It’s the last Friday of January. Where did this first month of 2022 go?!?? Whether you’re someone who makes New Year’s resolutions or not, it’s important to track the passage of time, so you can evaluate what you’re doing with it as it goes by. That one precious life, you know? Now that we’re 1/12th […]
Continue reading...Today is Labor Day! And that means…
…that we value workers!!! Oh wait. No, that can’t be it. Right, Amazon?? Way too many counterexamples to show that that’s not the case. Oh, okay, so if it’s not that, then the arrival of Labor Day must mean… DEADLINES ARE HERE! (as if you didn’t know that) We’ll leave you with this […]
Continue reading...Should you be planning for pre-MBA travels?
The pandemic’s over, right? Or it will be soon? If you got into bschool to start in the fall, you’re allowed to quit your job now and go on an around-the-world adventure before school. Right? Hmmm. Well maybe? This is certainly a tough call. Most if not all schools have not yet announced their plans […]
Continue reading...Merry Merry! Enjoy your day off!
We’ve never once had a BSer hit us up to review essays on Christmas – but just in case you’re the one, we’ll be around! The elves in Snarkville will be off for the day and on short shifts the rest of the week, but there is intermittent coverage on our customer service line and […]
Continue reading...($) Pro Tip: How to pronounce (and spell!) business school names
Fuqua? McDonough? Kenan-Flagler? INSEAD? Haas? Ever wondered how in heck to say these words? You might want to figure it out before you talk to anybody about them. Like, in an interview perhaps? These are not official phonetic spellings (we’re not sure the rules of all that), they’re just our attempt to help you not...
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How to completely impress your MBA interviewer
There’s one part of the MBA interviewing process that is so basic, and so easy, and so often overlooked. Will it turn a negative interview experience into a positive one? Will it absolutely guarantee that you’ll get in? Will it have any impact at all in this process for you? Unlikely. But it will let […]
Continue reading...Quote of the Day
“Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of–for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way you gain a good reputation is […]
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“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee
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“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” – Joseph Campbell
Continue reading...Is this unethical? Part 2
Last week we posed a question on ethics about the freeskiier in the Olympics who did not even attempt any difficult tricks. Freeskiing. You know, that thing with skis in the halfpipe where they get major air and do all the flips and corkscrews? Here’s the video if you missed it. How freeskier Elizabeth Swaney […]
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