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
My first "Across the Street" class
At the GSB, we refer to classes that are in departments outside of the B-school as being "Across the street" and, earlier today, I had my first "across the street" session. The class was an Education school class called "The Politics of Education", which is the first...
A great man has passed
When I sat down at my computer to type this entry, I intended to talk about the first week of Spring classes, but something else more important should be mentioned first. I had my TV on as I was at my computer and I heard the news that the Pope had passed away. The...
Networking is the greatest thing since sliced bread!
I've always been a fan of networking, but I had no idea that using a little networking could create such good results. I've gotten some great internship leads over the past few days as a result of reaching out to the folks in my circle of contacts.First, my girl maya...
Ding, ding, dinged again…
I just got the call from URS Corporation that they'd decided to go with another candidate for the summer. I'm a little bummed out about it, but not too badly because I realize that there is nothing more I could have done to secure my position. The lady who called me...
Happy Easter
I know that not everyone reading this blog is a Christian, but I am and I would be remiss if I didn't devote a post to saying how thankful I am for Jesus giving his life for all of our sins (My mom is a preacher, so I guess it comes with the territory). Today is a big...
Back in the US and back on the internship grind
What's up, y'all. I got in from Cabo last night and it was a rough night because of this daggone cold. The coughing, sneezing, and congestion not only kept me up all night, but had me feeling like I was going to die on the plane. I feel a little better today, but I...
The trip is still going…
OK, I’ve been on this trip for 5 days and I just realized that I could get internet connectivity on my laptop. So, I’m finally able to make a new post about how this Spring Break trip to Cabo has gone. I never went on a Spring Break trip during my undergrad years...
Spring Break is finally here
Whew, I finally made it to the end of the finals period for the Winter quarter and I feel like I'm about to pass out from exhaustion. Thank goodness Spring Break is here because I needed it in the worst way. In about 10 minutes, I'll be catching a shuttle to the...
It’s a celebration!!!
After a week of a couple of highs and many, many lows, I'm happy to say that winterr quarter finals are finally over. I just got back from taking my last exam for my Finance class and I feel like I'm ready to pass out. I was terrified going into this last exam because...
Winter quarter exams have started…
Today was the start of winter quarter exams and, if today's test was any indication of what I've got ahead of me, I'm in for a doozey of a week.It all started with the final for my Strategy class this morning from 9am to noon. We'd been given access to last year's...