Bye Until Our Paths Cross Again, Part 2
Continuing from the earlier post this week, our bloggers this year bid you farewell as they turn over the reins to the new team of 2016. Edward McDonald Less than two years ago I was graduating from the Tisch School of the Arts and living the life of a starving artist in Brooklyn. Making films […]
Doing Booth Without Breaking the Bank
How do you make sure you get the most out of your two years at Booth without declaring personal bankruptcy? Whether you’re a prospective student just beginning your journey, or an admit giddy with an acceptance letter, the question of financing is probably at the forefront of your mind.
Excel Monkey Gets Over Feeling Like the Second Banana
Because Everyone Feels Like a Baboon Sometimes: On Failure, Resilience and Gratitude A few weeks ago, I read a great article about mental health during the MBA, and how emotional and psychological struggles are frequently left unvoiced or untreated. Deeply imbedded is the idea of failure, particularly as it relates to employment (ah, the […]
Chicago Booth: Where Everyone Knows Your Name (And If They Don’t, They Will), Part II
As a Part 2 to Suzi’s post earlier this week, I thought it would be helpful to the introverts amongst us (myself included) to read about all the different ways that the Booth community officially facilitates community. Specifically, getting to know the clubs and teams that a student can join and meet people who share […]
Excel Monkey’s Journey to the West*
I was born in Shanghai but spent the last two decades of my life in Boston, and consider myself to be pretty stereotypically “East Coast”—pragmatic, competitive, and grumpy. My family, friends and professional network were all in Boston, proud city of the highest college/square mile ratio and home to some other excellent educational institutions. For […]
Excel Monkey Decides To Switch It Up
But I Thought I Was Going to be a Portfolio Manager: Becoming a Successful Career Switcher in Business School One of the biggest pros to coming to business school is the opportunity, so rarely found in “real life,” to break into fields that are difficult to enter from another industry or function area. The degree […]
The New Normal: Adjusting to Life at Booth after LEAD
“Oh my god, how is it midterms already???!” Last year, around the beginning of November, that was my signature phrase. I moaned it to my Booth friends who mirrored my own wide-eyed panic. I grumbled it to my parents and sister (a chemistry major in college taking two lab classes and who had zero sympathy). […]
Excel Monkey (The Traditionalist) Applies to Booth
Two years ago, I was in the same place as many of you: putting together my applications and thinking seriously and strategically about my career goals and how getting an MBA would play into them. I liked my company and loved my job as a professional investor, but always had the idea of an MBA […]