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Anything Similar to Random Walk or KWEST at other Schools? 23 Jun 2008, 11:01
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While I was looking around for a 5th school to add to my list I read up a bunch on random walk and kwest. These trips seem absolutely amazing! I would love to go on a trip like this with a bunch of my classmates before school started? Do any other schools have similar trips? As far as I know, other than Chicago, none of the schools I am planning to apply to have a trip like this (my othe schools are Columbia, Cornell, Yale, Tuck). Does anyone know if these or other schools have similar trips? Thanks
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Anything Similar to Random Walk or KWEST at other Schools? 23 Jun 2008, 11:05
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Michigan has Mtrek which is the same thing.
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Anything Similar to Random Walk or KWEST at other Schools? Updated on: 23 Jun 2008, 11:48
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I don't think HBS has any school-organized treks before classes start, but the prematriculation messages board is chalk full of student-organized ones.
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I don't think HBS has any school-organized treks before classes start, but the messages boards are chalk full of student-organized ones.
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and i find this to be a strange criterion for choosing schools to apply to
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Anything Similar to Random Walk or KWEST at other Schools? 23 Jun 2008, 12:03
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I believe Sloan has.
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Anything Similar to Random Walk or KWEST at other Schools? Updated on: 23 Jun 2008, 13:00
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I don't think HBS has any school-organized treks before classes start, but the messages boards are chalk full of student-organized ones.
and i find this to be a strange criterion for choosing schools to apply to
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I've already picked the schools I'm applying to. I'm just curious. The trips seem really cool.
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UCLA has a domestic trek thing, ranging from National Parks to Hawaii.

Stanford has some California local treks.

Those are the only two others I'm familiar with.
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Ross has something like it. I think Kellogg has the most options (36 or 37 destination) and the most students go on it...something like 85% and many significant others. I suggest where ever you go if its offered go on it. Probably one of the best ways to get to know some classmates and a lot of the trips are amazing. Kellogg has trips ranging from Thailand to hiking in Norway to skiing in Argentina (I think steels doing that) to the Amazon.
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Oh yeah, at Haas we get to sit in a classroom with each other for 2 weeks doing math and communications skills. Now THAT'S what I call a good bonding experience! :lol:
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At HKUST we all go away to some hotel for 2 days, and then we go on some sort of local activity trek for another 2 days... something I may not be able to do properly because I'm still injured :(
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Anything Similar to Random Walk or KWEST at other Schools? 23 Jun 2008, 19:34
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Anyone who has a chance to go on these trips, absolutely go. You will come in with friends, a network, study partners to pick from, etc. I can't stress this enough. Short of missing your own wedding, you should absolutely go.
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Anything Similar to Random Walk or KWEST at other Schools? 25 Jun 2008, 18:42
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Anyone who has a chance to go on these trips, absolutely go. You will come in with friends, a network, study partners to pick from, etc. I can't stress this enough. Short of missing your own wedding, you should absolutely go.
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Or, you could get married and honeymoon to Fiji. That might be pretty cool too... somebody did that, I think.. :-D

As a postscript: reading your post jogged my memory and (as is often advised) I utilized the search function to find the post where you shared the photos from your trip. The photos are now 404 which left me a bit wistful. While the pictures may not have added value to the knowledge base they were a lovely testament to the positive qualities of the community, both in your being motivated to share and the uniformly positive response the generated. ...back to lurking now.
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Anything Similar to Random Walk or KWEST at other Schools? 25 Jun 2008, 18:47
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Oh yeah, at Haas we get to sit in a classroom with each other for 2 weeks doing math and communications skills. Now THAT'S what I call a good bonding experience! :lol:
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Yeah, but you get to hang out in Berkeley! :-D

Stanford has outdoor trips in California and surrounding states. Lots of fun, but not quite at the level of KWEST (which, I agree, looked amazing).