With the weekend right around the corner, its time once again for Fridays from the Frontline, where we bring you the latest from the MBA blogosphere. Many bloggers shared the sense this week that big changes lay ahead. Let’s see what they had to say.
Hopeful members of the Class of 2010 were gearing up for a full assault on their applications this week. Firstly, Bschool Diva burst back on the scene this week with a firm statement that she’ll go through another application season in pursuit of better results. Wannabe continued to work on his list of schools this week, and despite revisions he seems committed to Tuck’s Early Decision Round. At the same time, Chaos was working on his list too, and his notes on each program showed a high level of insight and information. Running Turtle posted a list of a slightly different nature, tallying up the various costs he’ll incur during the application process. On a more fortunate note, Charu was busy weighing the benefits of two exciting opportunities at work, one offering international experience and the other offering a shift in function. We wish him luck with his decision!
This was a momentous week for bloggers from the Class of 2009, who are making final arrangements and packing their belongings in locations all over the world in preparation for the start of the school year. Sight unseen, Iday took the leap and committed to an apartment near Chicago GSB this week. AsianGal arrived in Philadelphia with plenty of time to get situated before starting at Wharton, and her future classmate UniQpath revamped her blog in order to reflect her new status as an MBA student. Hairtwirler worked through Georgetown’s required quant refresher on MBA Math, while Sloan’s Career Survey raised some interesting questions for Bancaku. Just when we thought these required exercises were tough, though, we happened upon Maybe MBA’s post about driving to Chicago with a newborn baby in tow!
Compared to applicant bloggers and those about to start school, current students sounded calm and composed this week. Between paintball, happy hour, and summer courses at Columbia, John found time to post some insights and observations about his recent meeting with a VC. Patxi recommended an anti-spam plugin that fellow bloggers may find useful. Technology was not as kind to Jacek this week, who suffered a setback on his business plan when his files disappeared.
For readers who are more interested in arts and entertainment, check in with Anand for some exhaustive film rankings, and Rubeo Boy for a taste of some of the great music festivals taking place in Europe this summer! That does it for another edition of Fridays from the Frontline. Thanks for checking in, and have a great weekend!
