Tuck TAABA Ski Weekend – Smugglers Notch

I haven’t been this excited about a weekend, let alone a sport that I stink at (skiing), in a while! For the past few years the African Ancestry Business Association at Tuck (TAABA) has hosted a ski weekend for graduate students across the country in our (relative) backyard of Northern Vermont. This year we’re going … Continue reading

The Value of an Elite MBA

I arrived in New York last week for Morgan Stanley’s two-day Early Insights MBA Program — a sort of recruitment accelerator for candidates interested in Investment Banking, Sales & Trading and Investment Research — it was more than a worthwhile experience. We were warmly accepted at a dinner reception with students and Morgan Stanley reps, … Continue reading

Threepeat – The Championship

–OhDenny, a veteran gmatclubber graciously agreed to share his ‘Road to the MBA’ story with the world. This is the Final Part of his story–one of trial, tribulation… and triumph.- Act III: Lather, Rinse, Threepeat This time I was pissed.  Pissed at myself, pissed at my job, pissed at the system.  I thought that I … Continue reading

Threepeat – Part Two

–OhDenny, a veteran gmatclubber graciously agreed to share his ‘Road to the MBA’ story with the world. This is Part Two of his story–one of trial, tribulation… and triumph.- Act II: Desperation The following year I was determined to get into school.  I knew I had everything I needed to get in: some killer recs, … Continue reading

Threepeat – Part One

–OhDenny, a veteran gmatclubber graciously agreed to share his ‘Road to the MBA’ story with the world. Over the next three days you will hear his story–one of trial, tribulation… and triumph. OhDenny’s narrative will capture the interest of all of us, but particularly those who weren’t successful their first time around applying to b-school. … Continue reading