MBA Journals

There are too many wonderful things in life to allow people to get completely wrapped up in the MBA process. If you are feeling stressed out and alienated, you are probably doing too much...

—Nathan Kolmodin, University of Washington

Toward the end of December, as I was completing six months of math refresher courses, I received my formal letter of acceptance from Yale...It was the perfect day to celebrate the start of my own little renaissance.

—Linda Craib, Yale University

Covering a semester's worth of B-school material in seven weeks can render a student humbled, impressed, and inspired

—Bailey Stoler, Cornell University

He could be just another jack-of-all-trades ex-military guy, or he could address his weaknesses, hone his story, and prepare

—Jonte Kenyon Harrell, Columbia University

It's true Oxford's MBA is quite academic. The benefit of the program is that it can draw upon resources from a university older than many tourist attractions

—Larry Kao, Oxford University

For those who want to plan WhirlyBall excursions all day, three massive, unavoidable elephants also occupy the room: Sleep, Class, and Work

—Matt Schaar, University of Michigan

Pick any season of The Bachelor and you have a good approximation of the internship recruiting process at business school

—Scott Clemente, University of Virginia

If you are heading to business school in the fall, you should expect to hit a low point sometime in November

—Sarah Baranowski, University of Wisconsin—Madison

Every aspiring business school student hopes an MBA will open the door to a great career, but it's difficult not to worry about the ailing economy

—Brandon Cornuke, Applicant

Many people say an MBA is pointless or a waste of money...When I think about what I know now vs. what I knew in 2005, I know it was worth every penny

—Rachael Klein, Georgetown University

I walked out of the room feeling like I'd been chewed up, spit out, and booed off stage

—Marjani Coffey, University of Wisconsin

After his first semester, this B-school student has developed some perspective and learned how to better balance his schedule

—David Thanairongroj, University of Texas—McCombs

If you're not a career switcher, B-school may not seem essential. But it will bring job interviews, and the internship is valuable

—Brian Glenn, MIT

Starting a company from scratch and starting a family are two exciting, rewarding, and daunting enterprises generally done separately—doing so concurrently will be a big challenge

—Danvers Fleury, UNC-Chapel Hill

No learning is complete until we reach the stage where we can question it

—Vivek Bhatnagar, Babson College

The biggest thing about business school is that it is a life change in itself, and in a class with 300 like-minded 20- and 30-somethings, business school can add a whole lot of drama to your social and love life.

—Kate Ngo, Cornell University

Yes, business school bit me, but I'm no more infatuated with Microsoft or Starbucks than I was when I started. I loved, and learned from, business school, but Corporate America? I could take it or leave it.

—Anne Ruybalid (Turchi), University of Washington

This Hautes Etudes Commerciales grad is in heaven with a job at her top choice, Nike, and the experience and learning to flourish in it

—Ebele Okobi-Harris, HEC-Paris

As student years end, depression surrounding last-ever spring breaks and the prospect of real work are offset by the learning process

—Grant Allen, UPenn

It's a bad sign when you notice that banks have posters threatening criminal prosecution if you verbally abuse their staff

—Hussein Kanji, London Business School

My passion for innovation and digital convergence has become the camp from which I have launched my internship search

—Lou Barkan,Arizona State