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
A new blog that might interest some readers…
What's up, folk. I just wanted to write a quick entry to help a friend of mine spread the word about a blog that he just started. He's a Morehouse alum and a Business Analyst in the ATL office with me and he started this blog to help college-aged people with general...
Giving some "pub" to a fun new website…
What's up, y'all. I just received word about a new site that one of my college roomies launched with his younger brother called TriviaTown.com. It's a site with a bunch of cool trivia games across a broad range of topics. If you've got some time to kill, feel free to...
Question from a GSB applicant with a previous MBA
What's going on, everyone. So, I was just checking the gmail account for this blog and I realized how many people don't even take the time to send a "thank you" email after I've taken the time to write a thorough response. I know it's a small thing, but I swear things...
Question from a Stanford GSB applicant
Happy new year, everyone! I hope everyone had a happy and safe celebration to bring in 2008. What better way to bring in a new year than to start responding to reader emails again, right? :-)The email below is from a Stanford GSB applicant who would like to transition...
Merry Christmas…and a question from an applicant to Stanford’s MS&E program
Happy holidays, everyone. The email below is from an engineer at Yahoo who is looking for a way to keep himself from getting pigeonholed as a techie and wants to pursue a Master's in Management Science and Engineering at Stanford...I guess this has become an area...
Request for advice from an "older" MBA applicant
The email below is from a reader who is applying to business school as an "older" applicant who just recently decided that an MBA is right for him. He's looking for some ways to justify his "recent interest" in the degree, so I've tried to help him think through the...
Teacher interested in transitioning to international business
What's up, everyone. The email below is from a teacher who is interested in applying to International Business programs. This is a totally new area because I didn't look at any programs that focused on that area, so I hope he still finds my perspective useful...even...
Question from a Bschool applicant interested in the investment industry
Hey there, folk. The email below is a prospective Bschool student with a social science background who is trying to make a transition into the investment industry. She's asked me some rather specific questions about a few schools, none of which is Stanford, so it was...
Undergrad looking for consulting summer internships through off-campus search
The email below is from an undergrad who is looking to get a full-time job in Consulting and wants some advice on how to approach it. He emailed me about a month ago and I feel bad for taking so long to get back to him, but I did get to this one in the order that it...
More blogs for those seeking info on getting an MBA and/or Stanford
What's up, y'all. If you look at the links to the right of this blog page, you'll notice a couple of new links that'll give you some other MBA and Stanford viewpoints. Here's a little more information on those links:--------The first site is a directory of blogs...