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
Answering some general questions about Consulting
I recently received an email asking me some general questions about consulting and thought it might be useful for some of you out there. I won't go into details about the kind of work I'm doing, but I'll give some general insights/info about what it's like to be in...
Check me out on MBAPodcaster.com
Recently, I was contacted by the founder/host of MBAPodcaster.com, who wanted to do a phone interview with me to contribute to a podcast on helpful words of advice for business school applicants and students. Anyone who has read this blog for more than 5 minutes knows...
You’ve gotta love the McKinsey network
I received an email earlier today from a McKinsey alum from the Milan office who just started a directory of blogs written by McKinsey folks. I know there are several readers who would be interested in this new site, so I've added a link to it on the sidebar of this...
It’s good to see young people thinking about their careers
OK, so I knew that I had readers from a variety of age groups, but I just got an email from a high schooler...it's amazing how early people are starting to think about their careers nowadays. I was SO behind the curve when I was in high school as compared to how kids...
Advice for a soon-to-be GSB student (hopefully)
I received an email this morning from a young lady who is a Stanford GSB Round 1 admit and I thought some of the readers here might benefit from my response:------------------------Maureen wrote:"Hello Marquis, I am a Round 1 admit at the Stanford GSB and I have been...
Advice about going straight from undergrad to business school
The following comment was left on my last entry and I thought it was a good candidate to be made into a posting:--------------Helen wrote:Hi,This isn't really related to your entry...but I've been reading some of your posts and wanted to ask about your thoughts on...
"What the power of the two degrees combined can create"
One of my friends from college recently sent me the following email about some great work that a couple of Stanford MBA/MA.Ed graduates are doing with a school in Africa. I liked her email so much that I wanted to post it here and steal a quote from it for the title...
Getting reacquainted with the cold weather
Whew, I sure have been getting a lot of exposure to cold temperatures lately and it is killing me. I'm writing this post from NYC and I've got another story for you from the realms of "It sure can be tough to be a Black dude in America". Last night, I had to meet a...
Helping some Oxford MBA students with a project
I was contacted by an Oxford MBA student who is looking for folks to fill out an online survey to help with a project. I know that there are several current MBA students reading this blog, so, if you've got time, please help them out. Take care.-----------Dear...
Introducing a friend’s blog
Hey everyone. I'm writing this entry to share the link to a blog that my man Doug has started about the energy industry. I'm not sure how many of you are interested in that area, but, for those that are, he's writing some really good stuff in...