Brandon Quarles is living proof that an education in the School of Business prepares you to achieve at the highest levels regardless of your aspirations. He will graduate with a dual degree, a BBA in Marketing from the School of Business Administration and BS in Biology from the College of Arts and Sciences. Next stop, medical school. According to Brandon, “the School of Business really teaches you to analyze a problem, look at it from a variety of perspectives and determine the best solution given the resources you have available. The sciences have taught me to study differently...As a result, I tend to ask different questions than someone who only comes  to the table from one background. I think I grasp the larger picture about what’s going on more easily.”

Even in the global village that is the University of Miami, Brandon Quarles stands out as a citizen of the world. Fortunate enough to travel extensively with his family at a young age, Brandon says “Study abroad was always something that I wanted to do. I chose to study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong because it was outside of my comfort zone. Growing up, we traveled a lot throughout Europe and also through South America, so I wanted to go somewhere I hadn’t been before…the world is truly a global place and everyone needs global exposure.”