What tip do you wish you were told prior to graduation that would have helped you in your profession?

Our Two-Minute Tips video series provides current Scholars and alumni with the answers to this question. We highlight some of the McDonnell Academy alumni’s most popular advice pieces in these light-hearted insights to discover important advice anecdotes in just two minutes or less.


Alumni, we need your Two-Minute Tips!

The McDonnell Academy’s new video initiative, McDonnell Alumni 2-Minute Tips! requests that you submit a video with advice you would give to our current McDonnell Scholars about academics, career planning, leadership, personal growth, or other guidance or resources.

Share your advice and stories with the McDonnell Academy community.

  • Videos should be two minutes long or less, and should focus on answering the question: What tip do you wish you were told prior to graduation that would have helped you in your profession?
  • The deadline to submit your video is November 30, 2022 
  • Submission form below.

McDonnell Academy director, Laura Benoist, gave this sample of her Two-Minute Tip.

How do I submit a video?

Step 1. Think about your answer to the following question:

What tip do you wish you were told prior to graduation that would have helped you in your profession?

It may be helpful to write and practice verbalizing your answer before you begin recording.

Step 2. Film a video of yourself answering the question.

Film yourself with a high-definition smartphone camera, webcam, GoPro, or other video recording device. Videos should have a standard hi-def aspect ratio (16×9) or be able to be cropped to that size.

Please provide the following information at the beginning of your video:

  • A greeting that includes your first and last name. (We encourage you to state your greeting in your first language!)
  • Your current location (city/province, country)
  • Your occupation.
  • Please repeat the question before you answer it.
  • Videos should be less than two minutes long.
Step 3. Upload your video.

Fill out the form below and upload your video file. You will be sent a final version of the video before it is published on the McDonnell Academy website. Your deadline for submission is November 20, 2022.

This form is currently closed for submissions.