She got into her 911 and drove to New York University's Stern School of Business, her thesis in hand.
After knocking on her advisor's office door, Jin Heon waited outside, feeling a little nervous.
Her academic advisor was one of the few professors in the public relations department who had actually worked in frontline brand strategy. He had spent over a decade at Ogilvy before transitioning to academia.
"Come in."
When Jin Heon opened the door, she found that besides her professor, there were three other students in the office who looked to be around 28 or 29. Judging by their attire and age, they were probably graduate students in the MBA program.
Students in the MBA program were usually mid-level managers with a few years of work experience, making them easy to distinguish from typical university students by their age and dress.
"Um... Professor Patel," she said, hesitating. "Should I come back later?"
