Take a Number: The Dreaded Waitlist
First, Relax and Take a Deep Breath It’s that time in the year when a bevy of admissions decisions have been handed out. For better or worse, you’re in or out… or maybe you’re just a “maybe”. If you’ve applied to six or more school this has likely happened to you and you’re trying to … Continue reading
T’15s – I Feel So Old
The Big Transition Tuck is starting to round out the Class of 2015. Seems like I just arrived in Hanover yesterday–ok maybe six months ago. How time flies. Not even two months ago I was deep in the throes of the job hunt and I had just wrapped up my first full-term of classes. Now … Continue reading
The Inflection Point
Paying to Get Owned I’ll admit what a lot of us in business school are thinking through our first few weeks of classes, “Why am I forgoing salary and paying to get steamrolled?” I’ve generally been a decent student; working hard and working smart to get the job done. But Tuck was a completely different … Continue reading
Managing Your Brand
The other night at Murphy’s (hangout spot here in Hanover) a group of us touched on everything from unemployment to relationships in business school and everything in between. One of the more interesting discussions was around ‘Managing Your Brand’ while in business school. Truth is, getting thrown into a whirlwind of activity as a first-year you might … Continue reading
A Pile of Bricks
Unless you were an Investment Banking Analyst prior to joining business school, good luck on being prepared for the volume of information, work and general activities that you’ll have to inhale right at the start. I’m not even kidding–my first semester at Tuck brought new meaning to the phrase “hit the ground running”. Now for … Continue reading
Road to the MBA Class of 2014 