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Warm beers, weak handshakes4 comments

mbamrs wrote 1 day ago: Last night it intermittently pissed and poured as I pushed my way through the crowds on Oxford Stree … more →

Tags: MBA, internship, London

MBA Ethics: Worldwide Reactions1 comment

careermee wrote 3 days ago: We’ve collected the responses from MBA Alumni Chapter Presidents around the world, and compiled some … more →

Tags: MBA News & Commentary, MBA, MBA Oath, ethics, Wharton, Haas, agsm

NW16DP10 comments

mbamrs wrote 6 days ago: Last night I had settled in and commenced “freaking the fuck out”. Wondering why I … more →

Tags: internship, London, MBA, summer

How To Contact Your Interviewer2 comments

OutOfMyJeans wrote 1 week ago: OK, too many people seem to want to know how to write a mail to your interviewer. So here’s my … more →

Tags: MBA

Fonty or Singapore

OutOfMyJeans wrote 1 week ago: I will be starting my programme in Fontainebleau (affectionately called Fonty). This was an easy cho … more →

When I was young and vacationed in the south of France...4 comments

mbamrs wrote 1 week ago: Drive drive drive (S 402km) :: fields of sunflowers on all sides – all facing the same way :: … more →

Tags: MBA, visa, Travel, Self-Actualization, Blog, @ vacation

Knowing versus Doing

hprager wrote 2 weeks ago: We use an online exercise from the INSEAD school at LFGSM that gives people the opportunity to demon … more →

Tags: knowing-doing, LFGSM, Mt. Prospect Community Band, Music

Use 'em Till They Last

ElvishGoalie wrote 2 weeks ago: I bet if people have the same mentality as me, most shops can just close down. Why? I am one rare us … more →

Tags: Life, adidas, INSEAD Family Day, Motorola, Nokia, puma, Samsung, Singapore Zoo

It was long ago and not true4 comments

mbamrs wrote 2 weeks ago: P3 is done – we’re 3/5 of the periods through the (cheat-sheet propelled, for some) MBA … more →

Tags: Fontainebleau, France, Immigration, p3, Social Skills, summer, visa

INSEAD Interviews FAQ1 comment

OutOfMyJeans wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been getting a lot of mails on the INSEAD interviews; what they ask, how to prepare, etc. … more →

Why Leadership Is The Next Global Frontier

Laurel Delaney wrote 3 weeks ago: You have a business but do you have and are you communicating a vision about taking it global?  Acc … more →

Tags: Education, International Business, leadership, Research, Laurel Delaney, The vision thing, Vision, communicate your goals, leadership is the next global frontier

Sleep debt overhang2 comments

mbamrs wrote 3 weeks ago: First off, a tip to the gentlemen readers: Never tell a woman that she looks tired. No matter how s … more →

Tags: Blog, MBA, Paris, Parties, Sleep Deprivation, Time Management

Secured My Seat!2 comments

OutOfMyJeans wrote 1 month ago: I secured my seat today after sending the 5000 Euro (ouch!) deposit. Of course, the real ouch(s)! wi … more →

INSEAD Interviews - Part 21 comment

OutOfMyJeans wrote 1 month ago: My 2nd interview was 2 days after my first one, which was incidentally on a Wednesday. This didn … more →

Time Travel2 comments

mbamrs wrote 1 month ago: My favorite pair of shoes ever was this bright red strappy pair of camper sandals that lasted me 3 … more →

Tags: Growing Up, MBA, Memory Lane, Non Sequitur, Travel

INSEAD Interviews - Part 12 comments

OutOfMyJeans wrote 1 month ago: It’s a bitter-sweet moment when you receive the pre-selection e-mail from INSEAD informing you … more →

The Arbitrage of Place and Time8 comments

mbamrs wrote 1 month ago: This time one year ago, a June weekend might have looked like this:  I probably woke up late on a Sa … more →

Tags: Cognitive Dissonance, Growing Up, MBA, Memory Lane, recruiting, Self-Actualization, shit ton of debt, Time Management

Admitted to INSEAD!8 comments

Nerdboy wrote 1 month ago: Finally!! I got the call on the last possible day when I was already certain that the result would b … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Wind Of Change

ElvishGoalie wrote 1 month ago: Just like the title, I bet many people will curse and swear at the idea. I will see how things go. L … more →

Tags: Life, computer support, engagement, Multimedia, sakura