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<\/a>On display near the booth was a plexiglass container showing, in $100 prop bills, the impressive difference between the lifetime earnings of someone with an MBA versus someone without one.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the events captured attention and positioned FIU as cutting edge, our underlying message was the huge financial advantage of getting an MBA,\u201d Casas said.<\/p>\n Over 600 people entered the drawings, happening every 15 minutes. Cash grabs came to between $15 and $120.<\/p>\n \u201cMy friends and I watched other people in the booth, so when I won the chance, I knew how to grab,\u201d said Leah Rinaldi, age 28. \u201cI got $53 in my 15 seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional fun: on each entry blank, the person entered a guess as to the amount of money in the stacks showing the MBA difference. At the event\u2019s conclusion, the person closest to the actual amount got 30 seconds in the booth.<\/p>\n Event is part of \u2018Stop Dreaming\u2019 campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cShow Me the Money\u201d is one facet of the spring 2011 \u2018Stop Dreaming\u2019 campaign promoting the MBA degree.<\/p>\n \u201cThe decision to go to graduate school is rarely an impulse move,\u201d Casas said. \u201cA person considers the possibility—but often gets \u201cstuck\u201d in just dreaming about the future.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShow Me the Money\u201d visitors were exposed to \u2018Stop Dreaming\u2019 messages, including a postcard with information about texting for a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship.<\/p>\n [set_id=72157626405727092]<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>