Alynn Tan's story (MSA)

At SMU, you can see the applicability of what you learn. For example, the capstone project showed me what it’s like to use analytics skills as a consultant, which is similar to what I’m now doing in my job at EY. The project replicated the reality of the workplace – that’s the unique advantage of SMU-X learning,” says Alynn. Because she was tackling real-life problems, Alynn says she didn’t always reach definitive conclusions during her MSA course work. “In school, there was always one correct textbook resolution to everything, but the real world is much more fluid and the MSA programme reflects this – it allows students to take different and innovative approaches to providing solutions,