Rashmi Admala

During my freshman summer in Thailand, I interned for an expat-focused tax consultancy in response to changing Thai tax laws for expats. Because Wharton freshmen cannot take finance or accounting courses, this internship provided great international accounting exposure. My bosses were both British expats well-experienced in global tax law, so I appreciated their career insights. Beyond this, I was able to leverage my consulting skills from the Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club to specifically provide technology consulting insights for the startup. I primarily worked on the website’s UI/UX and explored the functionality of an AI chatbot.

During my semester abroad in junior spring, I took courses that fulfilled my liberal arts and business breadth requirements. I took an environmental sustainability in Europe course that counted toward Wharton’s NSME requirement. This was a very hands-on, group-based course where each team created a UN policy proposal to achieve net-zero by 2050. I loved my Spanish art and culture courses to learn about my new home and its history, and these classes also counted for the Non-US CCP requirement. As I walked down the alleyways of Barcelona, I could recognize the architectural style and frequented places of major Spanish artists. Beyond this, I took a handful of business electives at ESADE that fulfilled business breadth. My time abroad at ESADE was special as I interacted with exchange students from across the world, not just the United States. Our classroom dialogues broadened my worldview by introducing me to new perspectives.