Posted by thesenator2014 on March 21, 2013 · 1 Comment
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 →
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Posted by thesenator2014 on February 10, 2013 · 1 Comment
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 →
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Posted by thesenator2014 on April 8, 2012 · 6 Comments
Last week, a colleague and I penned a controversial post re: The Consortium. As promised I wouldn’t leave our opinions undone and after some superb commentary from responders I want to offer some suggestions that I think would improve an organization that I wholeheartedly support and believe in. Before you read, I’d like to add … Continue reading →
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Posted by thesenator2014 on March 11, 2012 · 2 Comments
I remember reading the Consortium 2011 thread this time last year on gmatclub.com. A reoccurring admonishment from the future Class of 2013 was, “Don’t game the system”, “Don’t try to strategize your rankings”, “School X will reject you if you rank them below 2.” A year later, after coming full circle myself, I echo some … Continue reading →
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Posted by thesenator2014 on September 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
After adding some grey hairs I finally have done three things I needed to do: Narrow down my list Secure recommenders Budget Without further ado here is what I decided on and in no particular order: Stanford Graduate School of Business Tuck School of Business Cornell Johnson School Kellogg School of Management Wharton School Yale … Continue reading →
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Road to the MBA Class of 2014 