Take that, HBS

My undergrad institution always felt itself to be in competition with Harvard.  We’d hiss at any mention of Harvard during lecture.  We’d make jokes about how the only hard thing about Harvard was getting in.  We’d gossip about how little they had to study and how nice their dorms are.  We cheered at the scene [...]

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The art of the resume

INSEAD publishes a book of 450 resumes of each intake and I’ve spent the good part of the last couple of days browsing through them.     Each resume is a work of art.  In the class of December 2008 there are concert pianists, Himalayan trekkers, certified sommeliers, published authors, fashion photographers, triathletes, Indian classical [...]

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1 EUR = 1.2693 USD

Rats. In the same way that I can’t not pick a scab, not reread a love letter from 10 years ago, not reply to an e-mail to which I absolutely shouldn’t reply, not engage in verbal sparring with a telemarketing agent, I can’t not continue to check the EUR/USD rate. Too many double negatives.

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1 EUR = 1.2867 USD

I feel a little numb, but at least I’m done checking the exchange rate every minute.  I’ve just wired 30,000 EUR to INSEAD at the last possible moment.  I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have noticed until a month or two later if I hadn’t paid.  And then I could have spent another month or two [...]

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Maybe INSEAD will accept original art in lieu of 30K EUR payment

[from geekology]

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[Skipping the] INSEAD parties [in favor of an LDR]

I really don’t like costume parties and masquerades.  I’m not sure why this is.  I have this group of friends who lives together.  Every year start planning for Halloween some 2 months in advance.  They send out elaborately designed invites, and spend months shopping for the costumes that they keep secret until the big night.  [...]

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Sin Título

Please note that if we have not received this tuition payment by 28 November 2008 INSEAD will immediately allocate your place to another participant. Dear Ranie Krishnan, I find the threatening tone of your e-mail disrespectful and insulting.  I expect better from the administration to the “business school for the world”.     When the [...]

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[I don't have any advice for you on] getting into INSEAD

As I’m slowly getting sucked into the blogosphere, I’m starting to realize just how much material there is about getting into business school.  Of particular interest are the daily blogs of the people chronicling their quest for business school admission.  I practically have to sit on my hands not to post something a snarky comment [...]

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Late Bloomers

- So I finally learned how to blow dry my hair properly.  I actually googled “how to blow dry hair.”  You know there’s a ton of stuff on youtube?  You’re supposed to do it from the top down with one of those round brushes.  If you blow dry it up, it gets frizzy. – Huh. [...]

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McConsulting

My best friend – let’s call her Tina – works for one of the top consulting firms.  She’s constantly jetsetting between Rome, Mumbai, London, and Johannesburg (or Jo-burg, in her parlance) for the different projects she’s not allowed to talk about.  She joined the firm almost 3 years ago after finishing her MS, and has [...]

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