Remember Alexsey Vayner or the guy who broke into his undergrad to change his grades? He may have just been outdone, although I don't know if its real or fake. ----------------- From: Eakman, Jonathan x Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:00 PM To: Murdoch, Holly M. Subject: Ivy software Holly, Having too much fun this summer. Need a little extra time on the ivy software. Got the worst out of the way with the accounting, and the business math shouldn't be a problem (econ degree), but the I have a hitch in my step with the corp finance. Have patience with me. Thanks. Jonathan From: Murdoch, Holly Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:18 PM To: Eakman, Jonathan Subject: RE: Ivy software Jon - You can have an extension until August 5. Please have them complete by then. Thanks, Holly Murdoch MBA Admissions From: Eakman, Jonathan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 9:17 AM To: Murdoch, Holly M. Subject: RE: Ivy software Holly, Had some family issues and haven't been able to get the last Corp Finance study prep test done. Be cool on this. In my last job, I dodged having to take responsibility for a billion dollar budget, so I know what I'm doing. Thanks for your help/understanding. Jonathan From: Murdoch, Holly Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 3:46 PM To: Eakman, Jonathan Subject: RE: Ivy software Jonathan - Please have them complete by the end of the weekend. Thanks, Holly Murdoch MBA Admissions From: Eakman, Jonathan Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:11 AM To: Murdoch, Holly M. Subject: RE: Ivy software Holly, I hate excuses, but I find myself using them. A car wreck, computer problems, stupid family issues and a kidney stone scare have made my three weeks less than productive. I suggest maybe an oral examination to prove my competency or, since bootcamp is already in progress, we forget about it. The downside risk for me is that my grades might suffer, and I am OK with that. Looking forward to a great year in school! Jonathan From: Cudney, Patricia Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:40 AM To: Eakman, Jonathan Subject: RE: Ivy software Jonathan - I am sorry to hear of your recent troubles. However, successful completion of the 3 online tests is required of all students for full enrollment in the MBA program this fall. Please let me know when you'll be able to complete them. Regards, Patti Patti Cudney Director, MBA Admissions Cox School of Business at SMU From: Eakman, Jonathan Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:17 PM To: Cudney, Patti Subject: RE: Ivy software Patti, The legal education received next door has made me a cynic. Not once has there been an exception made? Never? Not once? Would you admit me if I actually believed that? I'll get it done. Just don't feed me the *** story. Jonathan From: Cudney, Patricia Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:26 PM To: Eakman, Jonathan Subject: RE: Ivy software Jonathan - I can only speak definitively to the last 6 entering classes since I have worked here, but there has not been an exception made. Patti Cudney Director, MBA Admissions Cox School of Business at SMU From: Eakman, Jonathan Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:43 PM To: Cudney, Patti Subject: RE: Ivy software Patti, So you would admit me if I believed that. Jonathan From: Cudney, Patti Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:44 PM To: 'Eakman, Jonathan' Subject: RE: Ivy software Since I have been here, no one has been allowed to start the program without completing the test requirements. Patti Cudney Director, MBA Admissions Cox School of Business at SMU From: marci Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 2:35 PM To: Eakman, Jonathan Subject: Re: JDMBAs Dear Mr. Eakman, Your e-mail messages regarding your failure to complete the prerequisites for entering the MBA program have been forwarded to me. First, no one has ever asked for an exception for completing work required to enter the MBA program, nor, obviously, has an exception ever been granted. You were, however, granted several extensions of time to meet the requirements. Frankly, if you are having problems meeting these requirements, whatever the reason, you may well find the program expectations to be very challenging. In addition, the tone you have taken in communicating with Cox staff about the matter is inappropriate. I cannot imagine that you would communicate this way with faculty and staff at the Dedman School and it won’t be tolerated here. If you would like the opportunity to enter the MBA program, I am available this week for a face-to-face meeting to discuss your sincere interest in the program and in meeting all requirements of the program. I strongly suggest that prior to such a meeting, you complete all the requirements if you haven’t done so already. Absent completion of all requirements and a meeting to discuss your seriousness about the MBA program by Friday this week, your admission to the Cox School of Business MBA program will be revoked. Sincerely, Marci Armstrong Marci Armstrong, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Graduate Programs Cox School of Business Southern Methodist University From: Eakman, Jonathan Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:19 PM To: marci Subject: RE: JDMBAs Marci, Did you read the whole email? Don't use undergraduate threats with a graduate student. Its unbecoming. And hysterical. Furthermore, you granted me an exception on time, so how is an exception on completion any different? As for ability to complete the SMU MBA program, did you check my resume? Do you know I’m a law student next door? On academic scholarship? It is on my resume. It’s a pretty solid resume, you should look. I have real world corporate finance experience for the world’s largest airline. I did their sales strategy. I got there by programming metrics based web applications. I have an econ degree. Might make that corporate finance test seem unnecessary. Furthermore, you assume I have time for a face to face meeting. That is the problem with completing the requirements. I agree that the test is easy to complete. I passed the other two without opening the study materials. I just had a some bad luck and need time to deal with it. That is why I have been granted several extensions. Which I appreciate. But once I complete the requirements, which is one test, what do we have to talk about? My sincere interest in the program? I’m already admitted and my deposit has been paid. I’m enrolled in classes. That’s what I consider sincere interest. What’s your definition? As for my tone. Please define inappropriate. If there is any school bylaws I need to refer to please let me know. This is how the grownups over at the law school communicate. Do you not have a sense of humor? I've been at SMU for two years now and I am aware how people communicate. Does this work on people with work experience? Maybe its just hard to threaten (future) attorneys. As for the revoking my admission. I paid the deposit. That means I'm acccepted. Please send appropriate bylaws dealing with rejection of admitted students. You act like I'm a trouble maker, and I'm a law student. What caused the misperception?How many JD/MBA's do you have problems with? I'm unimpressed with your response. Is this how the business school is going to treat its best students? Jonathan Ellison Eakman From: "Eakman, Jonathan" Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:28:31 -0500 To: Armstrong, Marci x Subject: FW: JDMBAs Marci, The admissions department revoking my admission when I am already admitted?? Good try. As an admitted student there is a process for expulsion. Once you allowed me to pay the deposit, put me on the student email, enrolled me in classes, and caused me to spend $900 on textbooks I was admitted. Just because you call the tests prerequisites doesn't mean they aren't part of the school curriculum. This goes to the honor board. I am requesting they be brought into this. I am also re-requsting the appropriate bylaws you are acting under.You refunded my nonrefundable deposit. Glad I didn't get deposit insurance. I'll be there on monday, since I'm on the roll. It really was a good try. Jonathan

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I have to agree with everyone who has said they could never hire Jonathan Eakman...this guy has zero people skills...HE is so rude and obnoxious ..I sincerely think he has a mental or personality disorder. Makes no sense to me.

In all honesty, he will probably be just fine as an attorney - and that is not a slam on the legal profession. He could probably bark orders to a paralegal with the best of them, I'm sure he is an intelligent guy, and probably has the right measure of agressiveness to boot.

As far as getting an "outstanding" essay out of this experience for an MBA program - I'll toss the challenge (i.e. Bull$hit) flag on that one. He displayed laziness, insolence, rudeness, a severe lack of tact and a general sense of stpuidity. Fair enough if you are 19 and stupid - God knows I have done worse. But to do what he did as a man in his late 20s, at law school, and then make this meltdown public domain by sharing his correspondence on Facebook shows astonishing insouciance towards the leadership values that MBA schools seek to inflate (right or wrong).

If we the unwashed applicants are reading and chuckling at this with a sense of Schadenfreude, do you think there is a single ADCOM member at any school that hasn't also seen this? Mr. Eakman has probably moved beyond cliche and into folklore status in the minds of ADCOMS everywhere. Unless he changes his name, he's done, and no amount of Dale Carnegie-meets-Ellis-from-"Die Hard" business pep-talk will change that. I doubt he cares, nor should we - but it is damned entertaining reading.

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