Ian Kim

Home country: South Korea

Home state: Seoul

Residential College: Jones College

Student Involvement: Treasurer, Jones College; senior training program director, RUIF; VP of Rice Alternatives Investment Club

Previous Internships: Congressional intern, Office of Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher; operations intern, Rice Management Company; investment intern, Tiptree Advisors; incoming IB summer analyst, Piper Sandler

What has been the most surprising part of your Rice Business experience?

The breadth (multiple industries) and depth (quantity) of alumni. As a new undergraduate business program, I was not expecting this, but if you include Rice MBA and the pipelines the undergraduate program has begun to develop, the network is more than enough. Also because Rice is small, alumni almost always respond.

What has been your favorite thing about your Rice Business experience?

The support from upperclassmen and peers. "Rice is nice" applies to the business school, which can be rare in other schools.

What do you love most about Houston?

The food scene.

What is one piece of advice you would share with a prospective student? 

Talk to your upperclassmen! It's a relationships industry, and that starts on campus.