hey guys,
i was up at YSOM all day today for a campus visit / tour / class session. though i'd write a quick writeup of my thoughts:
- traffic from the nyc area was as usual, kinda bad. i probably could have taken an alternate route, but at least i wasn't late.
- morning started off around 9:30 AM in the admissions office, greeted by some adcom members and student tour guides
- first class was at 10 AM. we had a few options to choose from; i picked global macroeconomics, which i understand to be a new core course offered this year. it was a larger class, and pretty interactive.
- afterward we walked around for a quick tour of SOM. there seemed to be a lot going on around campus this week, with admissions interviews, fundraising by the internship club (committee? ), and international week.
- we went to lunch at the dining hall, where we got a chance to sit and eat with some of the current students / tour guides. they were really up front about anything you wanted to know about the area or the school, which was great. definitely an excellent resource.
- we had a chance to sit in on a second class. many people in my group were there for interviews today, so they didn't sit in on this second class. i picked an elective called 'competitive strategies'. the professor was really engaging, and there was a lot of back and forth discussion regarding the case. this class was also a lot smaller than the first one.
- the day wrapped up with a Q&A session with an adcom member. the adcom member stressed that interviews can come at any time, so not having heard back yet does not mean you are out of the running.
i'm really glad i got the chance to go up to SOM... hopefully this month will bring forth some good news. good luck to all you guys applying
29 Jan 2010, 13:24
