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
Mass exodus from the tech industry into consulting???
What’s up, y’all. I think I’m going to try to go for one entry every week or two from now on to make myself be more consistent with updates because I hate leaving people hanging waiting for responses to emails. I often respond to some emails immediately because...
There sure are some forward thinking undergrads out there…
Wow, I can’t believe I was actually able to respond to two emails over the course of a single weekend…that hasn’t happened in a LONG time. This entry is from an undergraduate who is trying to figure out which career path would be best for him to pursue if he...
Online undergrad with aspirations of a top MBA?
What's up, y'all. The past week or two have been really busy, so I haven't been able to find much time to respond to my emails. If you sent me an email and it's taken me a while to hit you back, I apologize...and do plan to get back to each one when i find the time to...
It’s been a while since I made a "Story" posting…
What's up, everyone. I hope this entry finds you enjoying your weekend. I just got in from the airport a little while and realized that I hadn't posted anything in a while, so I thought it would be worth sharing a little about where I've been. I just got back from...
Reader looking for case interview practice partners
Hello all. I'm posting this message on behalf of a reader who is about to make a run at the consulting companies and needs someone to practice cases with. He saw the post I made for another reader while ago and thought this would be a good way for people to reach out...
This is why I keep doing this blog…
The message below is a follow-up from the reader who email was the basis of my last entry. Sounds like he's ready to make another run at the Bschool application process. I really enjoy being able to help people out through this blog.-----------------Suresh wrote:"Hi...
"I wanna break free" – the story of pigeonholed techie
The email below is one that got me because it was from a guy who is stuck in the same deeply technical track that I escaped by going off to business school. As I've said on here before, it's really difficult to pull yourself away from the clutches of the "techie gods"...
Getting the word out about a friend’s non-profit…
This will be a short entry, but I'm writing it to let you guys know about a non-profit that one of my friends started. My girl Heather B.H., who has been a friend of mine since my freshman year in college, founded an organization called My New Red Shoes to help...
Advice to a lawyer who is making the B-school vs. consulting decision
The following email is from a young lady who is currently a practicing attorney that is interested in switching careers over to consulting. In addition to making this switch, she'd also like to get an MBA. After exchanging several emails with her, it came out that...
Pursuing an MBA vs. a consulting job after finishing a Master’s degree?
The email that I'm responding to in this message is from a young lady that I met at a conference back in February. She's currently in a Public Health grad program and is very interested in making the move toward consulting after she finishes up. In the following...