Another week, another edition of FFF! The talk among applicants this week has been focused on decisions, both their own and those being made by the schools. In several instances, good news from target programs has posed a complication: a Haas admit forces Alex to weigh the pros and cons of Berkeley and INSEAD, some money from UW made Julius Siezure’s choice between Washington and Anderson a bit trickier, and after turning down a spot on the MIT waitlist and committing to Wharton, WheresMyDessert was surprised when Sloan called her bluff with an admit this week. Meanwhile, MJ breaks the news of his Duke matriculation to Darden down easy, I_Will_Make_It continues to weigh her options and Vatsa ponders his fit with Tuck and Chicago, ultimately deciding to visit both schools before making his choice.
Probably a wise move, as it seems that admit weekends are proving very helpful for other student bloggers. Curious George is Berkeley-bound without reservations after Days at Haas and it sounds like NoKeating would be content at Kelley regardless of what Kellogg decides, whereas MBA Spanky’s experience at UNC reinforced his feeling that Kenan-Flagler is not the school for him. Though she was impressed with the academics and students at UT Austin, AynRand2008 ultimately chose Emory and offers some advice to those still weighing their options. Admitted student functions have also reassured and excited applicants who have already made their decisions. Kilgore Trout enjoyed his time at Austin and has moved on from school selection to real estate considerations, Resolute had a great meal with a group of ISB admits, MGalBlue seems very enthusiastic about Ross after attending the Go Blue! Rendezvous, and Marina provides a very detailed account of her complete Columbia open house experience. It sounds as though Redwolf056 had a blast at Days at Kellogg, and MBAJ relates a humorous brisket debacle and considers the program’s academics and extracurriculars.
As for Class of 2009 bloggers, school selection and GMAT preparation are currently the hot topics. Those just gearing up for the admissions process might want to look into the Beat the GMAT discussion forum and prep material scholarship (essay questions now available), and be sure to learn from the experiences of those who’ve gone before. FooBarMe and MBAJ have both written thoughtful posts about things they wish they’d done better.
This week, current students have been writing largely about excitement and/or travel. Noelle is on her way from Barcelona to Romania for spring break, LBS student KV is heading to USC and George is excited to be heading to New York on exchange from IESE, while Dirty Martini is newly enthused about her own ongoing Columbia experience. Indeed, even those who are staying put have a good deal to look forward to, as Le Voyageur is loving econ at Chicago, Nate is already eager to take part in next year’s welcome weekend at Ross, and both rsr.pt and the Divine Miss N sound excited about the next big name speaker at LBS.
Others look to the future with more mixed emotions. Some are feeling the heat as the semester draws to a close (Buckyhoo is under the gun at UNC as he continues the internship search and Death Spiral continues the job hunt at INSEAD), while Marquis is surprisingly relaxed about his last semester course load at Stanford, Mark is reflective as things wind down at HBS, and Future MBA Girl is grateful for the opportunities she’s had at Wharton. While business school is drawing to a close for some, it’s already ended for others; we were glad to read that Bharani had a great time before graduation from ISB, and that Vijay plans to continue blogging beyond his MBA experience.
That does it for this week; here’s wishing everyone a good weekend and a happy holiday!
