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I say again: pics or it didnt happen.


You talking to me? I can post her picture...although I feel like it would be weird...haha

POST!

Anyway, good luck. Personally I would like to meet someone prior or during business school. Would make life easier I think.
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DO NOT POST.

Use PM. And I'd suggest you PM rhyme first.
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dude...!!!!

How can someone give up on women.?????

B school $ 150,000

gf - priceless
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@Victory

I am there with ya. (although you do want to come to Tuck, right?!)
I broke up with my last long term girlfriend over the MBA coming up - 2 years ago now. Since then, I have focused on the MBA - but also havent found any girl worthwhile staying with for longer.

Three days before I left for the admit weekend travels, I met someone who might be a keeper. But at the salad place I met her my friend already blurted out I am getting an MBA -so she knows I will be out of the country in 3 months. NOT a good selling proposition and I think that made her lose interest (yeah, I know, I blame it on that - obviously my game is excellente and cannot ble blamed ;) )


This has a lot to do with it as well. The girl I was seeing was not the right girl...at least I don't think she was. So a potential time suck vs. b-school apps....bschools apps win. She was getting annoyed and upset because I could only see her a few times a week...I mean, camon..

Honestly though guys, if I met a girl tomorrow who I really thought was "the one"...then everything else goes out the window and I would follow her to the ends of the earth. That being said, spring flings and casual romances are a waste of time in these ultra competetive admission cycles where ones full attention is necessary to succeed (at least for someone like me who isn't ace standardized test taker). Casual hook ups and "stress relievers" are an excellent substitute though :twisted: .

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Follow her to the ends of the earth? I would suggest not doing so for anyone. I believe in making decisions together not following anyone anywhere. I believe people regret doing that sooner or later. If b-school is what you want, dont let anyone take that away from you. (I am not saying you cannot go to b-school without a SO)
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Wow, so everyone else has successfully resisted the temptation to comment on the always-controversial Ayn Rand?
I certainly didn't expect that from opinionated MBA hopefuls. ;)
Well, perhaps I lack discipline, but I'm going to bite.

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I thought The Fountainhead was much more readable, but how many points for reading Atlas Shrugged and falling in love with Dagny Taggart? Plans for a movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/
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Please. The first time I read Atlas Shrugged, I wanted to BE Dagny Taggart. She rocks, whether or not you agree with "I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
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gf - priceless
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aviroop,

HAHAHAHA

Maybe I've been listening to too much Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle and just about every other comic out there. Yes they're priceless, but at what cost?
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gf - priceless

aviroop,

HAHAHAHA

Maybe I've been listening to too much Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle and just about every other comic out there. Yes they're priceless, but at what cost?
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Or Ali G. Here is a nice one:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=P842Tmi6lrc
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Dating be damned! Long live b-school! 07 May 2008, 09:58
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I say again: pics or it didnt happen.


You talking to me? I can post her picture...although I feel like it would be weird...haha
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Naw, im just teasing you :)
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Personally, I prefer to mix some alcohol and sex with my accounting classes and recruiting functions. To each their own though.
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Some seem to be confusing having a gf vs. starting a relationship right now. I was in the latter category...starting a relationship is incredibly time consuming. It's like trying to start a fire with two sticks, then keeping those little sparks lit in that dry kindling...then you need to manage the intense ball of fire that inevitably burts open once more fuel is added. Then, after some time...the flame becomes a managable size...predictable...comfortable...reliable. This is the gf stage...which is great, but getting to this point in the first place is not sustainable while trying to GET IN to b-school...it very well may be once you are actually in b-school. Just my opinion.

And when I said if I met a girl that I thought was "the one", I would follow her to "the ends of the earth". I was merely utilizing some overly dramatic romantic wording. I was using it to express my willingness to make compromises in order to fit this ideal person into my life. As I have demonstrated, a less than ideal girl simply won't stack up against my bschool goals.
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I must respectfully disagree. I think your focus is great, but it may just be too narrow. I think B-school is all about excelling in many things at once, including the social aspect of it. You have to balance classes, networking, interviewing, volunteering, and yes, relationships throughout school. So, why not practice now before you're heeped neck deep in it. Just my opinion.
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I totally agree with emory. why did you have to choose?

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I must respectfully disagree. I think your focus is great, but it may just be too narrow. I think B-school is all about excelling in many things at once, including the social aspect of it. You have to balance classes, networking, interviewing, volunteering, and yes, relationships throughout school. So, why not practice now before you're heeped neck deep in it. Just my opinion.

I totally agree with emory. why did you have to choose?

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Because my motivation towards the b-school process began to decrease quite significantly. The fire and drive I had for b-school was subdued a bit because some of my focus was diverted towards this girl, and this worried me. I'm literally obsessed with bschool, and it scares me to be in any other state of mind. Ever see that New Balance shoe commerical about running? :lol:

Despite the fact that my gmat prep course does not start until May 11...the constant efforts to see each other during the week after work, go to dinner, hang out, etc. would not be possible after the class started. She didn't understand this, and I was unwilling to go through any potential drama. What relationship, *in its very early stages*, could survive when you could only see the other person once a week for a few hours?
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I must respectfully disagree. I think your focus is great, but it may just be too narrow. I think B-school is all about excelling in many things at once, including the social aspect of it. You have to balance classes, networking, interviewing, volunteering, and yes, relationships throughout school. So, why not practice now before you're heeped neck deep in it. Just my opinion.

I totally agree with emory. why did you have to choose?

L.

Because my motivation towards the b-school process began to decrease quite significantly. The fire and drive I had for b-school was subdued a bit because some of my focus was diverted towards this girl, and this worried me. I'm literally obsessed with bschool, and it scares me to be in any other state of mind. Ever see that New Balance shoe commerical about running? :lol:

Despite the fact that my gmat prep course does not start until May 11...the constant efforts to see each other during the week after work, go to dinner, hang out, etc. would not be possible after the class started. She didn't understand this, and I was unwilling to go through any potential drama. What relationship, *in its very early stages*, could survive when you could only see the other person once a week for a few hours?
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Bottom line...you just weren't that into her! :lol:
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Bottom line...you just weren't that into her! :lol:
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Or as George from Seinfeld would say, "It's not you...it's me."
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Please. The first time I read Atlas Shrugged, I wanted to BE Dagny Taggart. She rocks, whether or not you agree with "I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
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For me, Hank Rearden was 'the dude' :) I actually like him the most among all her characters (even those in The Fountainhead).
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Wow, so everyone else has successfully resisted the temptation to comment on the always-controversial Ayn Rand?
I certainly didn't expect that from opinionated MBA hopefuls. ;)
Well, perhaps I lack discipline, but I'm going to bite.

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I thought The Fountainhead was much more readable, but how many points for reading Atlas Shrugged and falling in love with Dagny Taggart? Plans for a movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/
Please. The first time I read Atlas Shrugged, I wanted to BE Dagny Taggart. She rocks, whether or not you agree with "I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
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There will be a song called Atlas Shrugged (inspired by the book) on the new long-awaited Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy....The lyrics are supposed to be as deep if not deeper than the book itself....
Same thing with a song called Catcher in The Rye....but that one will probably be on a follow up album....Can't wait to hear.
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To not let this thread die....

For those of you that are saying b-school is killer on relationships, are these dating relationships? I truly don't think anything compares to law school killing relationships. I knew so many people that were married and got divorced due to law school. That really surprised me about law school. My wife and I made it through, but it was so tough. It's still hard now, but I think that is more about marriage in general rather than law school or business school.

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To not let this thread die....

For those of you that are saying b-school is killer on relationships, are these dating relationships? I truly don't think anything compares to law school killing relationships. I knew so many people that were married and got divorced due to law school. That really surprised me about law school. My wife and I made it through, but it was so tough. It's still hard now, but I think that is more about marriage in general rather than law school or business school.

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I'd say its a killer on dating relationships and on new acquaintances. (but I never really understood what Americans mean by dating, so this leaves room for interpretation) I am sure if you're in a serious commitment you can make it through biz school - however you still might end up finding out at the end that you have changed in a way that makes a relationship obsolete.
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To not let this thread die....

For those of you that are saying b-school is killer on relationships, are these dating relationships? I truly don't think anything compares to law school killing relationships. I knew so many people that were married and got divorced due to law school. That really surprised me about law school. My wife and I made it through, but it was so tough. It's still hard now, but I think that is more about marriage in general rather than law school or business school.

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I'd say its a killer on dating relationships and on new acquaintances. (but I never really understood what Americans mean by dating, so this leaves room for interpretation) I am sure if you're in a serious commitment you can make it through biz school - however you still might end up finding out at the end that you have changed in a way that makes a relationship obsolete.
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I totally agree. Anytime a person goes through something that is life-changing such as grad school, be it med school, business school, law school, etc., the couple must figure out how to adapt to such a significant change in one person while the other person has not made as significant of a change.

I won't even attempt to define "dating" my American standards, but I can explain why men & women view marriage so differently:

A woman gets married to a man thinkg "Oh, I'll change him." while a man gets married to a woman thinking "I hope she never changes!"
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To not let this thread die....

For those of you that are saying b-school is killer on relationships, are these dating relationships? I truly don't think anything compares to law school killing relationships.
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So here's my angle. Law school kills relationships b/c there's so much studying involved for the law student. But in bschool, there's so much networking going on that although the bschool student is networking, it appears as though the bschool student is just boozing it up. And the latter is much more difficult to explain.
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My gf is currently studying for the MCATs and I'm studying for the GMAT. If either of us get into the school of our choice (both out of state schools), then we're over like 2007.

:lol:

Luckily I have a GF that understands the importance of an education and achieving ones personal career goals. It would definitely be painful if she left me or if I left her, but as long as we are doing what were want to do in terms of our studies, then it is to both of our benefit.

fwiw,
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ps - for an added LOL, this is the last thing I would want my wedding/future to turn into:





* be sure to note the claw marks on the floor to truly appreciate the seriousness of this situation.
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