Fridays From the Frontline

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And welcome back to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s ongoing dive into the depths of the deliriously detailed lives of MBA aspirants and current students. Seven days never goes by quite as fast as in the b-school blogosphere. Each week, additional applications are worked upon, and orientation and class schedules are determined. This week was no exception, aspirants continue to deal with drafting essays and aiming high for GMAT exams while first year and returning students begin to adjust to school life.

Steve took another GMAT practice test and found that he scored pretty consistently, even without as much strenuous study. Ellipser prepared to attend Tuck, NYU and Ross events in the coming days. MBAYogi slept less in the days leading up to his GMAT exam, but felt good about it. MBA Dreamz found another reason to go to Harvard: dates. A. worked on his essays and found inspiration in the story of Abraham Lincoln’s life. Raj struggled with Ross’ fourth essay and attended information sessions for Fuqua and Wharton. Sanket shared photographs from his visit to ISB’s campus .

Columbia ’12 Praz presented his thoughts on career management. NYU ’12 Nistha expressed her opinion on how important location is to a business school choice. IMD ’11 Howie planned to represent his school for Business Week and envied his wife’s time at the Minnesota State Fair. Babson ’12 Shubha outlined the jam packed schedule of his day. MIT ’12 Paul responded to questions about whether being a consultant is a disadvantage for an applicant. Kellogg ’12 Jeremy shared the details of his mystery KWEST trip to Jordan.

Darden ’11 Matt attended his first consulting club meeting of the year and wondered if Darden didn’t provide almost too many career planning activities to first years. Boston ’11 Felish asked a number of questions of her readers, such as ‘Why does school start on the Thursday before Labor Day? Does this not make sense to anyone else?‘ Kellogg ’11 Shobhit found himself responding to many prospective students’ questions and commented on the value of informed networking. Wake Forest ’11 Omne checked in after a four month silence to briefly discuss his trip to China, his summer internship and what his plan for his second year was going to be. McDonough ’11 Part-Timer attended his first course of the new semester: financial markets. Darden ’11 Julie found herself unsure of how to proceed in her second year after the rigid first year schedule. Kellogg ’11 D.G. continued to put together his business, though he was running short on time.

And that’s the news for this week. As the days of summer dwindle, Clear Admit hopes that new students adjust to their new surroundings and that second years soak up every sun filled moment of late summer on their respective campuses. Until next week, have a great weekend!

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Hello there, and welcome to the freshest Fridays From the Frontline! Each week Clear Admit scrolls through the MBA blogosphere looking for the latest news and insight into b-school applications and life.

Steve was pleased with his GMAT study progress and the latest score he had in a practice test. Ellipser felt pretty good about all aspects of his b-school application process, from studying for the GMAT to drafting essays. KT updated his readers on his application process. MBAYogi only had 30 days remaining before his GMAT ‘day of atonement.’ A. shared what he learned about how to strengthen any upcoming application from his Tepper feedback session. ShOOnya struggled with how to introduce herself in the first of Ross’ essays.

Columbia ’12 Praz shared the statistics of the class of 2012 and expressed some pride in finding a place in the class. INSEAD ’11 Vaibhav arrived safely in France and experienced his first Fontainbleu hangover. Tepper ’12 Madhurya reviewed her first four weeks at school, including math bootcamp and orientation. IESE ’12 Hari felt excitement for his upcoming move to Spain, but didn’t look forward to being separated from his wife for the first time in five years.

Kellogg ’11 Orlando shared some insights into Dallas, having spent the majority of his summer getting to know the city. Darden ’11 Matt briefly recounted the shape his summer took and was glad to be back in Charlottesville. BU ’11 Felish enjoyed her first day of vacation and a fellow MBA classmate’s wedding. Kellogg ’11 Shubhit investigated sales education at Kellogg and other top programs. Harvard ’11 Military to Business delved into the school’s demographics and made a few charts to demonstrate how the school stacks up in terms of former military members in an incoming class. Darden ’11 Julie crammed as many NYC tourist activities as she could into a four day period.

And that wraps up this round of b-school fun. We hope new students are enjoying their first few days/weeks of school and that applicants continue to stay on target for first round deadlines. Until next week, have a great weekend!

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Hello there and welcome back to the latest look-see into the lusciously interesting lives of b-school bloggers, also known as Fridays From the Frontline! This week applicants continued to forge ahead with their applications while first year students were finally arriving on campus and participating in orientation events. Meanwhile, current students were putting the finishing touches on their internship work before heading back to campus themselves.

Ellipser had dinner with a friend about to embark on his first year at Ross. MBAYogi wished his countrymen a happy independence day. MBA Dreamz was slightly surprised by the option to waive one’s right to look at a recommendation and considered the pros and cons to doing so. A. spoke with fellow blogger and current Kellogg student Shobhit about his program experiences. Steve ran the Damon Runyon 5K and updated his blog while his bosses were out of the office.

Columbia ’12 Praz took the Columbia campus tour for the first time, even though he had been on the school’s grounds a few times before. 1L Nistha was prepared for her first days of b-school, and provided some insights into venturing for her fellow first years. Sloan ’12 Paul only had twelve days remaining before orientation.

’11 Classy Career Girl explained what she thought made a good speech/presentation. Boston ’11 Felish showed her readers the result of her work making a poster for her internship and couldn’t believe she only had a week before returning to school. Kellogg ’12 Jeremy touched upon some of the difficulties of being a JD/MBA student. Kellogg ’11 Orlando reflected on the many positives he has learned over his summer internship. Darden ’11 Julie was given the opportunity to leave work early and looked forward to classes starting back up.

And that wraps up this round of Fridays From the Frontline. We hope that the transition from summer to school isn’t too harsh on new students, and that returning students are excited about continuing their MBA adventures! Until next week, have a great weekend!

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Well, hello there and welcome to the latest news from the MBA blogsophere! Clear Admit continues to do its best to track the perspectives, opinions and activities of the wildly diverse group of b-school bloggers out there. This week current students shared insights on their internships while incoming first years continued their preparations and Class of 2012 hopefuls did all they could do to get ready for the upcoming application season.

MBA hopeful Xlick considered the draw of free pizza and a GMAT club happy hour. After a disappointing second GMAT exam, fellow aspirant Hari looked to his readers for advice. Bizwiz made himself a handy chart with all the deadlines for the application season. He wasn’t the only chart maker, Kellogg ‘11 D.G. knew where he was living and made his own pie chart that showed the breakdown of where Kellogg students end up residing. W.P. Carey ‘11 Maverick had his own Indian MBA junta and just a few more things to purchase before he would be ready for school to start. Last week Metal wrote about the relative importance (or unimportance) of anonymity, this week Goizueta ‘11 Ahembeea also weighed in on how much it mattered to remain unknown. McCombs ‘10 Paragon2Pieces knew that many were beginning to prepare for their first day of b-school and conveyed her thoughts on what a first year MBA might need to know.

While we at Clear Admit thought she had already decided, Haas ‘11 Lauren announced her intention to go to, well, Haas. LBS ‘10 OutOnALimb shared a few observations from his first few days at his summer internship. Marshall ‘10 Andrew was excited that his particular field of interest and internship focus, healthcare, was in the national spotlight. Darden ‘10 Mechanigal, still in India, succumbed to tweeting. The recent Metro crash in D.C. was just one reason that HBS ‘10 Gabrielle started paying more attention to the news. Darden ‘10 JulyDream found herself intrigued by whether the public should think that Apple is Steve Jobs while McCombs ‘10 Metal described the Six Sigma project he is working on as an intern.

Summer has only started to get into the swing of things and already the applicant pool is heating up. As more and more schools announce their 2009-2010 essay topics and application deadlines we’re sure that even more applicant bloggers will come out of the woodwork. In the meantime the experiences of rising first- and second-years will keep those of us tracking the blogosphere satiated with tales of internship lessons and class preparation.

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