Another exciting week has flown by since we last checked in with b-school bloggers. Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s regular study of the trials and tribulations of MBA applicants and students, is back yet again. While tonight may find many American youngsters going around neighborhoods asking for treats and threatening tricks, many b-school applicants have been putting on their own ‘costumes’ for a few weeks now. The goal of these meetings, of course, is not a pillowcase stuffed with candy nor a tree covered in toilet paper. No, these interviews’ stakes are much higher- acceptance or zaps- and the blog entries of aspirants reflects this truth. Currently enrolled students are not without their pressures, from cold calls to recruiting, life certainly doesn’t slow down once one learns their b-school fate.
Interviews were the most talked about topic of this week’s aspiring b-schoolers. Ahembeea celebrated Diwali and received interview invitations from ISB and Ross. Samantha felt drained after her Kellogg interview and went on a trip to somewhere warm. D.G. was more upbeat about his Kellogg interview, though embarrassed when his questioner asked if he was wearing a ‘Harvard red’ tie. Soni received word of his interview from Chicago promptly on the 29th. Charu scheduled his Owen interview and shared his full day’s itinerary for visiting the Vanderbilt campus. V2B-School managed to submit his Sloan application in time and was pleased to be contacted for an interview by Tepper. There was a continued flurry of application submissions throughout the aspirant pool. MBADreamer submitted his Stanford application with an exact essay word count of 1,800. MissionMBA completed his Duke and Darden submissions, while Omne gathered materials for McDonough and struggled with his UCLA recommender. In proper Halloween spirit, Earlybird planned to dress as Rick James and compared Lauder to the ‘ultra hot girl in the corner‘.
It was a quiet week for first year MBA bloggers, only Darden ’10 JulyDream checked in to discuss the benefits of peer encouragement. ’09ers had a little more to say. Darden ’09 Anand considered materialism and Chuck Palahnuik, while fellow classmate Mandy went to a show alone and was perfectly comfortable. Another Darden blogger, SquareMethod, shared his recruiting experience of 11 interviews in one week. Ross ’09 M@ was bound and determined not to spend his spring break on a beach. Chicago ’09 MaybeMBA saw a relative bright spot in the slower recruiting season.
And that’s the news for this week. We can’t wait to see photographs of the creative costumes many b-schoolers most probably have put together for tonight’s revelries. Be safe, and stay warm!
