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Online undergrad with aspirations of a top MBA?

by Marquis | Jul 21, 2007 | Bschool admissions, 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...

It’s been a while since I made a "Story" posting…

by Marquis | Jul 15, 2007 | Business School, consulting, mba, notable organizations, other sites

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...

"I wanna break free" – the story of pigeonholed techie

by Marquis | Jun 15, 2007 | Bschool admissions, mba, Technology-related

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...

Advice to a lawyer who is making the B-school vs. consulting decision

by Marquis | Jun 6, 2007 | career, mba, transition

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...

Pursuing an MBA vs. a consulting job after finishing a Master’s degree?

by Marquis | Jun 5, 2007 | career, consulting, mba

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...

Follow-up to May 20th entry

by Marquis | May 22, 2007 | Business School, consulting, mba, recruiting

I got a follow up email from the reader I responded to on May 20th and thought I should post it along with the latest response…———-M.B. wrote:Marquis, I am famous now! Just kidding, thanks again so much for all of the advice, and the blog...
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