Written by: Jeff Schmitt
Published by: Poets&Quants
MBA News Digest Comment: None.
Extracted Content: Among MBAs, it is often the advice they regret not following.
Come August, the process will begin anew. For first-years, business school can be a paradise. So much and so new all at once. No wonder they feel so alive! Many equate it to “drinking from a firehose.” Clubs, activities, speakers, trips – MBAs are bound to find something that taps into their passions. Let’s not forget the people! What happens when you blend students from various industries and countries? Energy, that’s what – and ideas too. While these students may be different on the surface, dive deeper and you’ll find they’re wired the same way. They’re adventurers and risk-takers – life-long learners and relentless achievers – who can lose focus when the demands of classes and recruiters bear down.