Welcome to this week’s edition of FFF! Let’s take a look at what’s been going on of late in the b-school blogosphere:
While the month of December is just beginning, the academic year is in full swing. Though there are some exceptions (InvisibleInk, for instance is just paying tuition and preparing for pre-term at INSEAD), most students are in the midst of finals and recruiting. Some are focused on their performance, as in Keven‘s comments on his work in a popular Negotiations class at Wisconsin and Hallonman‘s evaluation of his team’s work so far in Managerial Accounting group assignments. Meanwhile, others place an emphasis on experience; John Galt comments that a three-day Wharton leadership workshop was worth the hit his accounting grade will take as a result, and IESE student George seems to be having such a great time on exchange in New York that his daunting finals workload at Columbia is a fair trade. Others still have devoted some time to sharing the details of their experiences and thoughts on their programs. DomoDomo has done a great job this week describing a unique INSEAD case covering a historical event and recounting the latest social event, Helen considers some things she might change to improve Owen’s program, and ESADE student Allen shares an email he wrote to a prospective student in which he compares two Spanish schools.
In addition to the present, the future has been another popular topic among current MBA students. Tim has found that along with finals, the end of the semester brings club officer elections at Austin and leadership opportunities for first-year students. Fellow first-years are thinking about internships; UCLADawg took a trip to visit San Francisco-based banks as part of Anderson’s “Days on the Job” event and, with classes finishing up, LL is bracing herself for round two interviews (though her involvement in Wharton Follies sounds like a great diversion). Second-year students are similarly concerned with recruiting, as Noelle has been going through interviews galore at IESE and Mbwana was struck by an odd experience with a firm recruiting at Stanford.
Also in the vein of the future, several students are looking forward to a change of scene. Incoming INSEAD student InvisibleInk is already thinking about spending an exchange term at Wharton, while Chicago student dipThong bids farewell to the GSB on his way to a semester in Singapore and brownoski, in the midst of recruiting at Yale, is counting down the days until his trip to Hong Kong. Finally, though it doesn’t sound as though he has any travel plans, it sounds like Jerry Blank might have wanted to disappear after committing what we can only call an impressive cell phone faux pas at the SOM.
Though it’s been a quiet week on the applicant front, those who have been posting have been making it count by sharing interview experiences, reporting on visits to and by schools and celebrating completed applications. Finished with Darden, Anand is getting ready for a vacation in Bangalore, while Suser McLoser is just generally jubilant upon submitting her final application for the season. Though glad to have submitted her Tuck materials in time, Inblue expresses her disappointment that she won’t be able to meet admissions representatives at the sold-out Mumbai information session. Iday, meanwhile, found the Chennai stop on the World MBA Tour to be a bit lacking (Wharton and Tuck were no-shows) but was impressed by Darden’s representatives. Also eager for information about their target programs, MBA babe made an overdue visit to Haas and Rungee attended Duke’s Weekend for Women. She also discusses her LBS interview, which, like Rusgirl‘s, was rather long but generally positive (aside from the latter’s minor whiteboard debacle). In other interview news, we’re very glad to hear that MBA babe is feeling good about her Harvard interview performance, that Juggler had a great interview with a Wharton alum in spite of a harrowing trip to the site, and that Uniqpath handled some unexpected questions with grace in her interview for the same program. Don’t forget to share your interview reports by pasting them into the MBA Admissions Wiki for the benefit and convenience of the broader applicant pool!
Best of luck to everyone in their continued endeavors, and have a wonderful weekend!
