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bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   08 Mar 2008, 13:02
On the morning of the Chicago GSB interview, bsd_lover adorns is favorite gray suit and catches a taxi from his hotel to GSB.

Taxi Driver : Where are you going to ?
bsd_lover: University of Chicago - Hyde park
Taxi driver : Why ?
bsd_lover : I have an admissions interview
Taxi driver : What are you going to do there ?
bsd_lover : (with a lot of pride) I am going to pursue an MBA
Taxi driver : Isn't Kellogg better ??
bsd_lover : :shock:
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   08 Mar 2008, 14:21
My taxi driver knew the schools too, it was pretty funny. I think they must take a lot of student to the schools from the airports.
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   08 Mar 2008, 14:41
ha-ha-ha.... Wasn't he a member of the admissions committee heating you up for the interview with standard questions? :lol:
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   08 Mar 2008, 17:28
FUNNY!

When I was visiting Kellogg one of the students told me that she and all her friends just called up this specific cab driver whenever they needed to go somewhere. Apparently he was like the offical Kellogg driver. At least for this specific group of students....
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 09 Mar 2008, 06:02
hmm..I smell a conspiracy theory.

Maybe the Kellog marketing department are tipping the taxi drivers everytime they tell people that Kellogg is better :-D

Originally posted by buffdaddy on 09 Mar 2008, 02:42.
Last edited by buffdaddy on 09 Mar 2008, 06:02, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2008, 05:57
buffdaddy wrote:
hmm..I smell a conspiracy theory.


Nah, thats just one really smart cabbie.
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2008, 16:47
riverripper wrote:
buffdaddy wrote:
hmm..I smell a conspiracy theory.


Nah, thats just one really smart cabbie.


Hey more respect dude!

I am going to enforce GSB's soccer team to beat the cereals guys, hehehe

Yep bsd it's kind of the same thing that happened to me at the American Embassy, but today when I was comming to Chicago's airport, the Airport Shuttle driver saw my bagage and said: Dude, are you comming to GSB? If so is a great school! So don't worry that Rose is working with the drivers also :lol: :lol:

(Now is on the right place :wink: )

I went to ther Harper Center this afternoon, and definetelly I will have to buy a car.
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2008, 16:57
Count me in in your soccer team kwam !! (Rose are you listening ? send me the admit so that I can start training ....). I normally play defensive midfield, but at my skill level it doesnt make a difference where I play ;)

I'll definitely buy a car if I end up in Chicago.
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2008, 23:46
PRICELESS... rhyme will have to see this one and maybe beat up the taxi driver :P
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   10 Mar 2008, 00:09
after i told my cabbie i was going to chicago for my mba, he asked me what my gmat score was. then he told me his score and that he is currently getting his mba at depaul.
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   10 Mar 2008, 05:44
bsd_lover wrote:
Count me in in your soccer team kwam !! (Rose are you listening ? send me the admit so that I can start training ....). I normally play defensive midfield, but at my skill level it doesnt make a difference where I play ;)

I'll definitely buy a car if I end up in Chicago.


Watch what you say..!!!!

GSB soccer team is pretty poor... they lost to UT Austin Mc Combs... I am a die hard soccer fan and I met the soccer club folks and wanted to practice with them...they confessed they lose to Kellogg on a daily basis....so we need a few more kwams and BSDs to change the tide
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   10 Mar 2008, 11:31
riverripper wrote:
buffdaddy wrote:
hmm..I smell a conspiracy theory.


Nah, thats just one really smart cabbie.



maybe, maybe just maybe he was a Kellogg Alum

:lol: :) :-D
edit: forgot the smileys so river doesn't get offended
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   10 Mar 2008, 12:13
buffdaddy wrote:
riverripper wrote:
buffdaddy wrote:
hmm..I smell a conspiracy theory.


Nah, thats just one really smart cabbie.



maybe, maybe just maybe he was a Kellogg Alum

:lol: :) :-D
edit: forgot the smileys so river doesn't get offended




hahahhaahahahaha .. pretty funny
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Re: bsd's american gems [#permalink] New post   12 Mar 2008, 01:57
bsd_lover wrote:
On the morning of the Chicago GSB interview, bsd_lover adorns is favorite gray suit and catches a taxi from his hotel to GSB.

Taxi Driver : Where are you going to ?
bsd_lover: University of Chicago - Hyde park
Taxi driver : Why ?
bsd_lover : I have an admissions interview
Taxi driver : What are you going to do there ?
bsd_lover : (with a lot of pride) I am going to pursue an MBA
Taxi driver : Isn't Kellogg better ??
bsd_lover : :shock:



I cannot but recall this joke I read somewhere:

Quote:
Want to impress Taxi Drivers? Tell them you got your MBA from Yale!


Disclaimer: no offense to Yale meant. Them Princeton do not even have an MBA program!
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