Welcome to another edition of Fridays from the Frontline, our weekly update on MBA bloggers from around the web! This week we checked in with new applicants just revving up for the next admissions season, admitted students preparing for matriculation this September, and current students enjoying their summer internships. Let’s see what they had to say:
Applicant bloggers this week covered almost every major facet of the application process. Agent-C deliberated over effective responses to essay prompts and interview questions, knowing that he’ll have to change his style from the clichéd and unsupported statements typically used on performance reports. Preet firmed up his final list of schools, give or take a few ‘safety’ schools, and he also thought long and hard about potential recommenders. Identifying his future in IT Strategy Consulting, Charu posted a list of criteria he used to envision his ideal career path. Lastly, and with some trepidation, Wannabe geared up for the GMAT and posted a list of all the study materials he’s used so far. Judging from the breadth of these posts, we expect plenty of great information coming from these bloggers in the coming months!
In the meantime, last year’s applicant bloggers are moving towards matriculation at a fast clip. To pass the time, Reveur was about to settle down with Harvey Mackay’s Deliver More Than You Promise last week, while Iday has shifted his focus towards helping an Indian leukemia patient find a blood cell and bone marrow transplant. Mba_salsera attended Georgetown’s Career Search Jump Start program, while MaybeMBA watched The Smartest Guys in the Room and wondered just how overdue her baby will be.
There were lots of cheerful posts this week from current student bloggers who are now in the midst of their summer internships. Angel Angie posted a rave review of her summer program in Global Markets; FromCali is enjoying her internship as well, but is also feeling the pressure to make a good impression there before she begins the recruiting process at Ross. In Barcelona Ashwyn, too, is enjoying his summer internship and his vacation from IESE. It sounds like Zanatos had an excellent birthday on Saturday, which coincided with the culmination of INSEAD classes and a particularly fun last meeting of his Market Driving Strategies course. Lastly, Columbia student, and now interviewer, John Gannon posted a brief, friendly note to the next batch of applicants.
Unfortunately, not all bloggers were equally cheerful this week. UniQpath wasn’t able to secure scholarship money to offset her Wharton expenses, and while RusGirl did manage to get an HSBC loan to attend LBS, she described how challenging it can be to secure loans for students at European schools. In much the same vein, Meru SAVARNI offered a helpful post about the difficulties of recognizing when it’s time to find a new job, and what kind of cues one should look out for.
To close on a more uplifting note, we’d like to direct our readers’ attention to Rungee’s impressive feat: before heading to Wharton, she managed to earn herself a promotion on her very last day of work! For even lighter fare, check out this catchy and fully choreographed original MBA musical, via UniQpath. The savvy reader might pick up a few moves to bust out at his or her next job interview!
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