Welcome to this week’s edition of FFF! Let’s take a look at what’s been going on this week in the MBA blogging world.
Our applicant friends have truly been running the gamut of emotions and application experiences this week. Working in reverse, let’s take a look at things from the admissions decision angle. From a slightly removed perspective, Uniqpath sums up the latest news on school decisions and updates fellow applicants on Stanford’s interview timeline, whereas others share more personal news; JatWarrior is elated by a Tuck admit and Rohit shares the happy news of a Notre Dame fellowship, while righty and B-School Diva are singing the waitlist blues about Mendoza and Wake Forest, respectively. Backing up to the pre-decision, post-submission stage, Iday sounds pleased to have been contacted for a phone interview with Kellogg, and we were happy to hear that Necromonger has been having a very postive experience with his INSEAD alumni interviewers. Of course, others are playing the waiting game, with varying degrees of tranquility, as Juggler has been indulging her love of reading as she waits for news from the schools (having resolved not to post any more application advice until she’s sure that it works) and StressTensor writes of being teased by MIT‘s update letter as he eagerly awaits an interview invitation. Moving even earlier in the process, MBA babe celebrates her Haas submission, while inblue is working on working on her Wharton essays (with varying success) and AsianGal notes that her recommenders are moving right along with their HBS and Wharton letters.
It’s clear from students’ blog entries this week that the end of the fall term is fast approaching. At INSEAD, Hallonman is looking for motivation to study for his three P2 finals, while DomoDomo worries about sliding towards the Left-tail of the curve this term because there’s just so much happening around campus. Meanwhile, over at INSEAD’s Singapore campus, Zanat0s celebrates the end of P2 and the approach of his trip to China and Japan.
Gandaki is finishing up classes at IESE, but still working on an extra 4,500 word report for Finance, assigned when 20 students all happened to miss class on the same day! In addition to studying, the end of the semester seems to inspire reflection, as NoellieBellie took the opportunity to reflect on her experience at IESE, giving thanks that she was stubborn enough to return to campus last year after a tough first term, and NintendoWidow shared her thoughts on the first quarter and plans for the coming terms. Jacek’s update on the end of the semester at ESADE reflects how tough the first term of b-school can be, as he stresses out about finals, including one that 25-80% of the class is said to have failed last year (that’s quite a range of reports!). In non-finals news, Benny celebrated his team’s win at Tuck’s UBS Case Competition last week, and LL shares some fun pictures of her Thanksgiving in San Francisco, as well as the Wharton Follies Writers Holiday Debacle 2006. The Divine Miss N also included a photo this week, this one taken of a strange sign at Stern’s reception for departing international exchange students. George is also preparing to finish up his U.S. exchange, bidding farewell to Columbia (and wishing someone had told him earlier that his Columbia grades wouldn’t be noted on his IESE transcript!).
That’s the news for this week! We wish applicants well as they wait to hear from schools, and congratulate students on finishing up the fall term!
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