Archive for May, 2008
Chicago PowerPoint Essay Question.
One of the most interesting essay questions I had to answer during MBA app season was Chicago’s essay 3:
“We have asked for a great deal of information throughout this application. In this portion of the application, we invite you tell us about yourself using a non-traditional application format–a PowerPoint presentation. In four slides or less, [...]
Fulbright Scholarship and MBA loans.
I applied for a Fulbright Scholarship at the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt today. The application was pretty straightforward: Two essays (i. research / study objective, ii. personal statement), three letters of reference (at least one academic) and transcripts etc).
From what I have heard, the Fulbright scholarships are very competitive especially for MBAs.
I have also [...]
Haas, Chicago and Yale updates.
Short updates on my MBA applications:
Yale invited me to interview a week or so ago, unfortunately I declined as it would have invovlved traveling to New Haven which I can’t really justify.
Haas invited me to interview a few days ago and I am trying to schedule it with an alum based in Abu Dhabi. Looking [...]
ouds and grass-roots in abu dhabi.
Sana Munasifi touches on a great point in her recent review of the Fifth Annual Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival. She highlights the recently opened Abu Dhabi branch of the Arabian Oud House as an example of the type of grass-roots, ground-up, regionally relevant and contextual initiative (= investment) that may ultimately produce results [...]
MBA 'Class of 2010'
I was accepted to the Columbia Business School today (May 7 2008) and I am thrilled.
I figured I’d kick-start this blog with the good news. The plan here is to share my MBA experience as well as random bits + pieces on the worlds of media, tech and culture.
MBA blogs have been super useful for [...]
Categories
RSS Feeds.
- BW: Crisis Hits the Business Schools
- Bob Salomon: Crisis for MBA Grads Seeking Jobs.
- Wharton in Saudi.
- Villa Moda - I called it.
- November 4th 2008.
- Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Road Trip.
- Unemployment Vs Grad School Chart on NYTimes.
- Chicago in Cairo.
- Chicago GSB in Cairo and Dubai.
- Columbia Business School in Cairo.
