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
Interesting job opportunities at Teach For America…they’re seeking Management Consultant types
What's good, folk. Looks like I'm mkaing up for lost time by making lots of posts in the month of August. I'm in the process of thinking through responses to some reader emails, but this entry isn't one of those. Instead, it's an entry to help a fantastic organization...
High-level summary of Management Consulting written for another site
What's going on, y'all. I hope you've all had a nice week and are ready to enjoy the weekend. With only a month left in the summer, I'm starting to see visions of the Chicago cold returning and I don't know if I'm ready for that to happen. I guess all I can do until...
Request from a reader for consulting case interview partners and an interesting article from BusinessWeek
Wow, I've been able to post entries in three consecutive days...but they've all been short ones and haven't been responses to reader emails. If you're waiting on a response from me, I'll get to you eventually. It's just easier for me to post these quick-shots ones...
Throwback entry: MBA graduates sharing insights from their B-school experiences
Hey there, peoples. In this entry, I'm going to hit you guys with something a bit random, but it'll make sense to those who might find it helpful. My long-time readers might remember that I was interviewed for a podcast for a site called MBAPodcaster.com a couple of...
Passing along the link to a new JD/MBA-focused student blog
What's going on, everyone. This is going to be a really short entry for me to tell you about an interesting new blog that I stumbled upon recently. This new blog is from a Stanford alum (gotta show love for my fellow Stanford folks) named Jeremy W. who will be...
Suggestion for the site from a reader to introduce a donationware system
What's going on, everyone. I'd like to start this entry by passing along an interesting article that was posted on BusinessWeek.com a couple of weeks ago. The article is called 'How to Write an MBA Admissions Essay' and the author breaks down the steps to compose a...
Reader seeking advice on preparing for a Stanford GSB admissions interview
What's good, y'all. I hope you're all enjoying your Saturday so far. This weekend, I've got family in town visiting me and I'm looking forward to a couple of days of foolishness and laughs. Unfortunately, I was too busy with work this week to plan anything out, but...
Message from a younger MBA aspirant planning to apply with no work experience
Hey there, everyone. I hope you've all had a nice weekend and are ready to tackle another week on the grind at work. Some of you may have noticed that my frequency of posting entries has slowed in recent weeks. I apologize for that, but I guess that's what happens...
Prospective MPP/MBA student with doubts about her chances
What's going on, people. By now, I hope those of you in the U.S. are getting ready for a nice 4th of July weekend. You've gotta love three-day weekends, especially in the middle of the summer. Many of you are probably planning on traveling this weekend, so I'd like to...
Interesting initiative to promote education for poor children in New Delhi
Hey there, folk. This is a quick entry to pass along a link to an initiative that caught my eye. Recently, one of my readers emailed me to inform me about a project being launched in New Delhi, India (one of the cities that I visited back in February). According to...
