November 25, 2008

MBA Express

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From: ZacharyZ
To: intj

What Julie said is true.

The only other question is a small box to explain any of the grades that they put for you. You don't have to put it in, but they can add a couple more lines there.

Lastly, one thing that was interesting was that the three questions you noted are listed as 250 words a piece, but it also asks your recommender to keep it to one page. I don't know what two of mine did, but I know one said he didn't care and submitted the 1.5 page letter that he had prepared before. He asked me if I was worried about it.

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From: Julie0731
To: ZacharyZ

My boss hated the one-page restriction. We had a conversation shortly after I submitted all my round one apps, and his favourite one to fill out was the Stanford one.

Let me know if you want the specific checklist, but it's fairly straightforward.

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It's hard to believe that we're nearing end of module one! My leadership and ethics classes have been excellent and I'm sad to see them coming to an end.

When I was applying to school and researching EMBA programs, "you get out as much as you put in" was a common refrain from recruiters and graduates. My coach used to say the same thing when I was training for bike racing. When I was training, I would dread interval days because they hurt. Although it seemed like my legs would fall off and my chest would explode, I knew that maximizing the intervals would make me a better racer. This is not unlike bending and flexing my brain around cash flow statements and developing my grand unified theory for leadership.

The past three months at Loyola have been a whirlwind and I've been putting a lot into my EMBA program. And just like cycling, sometimes we don't realize how far we come with your training until we finish our first big race. As I near the end of module one and prepare my final projects, I am not only amazed at learning and experiences I've gotten so far, I'm ready for more!

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For managing properly your time you need to know yourself enough so that you do not have the very unpleasant feeling of being overwhelmed all the time. Plan windows of pure extra curricular activities during the day in order to get greater incentive to get the work done before enjoying some rest. The MBA is just a rehearsal of the professional life. As well as I had to stay awake all night long to finish a strategy paper, I had to go home from work at 3a.m because a credit committee was taking place early the same morning and I needed to be ready. -Southern Methodist University (Cox) '98; Consultant

"What time management advice would you offer to B-schoolers?" Pretty darn important. But again, it's all up to what you are willing to sacrifice. B-school is all about too much work for one person and lots of team effort. You won't be able to read everything so you're going to know how to ignore the peripheral stuff and focus on the highlights. -Stanford '92; Director of MBA Admissions/Higher Education

As for first-year, it's a matter of keeping your head above the water -- forget time management -- you just keep working until you have to get some sleep. A lot of the things you'd like/want to do fly out the window, but it's important to keep things in perspective. How much further behind will you really be if you take an hour out to go for a run or grab a movie? Second-year relaxes a bit, so it's easier to stay balanced. -Dartmouth (Tuck) '99; Consultant

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