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Re: McDonough 2012 - Calling All Applicants
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26 Sep 2011, 05:22
Hello All!
I went to Experience Georgetown last Monday 9/19 and had a great time.
I got there about an hour before my scheduled time and sent it just wandering around campus and checking out the scenery. It was really nice, although there was a lot of construction going on, especially near the business school. Speaking of which, the Hariri building looks awesome and you could tell how new it is. I havent spent any time in my adult life in DC, but I have friends who either have lived or live there now who absolutely love it. It seems like a pretty cool town though the potential cost of living for what you get in DC does worry me a bit.
As for the experience itself once I got to the office I spoke with the receptionist for a bit and spoke with others who were showing up for EG also. We sat there for a while and at about 1040 my guide showed up and escorted us to class. Me and two other guys sat in on Professor Blemaster's Mergers and Acquisitions class. He started discussing private equity and even touched on the RJR Nabisco LBO from back in the 80s, which is something I'm currently reading about in "Barbarians at The Gate", so I found that particularly interesting. He's a very engaging professor and I had a great time visiting his class.
After class we went back to the admissions office and went on a tour of the building with 1 of 2 MBA2s. It didnt take very long considering its one building but it was interesting to see its set up. We then returned to the admin office for an info session headed by our two 2nd-year tour guides. The session itself was pretty standard as far as going through the admission process, but afterwards them answering our questions and describing their experiences was great. Shortly after they left and a group of about 8 current students, both 1st and 2nd years came in and introduced themselves and gave a little background info. They then each described their respective experiences and insight to McDonough which was great as well. I then spoke to a couple of them indivually afterward and everyone was extremely helpful and gave some great info and advice. All the students there are really enthusiastic about the school and it shows, and with the small class size everyone knows each other and theres a great sense of community there. All in all it was a great trip and Gtown definitely jumped a few spots on my board and I think I'd have a great time if I went there.
I also met Kelly Wilson at an admissions event this past Thursday at an MBA Fair here in Atlanta, and she couldn't have been any friendlier. I told her about my visit earlier in the week and the interaction I've had with other members of admin. We chatted for about 5 minutes and she seemed really impressed by how much I knew about the program and how enthusiastic I was about it. She gave me her card afterwards to reach out to her and made sure she remembered my name before I left.
Thus far in my research and experience I'm really impressed with Georgetown and look forward to getting my Rd1 app in in the next few weeks.
I know some others went to Experience Georgetown, namely Joel and gablaze. I'd love to here some of your thoughts/impressions on Gtown at this point.