# @universityofutah on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6xNbOOqvow
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17358041-universityofutah-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-10T01:06:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The University of Utah (@universityofutah) — https://gondola.cc/universityofutah

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“During my senior year of college, I applied to dental school and I made it all the way through interviews. From there, I just had to wait. I didn’t hear anything for about two months. It was a rough time because I just had no idea if I was going to get into school. While I was waiting, I used my downtime to go snowboarding. I wanted to try making my own wax, so I decided to do it for fun.⁠
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The wax ended up gaining some traction with others. At the time, I was a TA in a biochemistry lab. Over the course of a few months, I used all the resources I had to create the wax. Some professors in the College of Science and Department of Biochemistry helped me access some more, and I decided to go for it and create my business, Board Budder.⁠
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I had a lot of fun doing this. I was using my science degree, which was exciting, and I really liked the business side too. After all of this, I found out I was waitlisted for dental school. When that happened, I realized my business was something I would enjoy more than working in dentistry. I withdrew my application and applied to the Master of Business Creation program instead.” #HumansOfTheU #UtahGrad24 🎓 🏂⁠
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Read more about recent Master of Business Creation graduate Erik Smith at the LINK in our bio. ⁠
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#UofU #Ubelong

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