Mark Yang

Home City: Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Undergraduate Institution: University of Central Missouri

Undergraduate Degree and Major: BSBA in Accounting

Pre-MBA Industry: Biotechnology

Desired Industry Post-MBA: Management Consulting

Desired Job Function Post-MBA: Management Consultant

Student Organization Membership: Consulting Association, Entrepreneurship Association, Healthcare Association, Jones Gives Back, Other

Other Committee: Adam Smith Society, Distilled Spirits Society

What has been the most surprising part of your Rice MBA experience? How tight-knit and integrated the Rice community is!

What has been your favorite thing about your MBA experience so far? The plethora of opportunities to challenge and stretch myself in various directions and multiple scopes. In addition, I greatly appreciate the sense of humor the professors and staff have as I joke a lot with them.

What do you love most about Houston? Everything! Culture, food, people, education, technology... Minus maybe just one thing - Houstonians driving in the rain.

What is one piece of advice you would share with a prospective student? There is so much fun here at Rice. Pick, choose, and love it!