Hello and welcome back to another installment of Clear Admit’s Fridays From The Frontline. Those of us here at Clear Admit hope that aspirants and current students had the time to enjoy Thanksgiving, we know there were a number of things (other than turkey) on their plates in the days leading up to the holiday.
Steve shared a few of the lessons he learned along his MBA path. XLick linked to Clear Admit’s NYU interview wiki, as a method to prepare for any upcoming invites. Illuminati’s ‘date’ with the GMAT was rapidly approaching. Procrastinator worried over the meaning of Kellogg waiving the interview portion of his application.
Kellogg ’11 D.G. outlined the productive ways he planned on using his Thanksgiving vacation time, from figuring out how to publish the school paper more regularly to studying for a waiver exam. Chicago Booth ’11 Shobhit weighed the pros and cons of cloud computing. Though he certainly had a variety of school commitments, Kellogg ’11 Orlando managed to find time to play the guitar and relax. Stanford ’11 Sunny Side Up searched for an internship.
INSEAD ’09 MBAMRS had less than 10 days remaining in France and found herself struggling with determining the course materials worth schlepping back to the States. Darden ’10 Oren celebrated ‘Fakesgiving’ with many of his international Darden friends. McCombs ’10 Paragon2Pieces brought pecan pie to her Thanksgiving. Harvard ’10 Gabrielle danced the Bhangra in the school’s annual EKTA cultural showcase. Darden ’10 JulyDream joined her first year learning team for dinner, and looked towards the future. McCombs ’10 Metal was on the lookout for teammates for the school’s upcoming MOOT Corp competition. Fuqua ’10 Randy took a moment to consider the ways in which Thanksgiving is ‘pretty weird.’
And that concludes this edition of Fridays From The Frontline. We hope that all readers who celebrate Thanksgiving were properly stuffed and thankful after their meals, and wish all students and applicants a pleasant weekend and great next week!
