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Project Management – Sharks Against the Naive

Posted on May 15th, 2011 by Gemma Hutchinson
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Introduction to Project Management was a full-term 3-credit class, therefore we combed through a lot of material and got exposed to a lot of concepts. So I would probably be returning to this course quite a bit to share little reflections on the subject here and there. There were quite a few observations about Project Management [...]

Fun: Almost As Important As Fundamentals

Posted on May 10th, 2011 by Gemma Hutchinson
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Whenever you talk to people who are really good at and quite passionate about a pursuit, you’ll typically find that they have a steep appreciation and admiration for the difficulty that goes along with it.  Talk to a golfer about the Masters, for example, and he’ll usually wax poetic about the way that certain holes [...]

The Best and Worst Careers for MBAs in China

Posted on May 7th, 2011 by Gemma Hutchinson
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Meng Xing explains which MBA careers are golden in China, and which ones will leave you feeling like a failure. India sets off a land rush of American university satellite campuses. And find out why you’ve been emailing your Chinese friends using their last name. We have Great Show today. China is taking over the [...]

Why Kindergartners Make Better Entrepreneurs Than MBAs and Other Links We Love

Posted on April 30th, 2011 by Gemma Hutchinson
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Happy Monday MBAs! It was an eventful week at MBAsocial – capped by some of our contributors’ 1st Business School reunion – but today we bring you Ways To Be Better: at business portraits, entrepreneurship, academics, and roasting Donald Trump. Enjoy! 11 Tips for a Good Business Portrait [Pretty Young Professional] Why Kindergartners Make Better [...]

College Applicants Look toward Greener Pastures

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Gemma Hutchinson
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   In response to the growing importance of environmentalism, schools are ramping up their commitment to the environment by creating more environmental-focused academic programs and offering greener living and learning facilities. Factors that were taken into account for the Princeton Review report include “how much local food is served, how much waste is diverted from [...]

What An Average GMAT Will Get You

Posted on April 24th, 2011 by Gemma Hutchinson
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In the fictional town of Lake Wobegone, the creation of National Public Radio personality Garrison Keillor, all the children are “above-average” because no one can ever admit to being merely average. In the real world, especially the harshly real and competitive world of getting into a top business school, average doesn’t get you very far. [...]