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MBA aspirant seeking advice on differentiation and extracurricular activities

Published on April 29, 2009 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, career, extracurricular activities, mba

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Hello all. I’d like to start by thanking some of you for the nice comments and emails that were submitted after I posted my last entry. I still can’t believe I put so much of my business out in the street in that last one, but, due to those comments, it feels like the right thing to have done. I just hope my story helped at least a few of you think about the necessity of a true balance between life and work. Once a day is over, we can never get it back, so the best thing we can… Read the rest

Never get too busy making a living that you forget to make a life

Published on April 22, 2009 by Marquis in About Marquis, career, Random categories, real life stuff

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Hey there, folk. As you can probably tell, I’ve been doing a lot of introspection in the past few weeks since the passing of my aunt and, along with that, I’ve been writing a lot more about what’s going on in my head nowadays. Well, that trend will continue with this entry, so, if you were hoping to see any entry with me answering a reader email message, then you might as well stop reading now

By now, you’ve all probably heard about the suicide of Freddie Mac’s CFO David Kellerman via some news outlet (CNN.com story… Read the rest).

Questions about Management Consulting and career options afterward

Published on April 21, 2009 by Marquis in career, consulting

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Alright, so I’m going to start this entry off with another edition of “Marquis bringing something good to the People”…I want to pass along some information that might help those of you planning to apply to business school in the Fall. I recently discovered a GMAT prep and B-school application counseling scholarship being offered by a site called BeatTheGMAT.com: 2009 Beat The GMAT Scholarship… Read the rest (click link for more detailed information). According to the detailed site, the prizes up for grabs are:

“First Prize ($5490 total value)
$500 Cash
One full Manhattan GMAT course
1 School Comprehensive Package with Stacy Blackman

US News & World Report 2010 B-school rankings leaked early…at least that’s the word on the street

Published on April 20, 2009 by Marquis in Business School, business school rankings

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OK, so y’all know I like to pass along good information when I can, right? Well, I’ve been keeping my ear to the streets and found out that the US News & World Report 2010 Business School rankings have been leaked a couple of weeks early. The funny part is that they accidentally leaked it themselves and now the news is kinda hot out on the B-school message board circuit.

Here’s the story…The best I’ve been able to figure out is that US News & World Report put out a video about graduate schools on their website (LINK TO … Read the rest

Questions from a reader looking at Graduate Finance programs

Published on April 19, 2009 by Marquis in career, consulting, pre-MBA grad degrees

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What’s good, folk. You’ve got to love the weekends, right? And, they’re especially good when the NBA playoffs start up. Four games yesterday and four games today make for a sports fan’s dream weekend

Plus, the weather is making a turn for the better here in Chicago, so I can’t complain at all. Man, I’m glad I pulled up stakes and moved up here.

This entry’s email is from a reader who has an engineering background and wants to transition to a client-centric role like consulting or I-banking. She’s chosen to pursue graduate Finance programs to rebrand herself and… Read the rest

Interesting new global initiative…The 21st Citizens movement

Published on April 14, 2009 by Marquis in notable organizations, other sites

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What’s going on, y’all. So, you know how I like to inform you guys about interesting things that come my way, right? Well, this is yet another one of those entries. This time, I’m writing to tell you about a recently launched global initiative called the 21st Citizens movement that I just learned about from my B-school roommate. The goal of 21st Citizens is to get people to think about what they should do to be a better citizen of the world in the 21st century. I know it sounds pretty simple, but something about their approach stuck out in… Read the rest

Question about getting a foot in the door at Consulting firms

Published on April 14, 2009 by Marquis in application process, consulting, mentorship, other sites, recruiting

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Hello, all. Now that the MBA application cycle for 2009-10 is almost over, I imagine that some of you are thinking about applying for the next cycle starting in the Fall. If so, you might want to check out an article called “Your Roadmap to a Successful MBA Application” written by John Rice, the founder of Management Leaders for Tomorrow, which has helped many candidates gain admission to top B-schools. I’m a huge fan of John (HBS alum) and his wife Andrea (Stanford GSB alum) because they’ve been doing a wonderful job of helping folks achieve their educational and professional… Read the rest

Question about my "CRAZY" educational background…lol!

Published on April 8, 2009 by Marquis in About Marquis, pre-MBA grad degrees

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What’s good, y’all. I’d like to start this entry by thanking my mother and the other readers of my last entry to hit me up after reading about the passing of my aunt last week. Her funeral was earlier today and it felt strange not to be in attendance. My thoughts were with my family back in VA all day long though. One of these days, I’m going to have to buy a private jet in order to get anywhere at the drop of a hat. Being geographically separate from my family is pretty daggone tough when it comes to… Read the rest