Welcome to a brand new edition of Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly roundup of all the news of the MBA applicant and student blogging space. This week many were still getting accustomed to 2010, taking moments to reflect on 2009 before going forward.
MBA Hopeful explained why she applied to MIT and Haas but passed on a number of other schools. Rocky Balboa realized, a little too late, that UCLA expressed a preference for essay font sizes of 11 or higher. Madalogue shared the networking tips she learned from a Forbes article. Bizwiz decided, for better or worse, to apply in the third round. XLick received an interview invite from NYU and already had a ‘game plan.’ A Beautiful Mind received an acceptance from Olin, and submitted his Ross application. Steve celebrated Christmas Eve without his family for the first time and was going on a ‘wedding diet.’
Kellogg ’11 Windsor provided a ‘day in the life’ schedule of his day, which involved a lot of ‘walking through the tundra.’ Harvard ’11 Military to Business questioned whether there was a predetermined path for individual to follow and explained his own life philosophy. Kellogg ’11 Orlando shared the walk from his apartment to campus on the first day of the winter quarter. Ross ’11 Raghunathrao recapped his M-Trek experience and encouraged all incoming students to take advantage of the opportunity. Haas ’11 Sunnyside Up compiled her ‘best of 2009′ list, and starting her MBA made it.
Marshall ’10 Andrew met Alfred Mann Institute’s Head of Marketing and Business Development, Nathalie Gossett. Darden ’10 Mechanigal dared to look back at the ups and downs of 2009. Darden ’10 July Dream received a full-time job offer, but struggled to decide whether to take it. In preparation for a class trip to India, Fuqua ’10 Dan and Naveen posted a number of helpful travel tips.
And that wraps up this latest look-see into the lives of MBA bloggers around the globe. For current students, we hope that the last days of break, or the first days of classes, are all you could wish from them. For applicants, we hope that the majority of your deadlines are behind you and that deep breaths and a positive attitude will see you through until more decisions are sent out. Until next week, have a great weekend!
