Hi there and welcome to the latest lackadaisical lumber through the Fridays From the Frontlines blogroll. In our neck of the woods (the Mid-Atlantic U.S.) the past week has not been without its share of intense, often unbearable, heat. We expected similarly located bloggers to use this intense summer mugginess as an excuse for taking a break from their application responsibilities, but we clearly did not give these intrepid MBA hopefuls enough credit.
Steve compared running a marathon to the admissions process, and kept right on running. XLick questioned how ‘under review’ his Columbia application really was. Bizwiz was back with more phenomenal photographs from his trip out west. Illuminati found studying for the GMAT was made harder by a bad back (but made no mention of the heat!). AJ shared a list of people who inspire her. Hari decided that his would be a strictly non-U.S. b-school application cycle and started his essays. Procrastinator approached his three recommenders and the outcome was positive. RockyBalboa completed his Rotman essays and began to gear up for his Fuqua application.
McCombs ’10 Paragon2Pieces shared a link to a post that could help those struggling with their ‘why MBA’ essays. LBS ’10 OutOnALimb was happy to learn of his school’s rank in a recent Forbes survey. HBS ’10 HarvardBound shared her excitement over her courses for the fall and winter. Darden ’10 JulyDream was back in Charlottesville after a last internship meal at a swanky country club in Atlanta. McCombs Metal finally visited the Blanton Museum of Art and had good news about a business plan he had worked on.
Kellogg ’11 Mike arrived safely in Evanston and already found his calendar filling up. BU ’11 Felish was excited to be living alone. Kellogg ’11 Orlando had a few insights about the Evanston/Northwestern area. Goizueta ’11 Ahembeea only had the most positive things to say about his choice to go to Atlanta. Kellogg ’11 D.G. updated his to-do list and begrudgingly appreciated the prep material Kellogg has sent its incoming students. LBS ’11 PinchTheBubble returned from a long absence with quite a lot of information to share, getting married and moving from Haifa to London just two among many.
And that wraps up this week’s reconnaisance into the MBA blogosphere. We can’t wait to read about the stories of the ever-increasing number of first-year students arriving on campus, and we are equally curious to see how all the second years fared over their internship summers. Until then, have fun and stay cool!
