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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

Question from a Petro-interested engineer preparing to apply to B-school

Published on December 28, 2008 by Marquis in application process, career, extracurricular activities, mba, pre-MBA grad degrees

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Hey there. I’m writing this entry from the terminal area at Reagan National Airport as I’m waiting for my flight back to Chicago and I’m kinda sad to be leaving. Of course leaving my family is part of that, but a BIG part of it leaving this niiiiiiiiiice weather here in the great state of Virginia. It was 68 degrees when I hopped out of the car and, when I checked in for my flight, the kiosk said that the current temperature in Chicago is 24 degrees, which will certainly be lower by the time I land. As y’all can… Read the rest

Question from an undergrad about choosing extracurricular activities

Published on July 21, 2008 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, extracurricular activities

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Hello all. I’ve got an email below from a student at Cornell who is considering applying to the schools M.Eng program, but hopes to get an MBA in the future. Sounds similar to the reader whose email I addressed a few days ago, right? Well, this guy has a question about the type of extracurricular activities he should pursue during the rest of his time in college to position himself well for B-school. I like emails like this…short and sweet.