Hello and thanks for joining us for another edition of Fridays From The Frontline! This week has brought additional travel reports from many a b-schooler, as well as more decisions and plans for aspirants.
Aspirants and future first years continued to share their b-school related experiences with the blogosphere this week. The.Grey.One was accepted by Kellogg and, while excited, still waited to hear from Tuck so he could compare the financial assistance packages of the two schools. Choc Heaven was waitlisted by Cornell Johnson, but didn’t mind since she had an affinity for Fuqua, though she was peeved by Johnson’s DIY notification system. PaloAltoForAwhile received an email from Stanford’s Dean Joss, and was given his home and cell numbers in case she had any questions about the school…this may or may not have influenced her decision to decline Harvard and send in her deposit;).
Continuing along with our look at MBA aspirant bloggers, Helen felt that Clear Admit’s Wiki helped her prepare for her Stanford interview (we’re glad to hear it!). Ahembeea reflected on his past pursuits of placement in IIM and why his choice of Emory made sense for his current self. Omne attended Wake Forest’s Scholar’s Weekend, which included a cocktail reception, scavenger hunt, mock statistics class and free ice cream. MBADreamer was a little overwhelmed after his first look at IIMB’s preparatory material for quantitative methods and statistics. ArdentMeerkat, in the the earlier stages of her MBA planning than many, took the GMAT and wondered whether it made sense to to retake it with the hope of increasing her quantitative percentile. In a less b-school-specific post, D.G. ruminated on the nature, efficiency and future of internet search engines.
Last week we wrote of the travels of many b-schoolers. This week Darden ’10 JulyDream checked in from Madrid, and briefly recounted her experience at a soccer game without beer and a recent tapas/bar crawl. McCombs ’09 Paragon2Pieces wrote of her night train trip from Shanghai to Beijing and of the company presentations her group attended, including one from Ford China. She wasn’t the lone b-schooler in China, Darden ’09 Mike was also in China, considering the various things that get lost in translation. Fellow ’09 Dardenite, Anand was amazed by how quickly time travels and also got to see a little history in Philadelphia.
McCombs ’10 Metal was still in Austin for his spring break, and shared a little first-year internship placement gossip. Darden ’10 Oren explored the ways his school manages to keep its program and curriculum relevant in an everchanging world. Kellogg ’10 La Coguette continued to write about the interview system from her acerbic (yet playful) point of view. Darden ’09 Mandy wrote about the relevance of sustainability to business and the world. Chicago ’09 GSBSutras was having a difficult time finding the position he wants for next year.
We’re midway through March on the East Coast, and already we’ve seen the lion purr a few times and then momentarily morph into a sweet lamb before crouching back down into a ferocious growl and shaking his mane around, ushering in colder temperatures and admissions zaps. But this, too, shall pass; soon futures will be solidified, the weather will become noticeably warmer, and a whole new cycle of hoping and testing and application writing and orientation and internships and job interviews will begin! As the months continue, we can’t wait to see how this group of first years finish their initial year, and what second years consider the most important lesson they learned as they look back at the whole of their b-school experience! With that sentiment we will close this installment of Fridays From The Frontline. Make sure to come back next week to get the freshest perspectives on the MBA application and student experience.
