Search results : "tag:MBA"
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Spring Break in Quebec City
Elizabeth and I spent last week in Quebec City, Canada as I had a week off of school for Spring Break and the Profs didn't load us up with work this time. We had a great time and really enjoyed the city. Quebec is only about a 9 hour drive from Ithaca... |
Mar 27, 2008 |
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Summer Internship
In other good news, I am happy to report that I have accepted a summer internship as a financial analyst with AVITAS in Chantilly, Virginia. AVITAS is well known in the niche market of commercial aircraft finance and is relied upon by many airlines, ... |
Mar 13, 2008 |
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Going to Switzerland!
I am excited to report that I have been selected to participate in the international exchange program and that I was awarded my first choice: the University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland. I will be spending the last semester of my MBA prog... |
Mar 12, 2008 |
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My First Semester at the Johnson School
My first semester at the Johnson School is complete; winter break has begun. It's kind of weired to have a few entire weeks on the calendar with no appointments or meetings scheduled. The past 18 weeks has been very busy, challenging, and fun. Aug... |
Dec 16, 2007 |
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Hiking in New York's Southern Tier in the Fall
I've managed to get a tiny bit of hiking in over the past few weeks. Two weeks ago, I went up to Watkin's Glen State Park, and yesterday I went up to Taughannock Falls State Park with my friend Oren. Pictures from both hikes can be found here and h... |
Nov 4, 2007 |
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Johnson School Alumni Rugby Game
For those of you who haven't heard, I allowed myself to be talked into playing rugby here at Cornell. I am certain that I'm the oldest guy, and probably the slowest guy, on the team, but the ruggers are nice enough not to point out the obvious and l... |
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Last Day of (paying) Work
Today is my last day of work for Beacon Technologies, as well as for American Family Insurance, the client site that I have been working at for nearly five years now. I have been fortunate to work for people who have been supportive of my efforts to... |
Jul 13, 2007 |
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Apartment at Cornell
We have put a security deposit down on an apartment at Westview Terrace near Cornell. It's a littler further from campus than I was hoping for, but about $400 a month cheaper than the apartments near Collegetown that we looked at. Since we have a do... |
Jul 10, 2007 |
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Sold!
The house is sold! And I mean sold. I closed on it this morning and everything went smoothly. I had accepted an offer on the house within 9 days of putting it on the market and the buyer wanted a quick closing. I had it priced to move, and probab... |
Jun 29, 2007 |
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Naked Economics
I just posted my review of Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan up on my website. I have never taken an economics class and wanted a quick survey of the subject before I find myself in Prof. Frank's econ class this summer. The book was a great read; ... |
Jun 25, 2007 |
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Winning Friends and Influencing People
If there is one thing that I wished I had figured out earlier in life, it is that so called "soft skills" are, more often than not, more important than "hard skills" when it comes to your success. I spent quite a bit of time and energy scrutinizing t... |
Jun 11, 2007 |
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MBA Rock Star?
Something light for the weekend. Click play to watch me peform, then go make your own paloozahead for some cheap entertainment. Create Your Own PaloozaHead - Visit Lollapalooza.com |
Jun 3, 2007 |
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Home For Sale
With admit in hand and the gears in motion for me to start classes at Cornell in August, Elizabeth and I have had our hands full preparing for all the changes. Mainly, we have started packing up our belongings for the move, sorting through the excess ... |
May 30, 2007 |
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The Wait Continues At Tuck
Update from Tuck: As a quick update, we released the majority of the waitlist this week. We would, however, like to maintain a small waitlist through the summer and would like to know if you would like to be a part of that group. It would have bee... |
May 11, 2007 |
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Top MBA Employers
CNNMoney/Fortune, have listed the Top 100 MBA Employers. Generally, the list isn't too suprising, except that Google hires more MBAs than McK. Google McKinsey Goldman Bain BCG Apple Microsoft GE Nike B of A I guess I would have expected to see ano... |
May 3, 2007 |
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Bulls**t Job #20: Consulting
This is funny. Consultants fall somewhere in between construction site flag wavers and dolphin trainers when it comes to bulls**t jobs. It should also be noted that economists come in at #24. --Chris |
May 1, 2007 |
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Deposit Made
I just put my deposit down for enrollment into the Johnson School, class of 2009. I really hate the feeling of shutting the doors at UNC and Yale that I worked so hard to get open, but I am very much looking forward to being a student at Cornell. H... |
Apr 26, 2007 |
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No Park Fellowship
I just got the call that I was not selected for the Park Leadership Fellowship at Cornell. I'm pretty dissappointed by this, but I guess not really surprised. I thought I made a good showing and was very competitive. I had fun at Cornell during the ... |
Apr 17, 2007 |
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New Order Business School -- NOBS
Debating the real value of an MBA is always a fun topic. For an example, see Seth Godin's great satire on his concept for a new business school, the New Order Business School, aka, NoBS. Given that I am quitting my job this summer to go back to schoo... |
Apr 5, 2007 |
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Park Fellows Finalist
More good news: I'm a finalist for the Park Leadership Fellows Program at Cornell. That means I'm heading out to Ithaca next week for the interview on Friday. Making travel arrangements to Ithaca ain't easy, and since they just invited me yesterda... |
Apr 5, 2007 |