Welcome back to Fridays From the Frontline, our weekly ride through the MBA blogosphere. With Round 1 deadlines thinning out, applicants are starting to regain some sanity, while current students are just getting onto the roller coaster of exam period. Let’s check in with our bloggers for some firsthand accounts.
Reaching out to fellow Round 1 applicants similarly twiddling their thumbs, B-School Diva offers tips on how to win the waiting game. Not quite there yet, Mbadreamer fills us in on the recent recommendation marathon she went through with her boss – almost literally! Somewhat traumatized himself, Bokaa vows never to make his future ‘recommendees’ endure the anxiety his recommenders just put him through.
Wannabe, on the other hand, is more interested in begging than vowing; he sends a heartfelt plea out to Tuck to count him among their class of 2010; Columbia has him in pretty bad spirits. Tuning into his disgruntled vibe, B-School Bound offers a clever, accessible and b-school relevant pick-me up for the downtrodden applicant, not to mention finishing off Kellogg’s set, just in time!
Switching over to our first-years, Necromonger finds that mixing a bad cold with INSEAD Island Iced Tea the week before exams puts pressure on more than just the sinuses, while Dee feels the sudden need to succeed on her INSEAD exams as well, despite explaining just how counterintuitive this urge is.
Meanwhile, Matt mixes in multimedia to make his point about finals at Ross – so effectively that it wouldn’t be surprising if application rates suffer this November! Christof’s been stretched unusually thin as well, preparing for Darden’s “five, consecutive, five-hour timed exams” – one can only hope he’s speaking somewhat figuratively! Up in Cambridge, CS is busy publicizing HBS’ Cyberposium 13, featuring CEOs, entrepreneurs and greats such as the “Rightful Heir to Thomas Edison.”
Turning the page, Ash decides his second year at Stanford will be about quality, not quantity. La Lauderia’s also living well, taking a break from the workload at Wharton to enjoy a night out at Philly’s famous rock venue The Electric Factory, seeing even more famous Bad Religion. Karlitos gets our focus back on track, assuring readers that LBS’ tagline as “the preeminent global business school” is in fact true, in an impressive array of ways. Finally, Fran takes blogging to a new level, posting a write-up from her job application on her page to seek input.
Well, that about wraps up our weekly wrap up! Enjoy your weekend – perhaps for the first time in a while for many of you! And don’t forget to check back next week for another installation of FFF…
