A major component of this site is a weblog that has had several lives, from its start as a featured MBA applicant/student blog on a separate site to its own presence on the Blogger system and now to its own domain as my personal website.
As you read through the entries, you'll see me go through three distinct phases in my life:
- Pre-MBA experience: Experiences that one typically goes through before matriculating at business school
- Life as an MBA student: Highs and lows of my time as a student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in much more detail than most would expect to see
- Post-MBA life...and serving as a career/education/life coach to the masses: Responses to questions emailed to me by readers, where I use what I have learned through my own missteps and experiences to help others achieve their goals and avoid making the same misstepsÂ
For folks interested in the Education field — Info on the Broad Residency in Urban Education
What's going on, everyone. Y'all know that I like to do whatever I can to look out for my fellow Stanford GSB alums/students, right? Well, this is another entry to do just that... The email below is from the Director of Recruitment for The Broad Residency in Urban...
One thing you can do today to make your essays more competitive
What's good, folk. Today, I'm going to try something a little different with the content for the blog. I've posted externally-written content (links to interesting articles, links to other blogs, emails from other people, etc.) on here, but I've never had a guest...
Great new blog for those seeking weight loss tips
What's going on, y'all. I hope you're all enjoying your weekend so far. This is going to be a quick-hit entry to pass along the URL of a really good site that I've come across. This new site will be of particular interest to those of you who have fought the battle of...
Really good entry from another blog about diversity in the MBA game
A few weeks ago, I posted a link to a new blog by a Northwestern University JD/MBA student named Jeremy and I've been following his blog ever since. He's written some really good entries about the B-school admissions game and the start of his journey at Northwestern...
Question from an MBA applicant concerning an unusual extracurricular activity
The email below is from an MBA applicant who is seeking advice on whether to mention his involvement in massively multiplayer online games (or MMO; "Worlds of Warcraft" is an example) during his college years in his applications and, if so, how he should do so. Really...
Reader feedback: Pre-MBA Marquis vs. Post-MBA Marquis
Hey, everyone. As many of my long-time readers know, I'm very open to receiving feedback from my readers about this blog and, at times, I'll post the feedback in an entry along with my response if it's relevant. This entry is another example of that. Earlier today, an...
I guess some readers out there are still checkin’ for The Kid…
Hey there. I'm not going to include much of an intro to this entry because this is more in the category of "things that make me grin" than anything that most of you would consider productive. The email below came in after I mentioned in my Sept 7th entry that I didn't...
Recent interview of for a GMAT prep company’s website
What's good, folk. One of the funny side effects of having done this blog for so long is that I've developed a sort of brand around providing great information about business school life and am approached to do interviews about it every now and then. Recently, I was...
Questions from an entrepreneur who is looking at applying to business school
Hello, everyone. The message below is from a reader who started his career as an IT consultant and then transitioned into a role as a founding member of a start-up in his home country. Now, he's ready to apply to business school and he has questions about how he...
Question from a reader with high standardized test scores but concerns about his GPA
Ahhhhh, another direct and to-the-point message from a reader...gotta love it. The email below is from a reader who is interested in a position with my former employer has concerns about whether his GPA will keep him out of the running for an interview. It's been so...