Welcome to yet another exciting edition of FFF! The summer heat isn’t the only thing that’s intensified this week; with a number of top schools having released their deadline information and essay questions, more and more applicants are getting serious about the admissions process and putting work into their applications. Juggler is making some headway with her Harvard essays and ScareCrow ponders the merits of HBS’ narrow word limits and array of topics. Dharu, meanwhile, is focused on his planned early application to Columbia and notes the topic switch, while UniQpath is not quite as sure where to start. Itobean is considering questions of school selection, personality and priorities, while Kent Torokvei considers similar issues in conjunction with a GMAT prep update. Speaking of that particular four letter word, several applicants are still dealing with the exam or have just gotten it out of the way; GuyMBA’s test prep materials have finally arrived and he’s already busy studying, whereas FSM’s hard work has already paid off with a stellar score!
DDN2MBA just recently learned of his HEC acceptance, but the majority of future students heading to school in the fall have known of their destinations for some time and are spending the summer in preparation. Angel Angie shares some inside info about the demographic breakdown of the incoming LBS class and Benny provides some similar insight on Tuck’s international student origins. Others are more focused on the immediate logistical issues of starting an MBA program, as Kilgore Trout recounts his move to Austin, Karlitos has at least lined up some temporary housing in London, and Brownoski’s Yale tuition bill makes the expense estimates he’s read more of a reality. Mbwana offers some thoughts on the new Stanford curriculum, while FooBarMe is bracing himself for the time demands of Haas’ part time program and wondering how to balance work, school and life. Marina, on the other hand, is already taking advantage of all CBS has to offer, and has posted some thoughts on the way she’s utilized the Columbia network before even arriving on campus.
While Guillaume has the end of his time at LBS to recount, most student bloggers are more in the middle things at this point in their summers. IESE MBA 2007 seems to be enjoying his internship in London, where, in addition to a bit of distance running, KV and other LBS Finance Club members sought to make visiting MBA students feel at home in their city (nothing says “welcome” like a BBQ). In other student news, Jeff is settling arrangements for a semester in Tokyo on exchange from Brandeis, Brit-Chick marvels on the way that her first year at Wharton has already transformed her thinking, and Marquis wonders what Stanford’s new policy on standardized tests will spell for the future of admissions.
That does it for this week’s buzz in the blogosphere. We hope that everyone is keeping cool – literally and otherwise – and that you all have a wonderful weekend!
