Hello there, and thanks for returning to Fridays From the Frontline! Applicants were a talkative bunch this week, recounting admitted student weekends, disappointing zings, and everything in between. Current students were a bit more quiet, probably trying to savor each last moment of their b-school experience before summer internships, or full-time jobs, become the new reality.
Steve prepared for his last few days of bachelorhood and compared himself to a flying mime (the similarities are eery). Beautiful Mind took a look back on his MBA journey thus far, and provided links to a few posts he felt were particularly helpful. XLick partied hard at Johnson’s accepted student weekend, but remained on NYU’s waitlist. Nistha illustrated the relief that many of her friends and family were now feeling as a result of her decision to attend NYU Stern. HBS Dork discussed the Harvard oath of ethical conduct, and expressed appreciation towards Clear Admit. Braveheart was sad to hear of the death of CK Prahlad and began drafting his ‘why MBA’ and ‘career progression’ essays. Madalogue chose to decline Olin’s offer of admission in favor of Tepper’s, but wouldn’t be able to attend the Tepper admit weekend due to work responsibilities. MBA Dreamz was also saddened by Prahlad’s passing, and recounted his own experiences with the man. A conversation with a former Goldman Sachs executive, and a deluge of resumes for a recent position at his company, gave LBiggs the ability to see a “silver lining” in taking another year before attending b-school. Procrastinator shared his Tepper and Ross waitlist experiences and hoped for a good result from Tepper. His BoB nomination inspired Rocky to look back at the MBA research he started doing in 2005, and each step of his application process. The Dreamer sadly reported that her time on the Ross waitlist was over, but announced the likelihood that she will join W.P. Carey’s class of 2012. Ellipsis discussed his GMAT class choice.
McDonough ’11 Part-Timer recounted an interesting panel discussion in his entrepreneurship course. Goizueta ’11 Ahembeea talked about nailing down the best summer internship and encouraged students to get involved as soon as they can. Kellogg ’11 Orlandao offered advice to current applicants about how to tackle essays. Foster ’11 Helen recounted the trials and tribulations she encountered through her running club.
Darden ’10 Oren live blogged a festive day on-campus, which included Mexican food, martinis, octopus balls and a potential dip into a pool. IIMB ’10 Happy Libran graduated, congratulations! Darden ’10 July Dream explained that she will be starting her new job only two days after graduation, and expressed excitement over her move to Chicago (as she should, it’s a great town). McCombs ’10 Metal responded to countless emails asking him whether his MBA experience was ‘worth it.’ Fuqua ’10 Randy reflected on the differences between American and Chinese culture when it comes to mourning, noting that US television channels never shut down their offerings.
And that concludes this week’s Fridays From the Frontline! We can’t wait to hear more about the final days for the class of 2010, and to meet those who will begin their application journey in the coming months. Until then, have a great weekend!
