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Interesting article: "What they used to teach you at Stanford Business School"

Published on March 31, 2009 by Marquis in Bschool experience, Business School, interesting articles, mba, other sites, Stanford GSB

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A few days ago, one of my long-time readers, DP, emailed me an really interesting article about a GSB alum from the Class of 1972 and the lessons he learned during his time there. The article, entitled “What they used to teach you at Stanford Business School”… Read the rest (click on the link to see the article), had me thinking back on my own time there and I realized that, even though the professors’ names are different, the lessons are surprisingly consistent with some of my key takeaways. The article made me reflect on my own Top-10 lessons learned blog post from

Question from a younger applicant and a few questions from me to him

Published on March 30, 2009 by Marquis in application process, Bschool admissions, younger applicants

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Happy Monday, everyone. Actually, Monday is almost over, but that’s reason to celebrate since this is the day of the week that everyone dreads most, right? I actually have started enjoying Mondays lately because a group of my GSB folk started a routine of gathering for dinner and goofing off a few weeks ago and it’s been hella fun. It’s a great way to unwind after a Monday in the office and, most of all, it’s great because I wouldn’t have been able to do it at this time last year. It is really nice to have a chance to… Read the rest

PhD graduate looking for advice on positioning himself for Consulting

Published on March 26, 2009 by Marquis in APD recruiting, Bschool admissions, Business School, career, consulting

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Hello all. Wow, I sure am on a roll in the month of March, aren’t I? And, four entries posted this week alone too.

I’m typing this email yet again from about 35,000 feet, but this time I’m on my way back to Chicago from a business trip down South. Once upon a time, traveling for work used to wear me out, but, now that I don’t have to do it often, I actually enjoy the travel experience again. It’s amazing how a change in scenery/environment can change one’s outlook on things.

The message below is from a PhD… Read the rest

Some words of advice for an MBA1 student experiencing internship recruiting issues

Published on March 25, 2009 by Marquis in career, case interview resources, consulting, internship

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What’s good, y’all. You know, I just realized that I’ve been making blog postings at a decent rate so far in the month of March. Part of that is because I’ve been posting emails/comments from readers and haven’t had to think through responses for them, but it’s still good to be making regular updates. Plus, I’ve had much more time to just kick back and chill since starting my new job, which makes it a little easier to address reader emails…good thing too because my email backlog is ridiculous right now.

The message below is from a first-year MBA student… Read the rest

Gotta love inspiring folks, right?

Published on March 24, 2009 by Marquis in other blogs, Reader comments, shout outs to me

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Hey, folk. Just wanted to make a quick post about a couple of recent emails/comments from readers that brought a smile to my face.

The first is from KK, the reader who wrote the email from my most recent entry. To refresh your memory, KK is a college freshman who wants to move into Consulting and wanted advice to set himself up over the next few years. Most of the time, I don’t even get a “thank you” when I respond to emails, but KK hit me back a few hours after I sent my message, which honestly surprised me.… Read the rest

Request from a college freshman for advice on moving into Consulting

Published on March 22, 2009 by Marquis in career, consulting, internship

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Hey, people. I’m typing this entry from about 35,000 feet in the air on a flight to Chicago after spending the weekend visiting my family back in the great state of Virginia. It was a really quick trip, but it was nice because I’ve found myself wanting to get back there more as I get older. Plus, it’s nice to just sit around and be a bum for a few days. I did have to grind on stuff for work while I was there, but it’s a heck of a lot quieter doing it waaay out in the country in… Read the rest

Detailed walk-through of the BIG wedding weekend in India (but I didn’t write it myself)

Published on March 18, 2009 by Marquis in Random categories, vacation

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For the past two weeks, my mother has been on me to write up a description of my trip to India, but I’ve been ridiculously busy in the two weeks since my return. Basically, my trip was split into two parts. The first was five days of sight-seeing and bouncing around a few cities with five other people to get the lay of the land. The second part was four days of wedding celebration activities in Jaipur for two of my MBA classmates (Nandini and Peter), which ended up being the most BIG-BALLER experience of my life. There was so… Read the rest

Another blogger’s perspective on dating at B-school

Published on March 16, 2009 by Marquis in other blogs, Random categories, Reader comments

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What’s up, folk. This is a short entry to tell you about a hilarious entry on another blog that is similar to an entry I’ve posted here before. Remember when I wrote about relationships in business school a while back (http://marquisweblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/looking-backcommentary-on-relationships.html… Read the rest)? My original post was made in June 2005, but, when I found out a few months ago that it was being passed around the MBA applicant circle, I reposted it back in December. Well, one of my readers named Deadhedge recently posted a comment to let me know that he’d written his own blog entry about the