Student Association for Professionals
E: ross.f.muramaru@rice.edu
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