Thanks for joining us for this week’s Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s look at the latest notable news in the MBA blogging community. With Round 2 decisions aplenty gracing inboxes and mailboxes, applicants were variously elated and dejected, not to mention quite a few who found themselves somewhere in between. Meanwhile, with spring break upon them, current students pretty uniformly recognized a reason to celebrate.
Despite the ubiquitous advice not to obsessively check your inbox during decision season, the tactic seemed to pay off for Miss Curly Bee, who was greeted with a glowing admit to Kellogg when she logged on at 4 AM. Sadly, Wannabe was not so lucky, receiving the opposite news from the Chicago GSB and tentatively calling it quits from there. On the other hand, back-to-back denials from HBS, Kellogg and Tuck didn’t phase Gltnforpnshmnt, who seemed anything but discouraged. As one commenter suggested, this just makes deciding where to attend a no-brainer – and Michigan’s Ross School of Business is the clear winner in this case! Agent-C was similarly content with his acceptance at CMU’s Tepper School of Business, although he wasn’t fully ready to push aside the possibility of good news from Chicago. Changing the pace, Tinydancer directed her thoughts toward the underrepresentation of women in the business world and shared some resources that provide her solace and guidance in her daily dealings with the gender imbalance.
Darden first-year Christof found himself far from helter-skelter this week, taking a time out to celebrate the gusty arrival of Charlottesville’s bountiful springtime. Similarly ready to enjoy a spring break – actually Chicago GSB’s spring break, to be exact – MaybeMBA looked forward to relaxing in Chicago before embarking on an invigorating course lineup in the upcoming Spring Quarter. Conversely, five-sixths of the way through his St. Gallen MBA, Stuart took a look back at his first block of courses and played favorites. Diving into springtime adventuring, Darden’s Anand offered a travel guide-worthy recap of his Barcelona “Strategy as Design” tour, complete with breathtaking pictures and vivid descriptions of the city’s most distinctive sights.
Second-years were also feeling the vernal vigor: globetrotting through his Yale SOM spring vacation, MBA Gladiator checked in with some unexpected observations and striking pictures from his Egypt trip. Rubeo Boy ventured closer to home on his last Spring break at NYU Stern, roadtripping with friends out to Vegas, the Grand Canyon and down scenic Route 101 in the Golden State. Similarly sensing the gold rush, Columbia’s John headed out to San Fran with high hopes for meetings with an array of firms.
That’s all for now folks! Thanks for tuning in to our Friday feature. Congratulations to those with good news, and consolation to those who need it… We’ll hope to see you all here next week for a fresh FFF!
PS: For those of you who have been blogging your way through the process but aren’t on FFF’s radar, please drop us a line and let us know, or post your blog’s information to the Clear Admit Wiki. This will be critical as we begin working on the nominees for the 2007-08 Best of Blogging Awards.
