In a recent Slaughter & Rees Report from The Tuck School , we get this: In his Nicomachean Ethics , Aristotle defined the highest form of human flourishing—eudaimonia, or “good spirit”—as the application of one’s talents to meaningful endeavors of personal and community consequence. This flourishing is largely independent of the results of these endeavors; […]
Continue reading...Ukraine.
There is an invasion of a sovereign country underway. People are dying. People are fleeing. People are suffering. Some people not in the region tune out, because it’s too much. Others tune out, because they don’t think it affects them. Others get obsessive, can’t turn away. How are you dealing with the war unfolding before […]
Continue reading...International candidates: Changes in U.S. student visa policies
Inflation, ugh. Fees may be on the rise! The current cost for a foreigner to apply to the U.S. government for a student visa is $160. There’s a proposal going through the State Department to raise this fee to $245. Ouch. int This is just a proposal still, and has not been put into place […]
Continue reading...What next. It’s up to you.
We had this whole post planned for today about YOU and what you have gone through over the past year, and what it means to get applications submitted for MBA programs… And we’ll post that on Monday. For now, there is still a lot of processing that needs to happen. For those of you outside […]
Continue reading...no post today
Anyone who’s hung around here for any length of time has picked up on EssaySnark’s concern for our country. What’s been happening over the past five years is not in line with American values — though clearly, it is, because so many Americans are apparently believing in lies and willfully suspending disbelief to go along […]
Continue reading...Should bschools go test-optional?
Interested in a public health degree? If you want to go to Oregon State, you don’t even need a GRE score to apply for admission: Granted, Oregon State is not the most competitive school to get into, nor is a degree in public health the most coveted type of master’s to pursue. (Though probably this […]
Continue reading...You’ve probably read enough about the election by now… But here’s one last post on impact of politics on your aspirations for an MBA
Many people feel like politics doesn’t really impact their lives — or conversely, some people feel that presidents have power over markets and the economy. Contrary to popular belief and to the assertions of many politicians, the president doesn’t really have that much influence on the economy, which you will learn about in bschool if […]
Continue reading...Nobody’s thinking about writing essays right now. Right?
We have plenty to say about researching schools, figuring out if you need to be planning for Round 2, how to construct a good essay… but now doesn’t seem like the time to be spouting that stuff. If you live in any country but the U.S., you may be seeing news coverage of rising coronavirus […]
Continue reading...Take care of yourselves today.
Things in America are a bit tense today! We do of course hope that if you’re a citizen of this country, that you’ve gotten your ballot in or have made your plans to get to the polls today. Voting is one of those things, kinda inconvenient, especially in some voting precincts right now where there […]
Continue reading...There will never be another moment in time like this one.
You may be simply trying to survive this time. Survive till the election — and hope that the election is decided on election night or soon thereafter. Survive till interview invites come out — and hope that you’re among the select few who receive one. Literally survive, as in, wearing your mask (please please please […]
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