Welcome back to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s clip through the MBA blogging community. Internship reporting was the name of the game among current students this week, while applicants and graduates diverged in an array of charged directions. Let’s assess the positives and negatives firsthand…
JulyDream returned from a photographically memorable trip to St. Thomas to find a Darden welcome packet in her mailbox and the transition to Charlottesville nearly upon her, while Tiny Dancer remained tantalizingly close to the finish line at work, but still not quite over it. Mustering up the wherewithal to refuse a barrage of last minute requests, she planned to meet her ever-extending departure deadline this last time… Here’s hoping she prevailed! Conversely, inspired by Hillary Duff, class of 2011 applicant Samantha came clean about running dangerously low on gainful employment gas this week; at least she’s developed a plan to ensure that her future subordinates aren’t caught in a similar energy crisis!
Other class of 2011 hopefuls surfaced, as well, like the aptly named Journey 2BSchool, who rebounded from a disappointing GMAT performance with renewed vigor, thanks to the support of friends in the blogosphere. Opening up a whole new can of worms, so to speak, TienyChesney hailed the advent of the Columbia ED 2009 BusinessWeek forum thread – for now, at least! Getting back on track, Missionmba examined the Indian School of Business’ unconventional essays – which even include a case study – and what he’s dubbed their “stingy” word limits.
Finally back from abroad, soon-to-be-second-year Anand prepared to… leave again! But this time he’ll be joining the ranks of his peers signing onto summer internships. He was fortunate enough to land a plum post: with a top consulting firm in cosmopolitan Sydney. Speaking of plum posts, and great internships, as it were, Darden classmate Christof distilled an incisive list of the “10 ingredients for a perfect MBA internship” – looks like he’s well on his way! Third Darden classmate Mandy, however, was already crying on the (summer) job. She’s quick to point out the unexpected reason: her erstwhile employer Frito Lay brought tragic hate crime victim Matthew Shepherd’s mother to deliver a moving speech as part of the company’s Erase Hate Project involvement. On a lighter internship note, CS@HBS enjoyed a warm welcome (although it could always be a bit warmer, temperature-wise) to her sweet summer setup in Seattle, a.k.a the Emerald City, a.a.k.a. Coffee Town! Sounds like it’s going to be a productive – or at least hyperactive! – summer…
While most of our recently graduated bloggers had already headed for the hills this week, a rightfully disconsolate Rubeo Boy remained to tell the story of his suspiciously rescinded job offer. In more uplifting news, 2007 Said Business School graduate Nagendra reported he’ll be ascending to Business Manager of France at his technology company; he also succeeded in officially welcoming his little one into society via a birth certificate.
That concludes this week’s business school blogging beat! See you next Friday for the week in repeat…
