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<\/a>However, there\u2019s one stat you won\u2019t find in there, and it\u2019s perhaps as telling as any other: the number of Owen students who find their soul mates inside the walls of Management Hall. When we decided to do a photo essay in this issue about couples who attended the school, I was surprised to learn that there are more than 200 of them. That\u2019s almost five<\/em> per year since the school first opened its doors! Even when you account for the couples who may have known each other beforehand, or those who may not have met until after graduation, it\u2019s a remarkable number for a school of Owen\u2019s size. In fact, when I mentioned this to a single colleague of mine at Vanderbilt, she joked that maybe she should think about applying to Owen to find a mate.<\/p>\nBut this begs a question: Why so many? Could it be that business-minded people are better at finding love than others? If you were to ask me that question 15 years ago when I was majoring in English and cutting my teeth on the sonnets of Shakespeare, I\u00a0would have scoffed at the suggestion. If anyone understands love, I would have said, it\u2019s the poets, artists and dreamers of the world.<\/p>\n
That, of course, was before I came to understand that there are plenty of dreamers in business, too. It was also before I figured out that a successful marriage is every bit about being practical and level-headed as it is about being daring and romantic. If you think about it, finding the right partner in life is not too unlike finding the right partner in business. Ideally you come across someone who not only complements your strengths but who is also willing to take risks on your behalf. Who better than a couple of MBAs to recognize these traits in one another?<\/p>\n
That partly explains it, I suppose, but I think the uniqueness of Owen also plays a part. If I\u2019ve learned one thing since taking over the helm of this magazine, it\u2019s that Owen is inherently an intimate place. The students who graduate from the school value long-term relationships and pride themselves on being a tight-knit community. This notion started, perhaps by accident, with the small class sizes and cramped quarters during the early days of the school, but it still holds true today.<\/p>\n
In the end, your guess is as good as mine as to why so many couples pass through the doors of Owen. Maybe it\u2019s nothing more than a coincidence. But now that the word is out, don\u2019t blame me if Admissions sees a spike in applicants who are single.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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