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My Harvard Business School interview

Published on December 18, 2003 by Marquis in application process, Bschool admissions

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Whew! What should I say about the HBS interview? Have you ever gone into a situation terrified that you would screw up only to come through in the end hitting a home run and having no problems? Well, that didn’t happen for me today…I bombed that joint and I think I lost my chance to be accepted.

Things started off badly as soon as I got out of my car in DC. I was wearing my black suit and was looking pretty pimptacular, if I do say so myself. I tried to put my suit jacket on while holding my… Read the rest

Time to get caught up…

Published on December 13, 2003 by Marquis in application process, Bschool admissions

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I know I’m late on giving you guys the run-down about the HBS Prospective Student Day, but I was away on vacation for the past week. Anyways, here’s the summary of what i saw:

To put it simply, HBS did it up really big for all of us. I wasn’t a big fan of the 7:00am start time for the event, but, given all that they crammed into that day, I now see that the early start was necessary. The tone was set early, when over 25 current students got up at the crack of dawn to be there to… Read the rest

Your boy is gonna be in school next year!!!

Published on December 11, 2003 by Marquis in application process, Bschool admissions

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CAN I GET A HELLZ YEAH!!!

I just got in from the airport and checked my email. Duke’s Fuqua School of Business had sent me a message letting me know that they accepted me and want me at their school next year

Dang, this has been a long process, but it’s good to know that at least one school has accepted me going into Christmas. I had a great time down in Durham for their Ford Weekend and I know that I’d have a fun two years if I end up matriculting there in the Fall. I’m so excited… Read the rest

I’ve got a lot to write about…

Published on December 1, 2003 by Marquis in application process, Bschool admissions

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What’s up, y’all. It’s been a while since i’ve had time to write anything substantial, so I thought I might as well do it now. I’ve got several things to update you on, so let’s get to it.

First, my long overdue assessment of the Fuqua Ford Workshop. All I can say about that weekend is….”WOW!” The Fuqua admissions staff did it up really big for us and I am very happy to have been a part of it. I knew that Fuqua had a strong community before going down there, but the folks down there have major love for… Read the rest