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09 Jun 2015, 23:24
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: The Road Trip East and my Very Patient and Very Pregnant Wife |
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In 2012, my wife and I went to Morocco. 1 week soaking in the African rays at a beautiful resort in the Atlas Mountains. We got massages, learned how to cook Tagine, and trekked through the mountains. That was an amazing vacation. That was also the last time we went on a vacation that didn’t have anything to do with applying to b-school. I knew coming out of undergrad at the IU Kelley School of Business that I was interested in a full-time MBA, but I didn’t get serious until 2013. My wife and I planned an east coast road trip for April. My wife would see a few new states and I would make it back for some much needed Maine lobster and New York Pizza; but most importantly, we would visit 7 potential business schools, learn what we wanted in a business school and move one step closer to making my Ivy-League aspirations a reality. Our first stop was Philadelphia, maybe the most under-rated city in America (my opinion, of course). After grabbing some cliché photos of us running up the steps of the art museum and pretending we were Rocky, we headed to Wharton. First impressions were mixed. Wharton sits on a nice campus that is very walkable and easy to navigate, but UPenn is an island. The area surrounding the school does not share its appeal and is down-right scary in spots. Class visit, tour, and info session all went well. I couldn’t help but to notice that despite having what I thought to be a very engaging guest speaker many students were checked-out during class. Several students were even working on other things on their laptops! $200K investment in an education and you are checking your emails? Our tour guide, when asked, said that she had applied to LBS, HBS, and Wharton. After being let down from HBS, she had chosen Wharton over LBS. She spoke of her rejection from HBS in a disappointed tone. Could this mean she had really wanted to go to HBS? (This was a similar feeling I got from a current student at a later visit to Kellogg.) After going to a large undergraduate business school, I was very much looking for an adult environment for my MBA. Wharton has graduate and undergraduate students right on top of one-another. Overall, I could definitely see myself at Wharton and in Philadelphia, but I wouldn’t call it fireworks. Time to head to one of my favorite places: New York, New York. Columbia is a beautiful urban campus, too bad the business school is the exception. Uris Hall looks like nothing has been updated since the 60s or, even worse, the 70s. Not only is it ugly, but the lack of natural light or reasonable accommodations leads to a culture where people leave after classes and meetings. This coupled with the New York location means that no one lives on or even near campus and Columbia GSB is essentially an Ivy-League commuter school. New York I love you, but this isn’t going to work out. Off to New Haven, CT to visit the school that is in-between Harvard and Columbia. When I picture and Ivy-league campus, I now picture Yale. I was blown away by the Gothic Architecture and ornate fixtures. And what is that amazing glass building under-construction? “Future home of the Yale School of Management” (now current home), that is what I am talking about! New Haven leaves a little to be desired, but overall Yale offers so much through its world-class facilities and art and music departments that there is no doubt it would be a great place to spend two years. The people we met at SOM were fantastic and went out of their way to make my pregnant wife comfortable. After meeting the students and learning about and witnessing SOM’s innovative integrated curriculum, this is no longer a short stop between New York and Boston, this is exactly what I am looking for! Off to Boston and to HBS and MIT. Cambridge, a city I hadn’t spent much time in, is very nice. It is what I would consider an urban suburb, quaint like a college town but crowded and lively like a city. Overall, I find Boston to be a better city to visit than live in (let’s hope I am wrong about that!). Unfortunately, our time in Boston was impaired by the man-hunt after the Boston Marathon bombing. This prevented any serious visits to Sloan. I was only mildly disappointed, since I was afraid Sloan was too focused on Finance and Entrepreneurship and lacked the general management focus I was looking for. Harvard visit was good. The classroom experience and the case method must be witnessed in person. My class was Finance a.k.a. “Fin 2” (a course that I assumed would be a terrible fit for the case method). I was blown away by how engaging and exciting the case method was even for a technical subject like Finance. HBS’s campus is across the Charles River from Cambridge and the rest of the university, so it offers the grown up feel and residential learning environment that were missing from Wharton. After a coffee and a long chat with a colleague studying at HBS, it was time to head to New Hampshire. The remoteness of Tuck didn’t scare me. As an avid outdoorsman and mountain-lover, the prospect of living on the Appalachian Trail and 55 minutes from Killington was exciting. Plus a career in business nearly guarantees a lifetime spent in or around cities, when is the next chance I would have to live in a place like Hanover, NH? No trip to Hanover is complete without breakfast a Lou’s, so we started the morning with French toast. Tuck’s building feels very “Ivy”. I was half-expecting to see a 60s-something professor in a tweed jacket with elbow patches puffing a pipe next to a fireplace. People at Tuck are also great and admissions goes out of their way to ensure you have a great visit. They know and appreciate that you went out of your way to go to Hanover (and rumor has it that they take notice when you are applying too). Although the classroom seemed a bit large for such a small school, I really enjoyed the Operations course I sat in on. I could definitely see why Tuck has such a strong reputation for quality teaching. The on-campus dormitories are beautiful and convenient. However, folks with families are left to seek housing at Sachem Village, a retro-fitted military housing complex a couple miles out of town. Although proximity to other families is certainly a plus, I worried about missing out on events and relationship-building with single classmates. 11 days and 1300 miles before leaving Hanover for Cornell certainly contributed to our tired state and possibly our opinion of Johnson. Cornell feels as remote as Tuck, but doesn’t (in my opinion) offer the same quality of outdoor recreation and small town feel. After sitting in on a course with students and a professor I considered to be slightly less impressive than what I had seen elsewhere, I was told I had witnessed “one of the best courses at Johnson.” I guess that pretty much sealed the deal, Cornell was off the list. 2,300 miles and almost two weeks later we were back in Indy. We had scratched two schools from the list (Cornell and Columbia), found three schools that we loved (Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth), and one school that then seemed like either the best-fit school that I wouldn’t apply to or the worst-fit school that I would apply to (Wharton) (too early to tell). Overall a very informative, but exhausting trip and I wasn’t even pregnant!  
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09 Jun 2015, 23:24
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: It’s a very, very good time to be graduating with an MBA |
 Originally posted on Quartz: Master’s in business degree graduates, fresh off their commencement ceremonies, can feel pretty good this year. A survey of corporate recruiters by the organization that creates and administers the GMAT business school admission test found that more companies plan to hire MBAs than at any point in the past decade, and they’re going to pay them more than ever. Recruiters from 84% of the companies surveyed around the world said they planned to hire newly minted or recent graduates of MBA programs this year, a big jump after several years where the number hovered in the mid to low 70% range. Of the companies who plan to hire new MBAs, 59% intend to hire more new graduates than last year:  The US is the hottest job market for graduates, but a majority and growing number of companies in every region surveyed plan to hire MBAs:  Salary levels also reached new heights, as more recruiters in the US… View original 17 more words  
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12 Jun 2015, 13:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: The New Work-Life Balance |
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I few weeks ago I participated in a challenge at work to reinvent the way we work. Below is what I posted…. I am often told by Generation Xers and Baby Boomers what Millennials are, what they aren’t, what they value, what they are good at, and what they aren’t good at. Unfortunately, I am rarely asked my opinion. So for those of you that might wonder, but haven’t asked yet, let me give you one perspective on what this Millennial values. Let me be a bit hypocritical and provide my perspective of how Baby Boomers define work-life balance. It seems to me that Baby Boomers view work-life balance as an accounting exercise. Of course, “balance” is dependent on the individual but most seem to do the accounting the same: Time spent at work is listed as a “debit” and time at home is a “credit”. The individual, with input from the individual’s bosses and family, decide how much time is spent on each to find the right “balance.” This millennial is not interested in work-life accounting. To take this one step further, I do not even view work-life as two separate things. I do not want to go to a job that makes me feel like I’m not alive, then go home to “accrue” enough time to repeat the process tomorrow. That sounds really exhausting and likely to failure when one part of the equation requires more attention. Work is a part of my life (a part that I really love!), but in order to make this work for me, life needs to be a part of my work. What does this mean in practical terms?…
 Preparing for a great trip in Banff National Park, Alberta A few broader themes:
 
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16 Jun 2015, 05:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: My Tuck Essay That Worked! – Part 1 |
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Fit is very important at Tuck and their first question gets right to that… 1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? Why is Tuck the best MBA fit for you and your goals and why are you the best fit for Tuck? How do I want to be remembered when I die? I answer this every few years with an exercise many would consider morbid, but I find constructive: writing my obituary. Although some things change each time, the theme has never wavered. I want a life of lasting impact. I want to impact the world by making products that improve people’s lives. I will prepare myself for this at Tuck. I will leverage Tuck’s healthcare program and coursework, such as “Structure, Organization, and Economics of the Healthcare Industry.” Utilizing the Healthcare and Entrepreneurship Initiatives, I hope to combine innovation and improving lives into my First Year Project, ideally working with a healthcare startup. To further prepare myself and impact the world, I will join the Tuck Global Consultancy. In this trip, I hope to get a closer look at healthcare on the ground floor, as a previous team did in the Rwanda Health Ministry. My passion for Tuck goes beyond my professional ambitions. The most important person in my life, my wife Jessica, has not stopped talking about Tuck since we visited together last April. She and I dream about our daughter, Loralei, making friends with other Tiny Tuckies. Jessica laughs when I talk about becoming a “Tripod.” There is no school that better aligns with our values of family, love for the outdoors, and community. We plan to add to this community, sharing our Mid-Western hospitality at Loralei’s birthday parties, leading kayaking and hiking trips around the Upper Valley, and organizing play-dates with other Tiny Tuckies. I look forward to the “transformational experience” my colleague and Tuck alumnus, John Doe, has told me about. His experience changed his life, just as I am sure Tuck will change my life. Just as Tuck is a good fit for me both professionally and personally, I am a good fit for Tuck both in and out of the classroom. In the classroom, I will bring my international knowledge and six years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. I will be a vocal member of T’17, challenging my classmates and listening when they contest my assumptions. Outside the classroom, I will seek a leadership position in the Healthcare Club. My life experience and maturity as a husband and a father will bring diversity to the class. I want a business school that will prepare me for my short-term and long-term goals. After Tuck, I will return to Eli Lilly & Co. to pursue leadership positions, which require broad management skills and strategic thought. Long term, I aspire to start my own healthcare company and continue to help my community through philanthropy and activism, as the Lilly family has in Indianapolis. I will give back to Tuck also, mentoring the next generation of Tuck students. This will be symmetrical; I hope to leverage my classmates as advisors, business partners, and clients to meet my long-term goals. When I die, I want my obituary to read how my Tuck experience empowered me to run and launch businesses that created jobs, shared wealth, and made products that impacted people’s lives. Stay Tuned for Essay 2!  
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16 Jun 2015, 23:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: My Tuck Essay that Worked! – Part 2 |
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Leadership is not about being the boss. It is about inspiring others to follow your direction. If you have direct supervisory experience, great! If not, think of situations where you influenced others without a position of authority. This can be an even more powerful example for a MBA applicant. 2. Tell us about your most meaningful leadership experience and what role you played. What did you learn about your own individual strengths and weaknesses through this experience? It was midnight in Japan. My team was in the process of completing the improbable, reconfiguring our Western European accounting system, a task that had previously taken 6 years. However, we had advantages: I had assembled an all-star team, had built momentum in Eastern Europe, and had been given motivation. Our Chief Accounting Officer asked for this project to be finished in six weeks, which came as a surprise. I was scheduled to be in Kobe, Japan to train engineers and accountants on the processes I had designed over the last year. During the day, I trained my Japanese colleagues, and at night, I returned to the hotel to lead my team in the US and Europe. When I joined the company, Eli Lilly & Co. had 44 affiliate countries disconnected from its central accounting system, Systems Applications Products (SAP). My task was to partner with each country’s leadership, implement SAP, and supervise the data migration of 35,000 Fixed Asset records. This position, especially my time in Japan, required me to perform at a mature level early in my career. I was the youngest member of a 200 person team and, moreover, the least-tenured process leader. In this position, I learned how to lead subordinates and peers. This helped me discover a strength: caring for others. After a colleague realized that she had more work than time to complete the work, we met one-on-one. She quickly steered the conversation to what she needed to do and how long each task would take. I read in between her words and realized that she believed, if unsuccessful, her job would be in jeopardy. After having a discussion about what was truly expected of her, we developed a careful prioritization plan to complete the critical tasks and to ensure her success. I once viewed caring for others as a personality trait. After witnessing what people can achieve when they know you care about them, I now view it as my greatest strength. I asked an experienced team member to help identify my weaknesses. He told me in some tough situations, like a mistake I made on a tax entry for the United Kingdom, my stress had affected my ability to lead. We agreed that if someone else had made the same mistake, I would have sprung into action, solving the issue and minimizing the damage. He could not understand why I would react differently to my own mistake. His honesty made me better. Awareness of my strengths and weaknesses helped me lead my team from that hotel room in Kobe. Instead of allowing stress to slow me down, I organized the team before leaving for Japan, placed the European financial manager in charge during my absence, and scheduled daily virtual meetings to solve issues. The success of this project, completing the improbable in only six weeks, has served as an example for me of what I can accomplish as a leader by leveraging my strengths and mitigating my weaknesses.  
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18 Jun 2015, 11:02
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: Is a MBA worth it? -> YES! |
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23 Jun 2015, 06:02
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: My Yale Essay that Worked |
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Yale SOM was the first admissions essay I wrote. So I think this is one of my weakest; however, all that matters is it WORKED! “The Yale School of Management educates individuals who will have deep and lasting impact on the organizations they lead. Describe how you have positively influenced an organization—as an employee, a member, or an outside constituent. (500 words maximum)” In 2009, ABC Company’s Selling, General, and Administrative expense amounted to 51% of our revenue, which placed us near the bottom of our peer group. This unsustainable position alarmed our financial leadership and alarmed me. When I was asked after one year with the company to reduce ABC’s administrative footprint by reorganizing the accounting process of our $1 billion of annual Capital spend and $8 billion of Fixed Assets, I accepted. I started with processes. ABC used a labor-intensive accounting process, which required two forms and several emails between Finance and Engineering even for small projects. I lobbied our Chief Accounting Officer for authorization to employ an automated accounting procedure I created for smaller projects. With his support, I implemented this rationalized method, saving Lilly $250,000 annually. Next were systems. ABC had over 40 affiliate countries disconnected from our central accounting system, Systems Applications Products (SAP). Each affiliate country maintained detached procedures, controls, and, most importantly, resources. My task was to partner with each country’s leadership, implement SAP, and supervise the data migration of 35,000 Fixed Asset records. However, Fixed Asset accounting is one of the most tightly regulated parts of the financial statements. The most complex requirements, such as property tax reports in Japan, inflationary accounting in Venezuela, and fair-market revaluation in Colombia, require significant effort to comply with. These specifications posed major difficulties to meeting deadlines. Unable to lead the team to a fair-market revaluation solution in SAP, I was forced to choose between hiring additional consultants, delaying the launch, or going live without an automated solution. Ultimately, I elected to go-live without an automated report and asked our Colombian accountants to maintain a manual process. However, despite these challenges all affiliates went live on time and all the systems I designed are in use today. These systems enabled the hardest step, organizational structure reform. With one global accounting system ABC’s leadership chose to reorganize our accountants into regional hubs. These hubs facilitated the application of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act financial controls, which I designed the year prior. With my training, each hub increased our service level by allowing sharing of best practices across regions and reduced our operating cost by centralizing. We reduced ABC’s administrative expenses by another $1 million annually. Accepting this position required me to perform at a mature level early in my career. I was the youngest member of a 200 person team and, moreover, the lowest ranking process leader. However, I saw this as my best opportunity to make a lasting impact. Through my success in this role, I upgraded the processes, reduced the administrative expenses by $1.25 million, and increased the industry competitiveness of ABC. I believe my commitment to progress, tough decision-making, and individual assiduousness will contribute significantly to SOM’s class of 2017. With a SOM MBA, I hope to complement these qualities with general management dexterity and leadership ability.  
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23 Jun 2015, 16:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: Cornell Johnson Essay: “Table of Contents” Breakdown |
 dabhamil:Ryan, Yale SOM Silver Scholar, posts his perspective on one of the more interesting essay prompts in the T20, the Cornell “Table of Contents”.  Originally posted on MBA Manual: This essay is a creative submission that states the following: “You are the author for the book of Your Life Story. In 2000 characters or less, please write the table of contents for the book in the space provided or upload it as an attachment. Note: approach this essay with your unique style. We value creativity and authenticity.” So, essentially you need to break down your life into a series of chapter titles that convey what you want to the admissions officers. These titles should integrate seamlessly into your story. For me, I wanted to demonstrate how I’ve gotten to be interested in the field of education and where I intend to take it, all while showing some of my personality that wouldn’t otherwise be expressed in the application, such as humor and attention to stylistic detail. Think about what portrait of yourself you’d like to convey and start… View original 514 more words  
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25 Jun 2015, 15:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: History of the GMAT and Why it Matters |
  
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26 Jun 2015, 05:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: Advice for new students from Kellogg grads |
 Originally posted on Kellogg MBA Students:  The Kellogg School of Management welcomed new students to its One-Year and MMM MBA Programs on Monday, June 22. The students were welcomed with a collection of advice from the Class of 2015. Take a look at some of the graduates’ words of wisdom. View original 84 more words  
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26 Jun 2015, 14:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: My HBS Essay that Worked! |
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For Harvard, I recycled the premise of my Tuck essay, but not much else. The content, like all my essays, is all HBS. It is important to focus on the “what else” of the prompt. Don’t waste their time recounting in more detail facts and circumstances already included in your application and resume. Although the prompt has changed this year, it is essentially the same question. The only difference is the audience; they would like you to address your future classmates, not the admissions committee. You’re applying to Harvard Business School. We can see your resume, school transcripts, extra-curricular activities, awards, post-MBA career goals, test scores and what your recommenders have to say about you. What else would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy? (No word limit) How do I want to be remembered when I die? I answer this every few years with an exercise many would consider morbid, but I find constructive: writing my obituary. Although some things change each time, the theme is consistent. I want a life of lasting impact. As the first in my family to attend college, I wanted to study a field that would give me opportunities to lead peers and make decisions. I realized business would allow me to make the impact I wished to achieve. Strong academic performance and community service granted me a full scholarship to the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. At Kelley, I rehearsed my leadership method by joining AIESEC, an international student organization that provides internships all over the world. As Vice President of External Affairs, I raised thousands of dollars in grants and established a new partnership with the Indiana University Honors College. As President, I organized a trip to a Tibetan monastery, increased membership by 300%, and lead our affiliate through adversity after a hostile takeover of our parent, AIESEC US. Careful thought and self-reflection led me to seek a career with a company that was dramatically improving people’s lives. Despite great internship experiences and job offers in multiple industries, I wanted to work for a company that made products that people needed. ABC offered me this chance. After two roles of increasing responsibility at ABC, I wanted to get closer to the patients whose lives ABC was improving. I moved to support the clinical function of our research and development organization. During my time in this department, we produced positive clinical results for gastric cancer, psoriasis, and diabetes. I am proud that the millions of operating expense savings I implemented in the last two years enabled discovery and development of life-saving and life-enhancing medicines. In addition to my professional role, I have gained a personal reputation amongst my peers. Other analysts ask me for advice on how to connect with a difficult business partner, how to deliver bad news, and, at times, even personal problems. I am honored that they trust me to deliver advice to make their jobs easier and their lives better. After demonstrating my ability to lead my peers, upper management promoted me two levels to the position of Consultant. From this new position, I now lead a three-person clinical finance team. My vision of improving lives also guided my community involvement. Despite middle-class upbringings, I have been blessed to travel extensively. This travel has had purpose: to gain international understanding to further my business influence and to make Indianapolis a global and diverse community. After studying abroad and leading international business trips, I searched for organizations focused on making Indianapolis a diverse and globally recognized city. This search brought me to Indianapolis Sister Cities, specifically Indianapolis Hangzhou Sister City Committee (IHSCC). After six months of volunteering, I was asked to join the executive committee as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, I set the strategic direction of our committee, recruited the current generation of IHSCC leaders, and increased membership by 50%. With our new team, we secured $12,000 in corporate funding, curated an exhibition about Indianapolis attended by 40,000 people in China, and were recognized with several prestigious national and international awards for citizen diplomacy. To Boston and the HBS community, I will bring civic engagement and global consciousness. My desire to impact the world by improving my community and individual lives will continue to guide the decisions I make. At HBS, I will prepare for increased impact with coursework like Richard Hamermesh’s “Building Life Science Businesses” and field courses, such as, “Innovating in Health Care.” Utilizing the case method, I will develop the general management skills needed for the next stage of my career. I hope to continue to develop my ability to lead my peers in student clubs like the Entrepreneurship and Health Care clubs. After HBS, I will return to ABC to pursue leadership positions, which require broad management skills and strategic thought. Longer term, I aspire to start my own healthcare company and continue to help my community through philanthropy and activism, as the ABC family has in Indianapolis. When I die, I want an obituary about how my HBS experience empowered me to run businesses that created jobs and made products that bettered people’s lives. Stay tuned for my HBS Post-Interview Reflection!  
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29 Jun 2015, 05:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: My Harvard Post-Interview Reflection (PIR) |
Harvard asks you to write a post interview reflection (PIR) within 24 hours of your interview. Many have said that there is little you can do in this reflection to get in, but there are a few things you can do to eliminate yourself. Here are my tips:
Twenty-four hours is not a lot of time. My wife and I meet in sixth grade. Seven years later, we started dating and four years after that we got married. I spent five years building my family and developing myself and earning three promotions at my company. It has taken twenty-eight years for me to become the man I am today. However, a lot can happen in twenty-four hours. As I reflect on my interview, I cannot help but to also think about my entire day at HBS. Jane, when you began by telling me that you were impressed by my application, I could not believe it. “Impressed by me? I am just a kid from Indiana. How could someone from Harvard Business School be impressed with me?” Although I may have not nailed every question, I believe you did get to know me in my interview. However, you know the version of me that existed twenty-four hours ago. Since that interview, I met war heroes and Ivy-league scholars that could be my future classmates, I learned about the seemingly endless amounts of opportunities at the CPD, and I toured the world-class facilities at iLab. I am starting to really get it: I can see what I can do with an HBS MBA. Twenty-four hours ago I did not believe I was special, but if you are still considering me to join you at this amazing place, I must be. Jane, you asked me if there was anything else I wanted to share at the end of my interview. I attempted to convey how I was passionate about using business to have a positive impact on people’s lives. In the last twenty-four hours, I have realized how big that impact could be. Twenty years from now my company will have a different CEO and in the next twenty years dozens (maybe hundreds) of entrepreneurs will start biotechs that will disrupt healthcare and save lives. Twenty-four hours ago I would have asked, “Why should that be me?” Now I am asking, “Why not me?”  
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30 Jun 2015, 13:02
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: MIT Sloan MBA Application Tips |
 Originally posted on MIT Sloan School of Management: We are busy putting the final touches on our application. We plan to have it go live by July 15! We have already shared our deadlines and new essay question with you. In this video, Jeff Carbone, Associate Director of Admissions, gives some tips for completing the application. I would also like to note that the Admissions Office will be closed July 3rd in observance of Independence Day. I hope you find these tips helpful. We look forward to seeing you at one of our events this summer! View original  
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02 Jul 2015, 11:02
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: My Booth Essay |
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Booth allows you flexibility to communicate in whatever way you see fit. That means you can write yet another boring admissions essay or get creative and submit a poem, infographic, or visual essay. I decide to take advantage of this flexibility and use a medium I use everyday, PowerPoint. My essay, below, got me a interview at Booth and ultimately landed me a spot on the waitlist (which I chose to reject). I believe Booth and I came to a mutual understanding that my perfect fit would be elsewhere, but that doesn’t change that I had more fun creating this essay than any other. Chicago Booth values adventurous inquiry, diverse perspectives, and a collaborative exchange of ideas. This is us. Who are you?       
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07 Jul 2015, 19:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: I need your help! |
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Hey Everyone, I am launching a new venture focused on helping others get into the business school of their dreams. If you are planning to or have recently applied to business school, it would really help me out if you answered these 9 questions. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/753VKM2 Thanks! Dave  
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15 Jul 2015, 08:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: My Booth Essay |
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Booth allows you flexibility to communicate in whatever way you see fit. That means you can write yet another boring admissions essay or get creative and submit a poem, infographic, or visual essay. I decide to take advantage of this flexibility and use a medium I use everyday, PowerPoint. My essay, below, got me a interview at Booth and ultimately landed me a spot on the waitlist (which I chose to reject). I believe Booth and I came to a mutual understanding that my perfect fit would be elsewhere, but that doesn’t change that I had more fun creating this essay than any other. Chicago Booth values adventurous inquiry, diverse perspectives, and a collaborative exchange of ideas. This is us. Who are you? 
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15 Jul 2015, 08:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: I need your help! |
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Hey Everyone, I am launching a new venture focused on helping others get into the business school of their dreams. If you are planning to or have recently applied to business school, it would really help me out if you answered these 9 questions. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/753VKM2 Thanks! Dave 
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22 Jul 2015, 05:01
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: The business schools winning the student talent wars |
 Originally posted on Fortune: (Poets&Quants) — Every year, the world’s top business schools engage in an all-out talent war for the best MBA applicants on the market. To coax the most desirable prospects to their campuses, they’ve employed alumni to serve as ambassadors, touted their programs and faculty, and used millions of dollars in scholarship money. So, who’s winning the MBA student talent wars? A new survey of MBA admission consultants by Poets&Quants finds some very familiar business schools at the top, with some real surprises sprinkled throughout the list. Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business ekes out a slight win over Harvard Business School, while the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School is solidly third. Perhaps more surprising is that admission consultants believe that two non-U.S. business schools, INSEAD and London Business School, are among the top 10 in the world for landing the best candidates in the MBA applicant pool. In… View original 1,336 more words  
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23 Jul 2015, 19:02
| FROM Ambitiousbusinessguy - Current Student: The MBA Job Market in US – On-campus recruiting is up |
 Originally posted on Job Market Monitor: 74% of respondents experienced increased on-campus recruiting this year compared to the same time last year; 11% experienced a decrease.  The strongest increase in recruiting activity was seen in the Consulting industry.  MBA CSEA surveys our school members twice per year to gauge the status of MBA recruiting at their schools compared to the previous year. The results are a glimpse into the current status of the MBA employment market and can be used for comparision and reports to interested stakeholders. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at MBACSEA. View original  
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