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
Why I don’t provide links to specific archived entries in most responses…
Hey, everyone. This is going to be a short entry, but it's one that I felt the need to write to set expectations of what I'm willing to do in my responses to readers.A couple of days ago, I started an exchange with a reader who had left a comment about my April 29th...
A few interesting articles to share
Hey there, folk. Recently, I've come across some really interesting articles and wanted to pass them along just in case some of you might enjoy them. 1. My long-time readers know that I have a pretty big following of cats from India. I'm not sure how that happened,...
MBA aspirant seeking advice on differentiation and extracurricular activities
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...
Never get too busy making a living that you forget to make a life
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...
Questions about Management Consulting and career options afterward
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...
US News & World Report 2010 B-school rankings leaked early…at least that’s the word on the street
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...
Questions from a reader looking at Graduate Finance programs
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...
Interesting new global initiative…The 21st Citizens movement
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...
Question about getting a foot in the door at Consulting firms
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...
Question about my "CRAZY" educational background…lol!
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...