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Reader asking for advice on choosing business school options

by Marquis | Mar 14, 2008 | Bschool admissions, Business School, career

What’s up, folks. By now, you’ve probably seen all of the footage of downtown ATL after the tornado came through last night and I’m still in shock. I just happened to be on the way to dinner with a friend right after the storm hit and we noticed that...

Affording to have fun in business school

by Marquis | Mar 9, 2008 | Bschool experience, Business School, Financing the MBA

What’s good, folk. Just when I said that I was going to start writing more often, things started getting busier at work and I found myself not writing stuff that wasn’t work-related for a while. Well, I’m sitting on a plane right now, which gives me...

Another techie who wants to move toward business school

by Marquis | Feb 29, 2008 | Bschool admissions, mba, Technology-related

What’s up, peoples. The email below is from another software developer who feels like he’s destined to be in that career for the rest of his life. He’s got an interest in doing an MBA and has asked me for some advice on how to approach the...

Question about moving on from a current job

by Marquis | Feb 17, 2008 | Bschool admissions, career, consulting, mba, transition

What’s going on, y’all. The email below is from a very young professional who has hopes of getting a top MBA one day and is deciding between whether to stay at his current job or transition to a gig at a boutique management consulting firm. This is a tough...

Question from a reader looking to transition out of his current job

by Marquis | Feb 17, 2008 | career, consulting, mba, transition

What’s up, y’all. I’m not sure why, but I’ve been on a tear recently in updating this blog…If I’m remembering correctly, this is my third reader email response in the past week and I can’t remember the last time I did that....

IT Consultant wanting to transition to Strategy Consulting

by Marquis | Feb 14, 2008 | career, consulting, mba, recruiting, Stanford GSB, Technology-related

What’s good, fam. I’ve been trying to write more entries lately because I feel so bad about that GSB Round 2 applicant who’d asked me some questions only to have me respond to him after the deadline for that round. I know that this is a side thing...
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