I really enjoyed getting to work with a real client who was making a positive impact on the world. By understanding their needs and having important discussions within our team, we were able to build them a quantitative and qualitative model that will help them think about their expansion in the future. The guidance provided by Nora as well as the structure of the class helped our team successfully grow our skills and deliver something truly valuable to our client. S3 was more like a job than a class, it was a lot of work, but it was work that was rewarding!

Prior to joining S3, I had no experience with consulting and truly did not know how to approach a large-scale problem without any formal training or expertise. Framing the problem and conducting interviews and research were skills that I honed over the course of the semester working with the S3 professors and my team. […] Beyond the skills to succeed, the Haas Center for Social Sector Leadership (CSSL) also provided me with the financial means to live out a life long dream of mine, a National Parks road trip across America! Over the course of a month my partner and I road-tripped from Berkeley to Boston visiting 57 NPS sites along the way.