It’s been another busy week in the MBA blogosphere! Let’s check in on what students and applicants have been up to…
Like so many of this year’s Chicago applicants, B-school Diva recounts her struggle with – and ultimate triumph over – the much talked-of and puzzled-over GSB PowerPoint essay. Also moving along with his essays, Bokaa is making a run for the round one deadlines, having polished off his Harvard essays and sent drafts of his Wharton responses off for a discerning parental review. Vandana has been doing some research on various schools’ GPA standards, researching ways to shore up his quant score, and color coding Excel sheets in the process of school selection. Meanwhile, tamasin has gone beyond the computer and onto campus, taking an East Coast tour to see Columbia and Yale and dreaming, after MBA Tour and Forte Foundation events, about the tables being turned on admissions officers. Also on the subject of info sessions, BlueTulip shares the differences she’s noted between Columbia and Wharton’s applicant outreach styles during her MBA research phase. Speaking of research, MBA or Bust went to some lengths this week to understand why GMAT percentile scores change and what information the schools have, information that might be useful down the line to applicants like Obelix who are just beginning their test prep and setting the exam date (or not).
Turning to the MBA student blogging community, Asiangal is already in the thick of the semester, with mid-terms approaching in Wharton’s half-semester courses and summer internship recruiting events already getting underway. A few hours south, Anand is experiencing many of the same draws on his time, but found some spare moments for a great post on the beauty (and beastliness) of Darden’s case method. Across the ocean, Necromonger is realizing that INSEAD is all about prioritizing, and in Chicago, MaybeMBA is wondering how to achieve her goals as both a mother and a future MBA. Not all students are as far into their business school careers yet: CS@HBS just finished the first week of classes at Harvard, noting “it’s been a wild ride,” Iday wrapped up 20 days of orientation at Chicago with “Coffeee With the Dean,” while GSBsutras only arrived in Chicago this week!
Meanwhile, JatWarrior provided interested parties with stats on Tuck’s Class of 2009, as gathered during orientation, and Hairtwirler offered a snapshot of Georgetown’s new facilities construction, as well as a cringe worthy reminder of the importance of turning off cells phones before class. Speaking of classes, the bids are in on first quarter courses at Chicago, and Forrest Gump is hoping that sanity returns to the first-year class when it’s time to bid on courses for next quarter!
Checking in with second year students this week, Rubeo Boy took stock of his first few busy days at Stern, and Fran sounded happy to be up and running with the Media Club at LBS again. Writing from Columbia, John urged all applicants to take time to socialize during their campus visits; he also answered some good questions for prospective Columbia applicants. Along similar lines, Patxi attended a successful LBS info session for applicants and was especially pleased by the alumni turnout. And in a category of its very own, Wharton’s annual Foam Party was last weekend, and La Laudiaria had nothing but good things to say about it!
That’s it for this week. Best of luck to everyone studying for the GMAT or preparing their essays – we’re keeping our fingers crossed while they keep their noses to the grindstone! Have a great weekend!
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