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Ahh, yet another weekend is here and I’ve got another ton of work to get done before Monday. It’s getting harder to be productive with every day that passes, but it’s even scarier that the end of my MBA experience is coming up fast. In 5 months, I’ll be finished here and I’m going to be wishing that I had more of this school work to do at the GSB.

One of the course that has really surprised me this quarter has been “Interpersonal Dynamics” (also known as “Touchy Feely”). This class is supposed to be one of the legendary… Read the rest

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What’s up, y’all. Surprisingly, I ended up with some free time before my 3pm class because I came to the GSB 2 hours early for a scheduled mock interview with a first-year student through our Career Mgmt Center. When i got here, i found out that they didn’t even need me, but hadn’t gotten as much as an email to let me know not to come in. The funniest part is I was asked to participate in these joints (after I’d informed the organizer that I was already doing mocks through our Consulting club) because they needed as many MBA2′s… Read the rest

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What’s up, y’all. I’m writing you at the end of another long week. I could have sworn that this quarter would be a breeze compared to the previous four, but I (along with several of my classmates) are finding the Winter 2006 quarter to be tough. I’m not sure why, but, despite being finished with my GSB Senate term and the non-profit project I was doing and having fewer credit hours than in the past two quarters, I feel like I’m ripping and running to get everything done.

One reason may be that I’m actually trying to do all of… Read the rest

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One of my friends who is a first-year at Darden just hit me up asking for advice on things to look out for as he prepares for his McKinsey interviews next week. In response, I sent him this email and thought that some others might benefit from the advice, as well.

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Wow man, I remember what it was like to be in your shoes last year and McKinsey had me terrified. I’d come to Bschool to end up with them and I was shocked to make it to the second round…even if they ended up dissing me for the … Read the rest

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Happy New Year, y’all. I hope that you had fun bringing in 2006 and are ready for a productive year. I ended up just hanging out at my mom’s house watching the ball drop on Dick Clark’s show and talking to my GF on the phone. I know that sounds boring but it was much better than the alternative of driving 90+ minutes into DC and paying $100+ to get into a club to bring in the new year with hundreds of strangers. I guess one’s priorities for celebrations can change a lot over the years.

At long last, I’ve … Read the rest

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