Welcome to another installment of FFF! With schools still wrapping up with round one decisions and applicants working toward round two deadlines, this week has seen the spectrum of the application experience. Some have just submitted their materials – inblue shares her relief after getting Wharton out of her hands while AsianGal, after finalizing her essays, comments that her recommenders found Columbia’s questions challenging and reflects on her application experience in general. B-School Diva joins the application celebration now that she’s finished up with UNC, Texas and Michigan, while Anand is looking to add more schools to his list!
A bit farther down the road, Rohit relates his ISB interview experience and has received an invitation from Simon as well. As for the fall applicants, many are updating readers as they learn of their decisions. Though set with Tuck, Jatwarrior was surprised to receive a ding from Yale, and Forrest puzzles over a second Kellogg WL decision. Less baffled but expecting the opposite, TJ was admitted to Kellogg but rejected by Chicago, while others like Suser McLoser and Iday were less lucky with Northwestern. Finally and on a happier note, Juggler has moved on to filling out paperwork, completing her scholarship applications and researching Philadelphia housing after her Wharton acceptance.
With the winter break drawing to a close on most b-school campuses our student bloggers are busy recapping their time away and considering what awaits them in the coming term – and many have included pictures! From Stanford GSB’s unofficial trip to China, Ash posted pictures this week with a promise of more to come, while Stanford classmate Mbwana is back from Tanzania and reflecting on new entrepreneurial plans. At INSEAD, Auris is sharing stories and pictures from a year of trips throughout South East Asia, and Hallonman is busy meeting the Fonty students who just arrived in Singapore for INSEAD’s P3 term.
The term is well under way on some campuses, with Fromcali already starting Winter A classes at Ross, Southpaw starting his internship search in earnest at McCombs, and MBAyisyen dusting off and trying again for a summer internship at IESE. Meanwhile, IESE classmate Gandaki is studying for the DIEN exam in the hopes of being able to enroll in Spanish language MBA classes in the coming term. Finally, LL is back at Wharton a week early to participate in the Wharton Follies Boot Camp. She warns us that with Follies about to take over her life we may see less frequent posts, but softens the news with pictures from the holidays.
That’s all for this week! Good luck to all the applicants waiting to hear from schools and to the students as they head back to campus. Have a great weekend everyone!
