Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
good morning, folks
It's 9am on Tuesday morning and I'm waiting for our Operations class to begin.
Just a wrap up on how things are here in New Haven... The second semester is going well. It's been a hectic few weeks with classes, interviews, and various activities, but it seems like I'm over the hump. Most of the job stuff is beginning to wind down, and I should start hearing from companies beginning this week. I'm optimistic, but realistically I shouldn't get to complacent until I have an offer in my hand.
It's great to know that I'll have less to do with the job search stuff, but at the same time I'm pretty sure that something will crop up to take its place. There are a few case writeup, some other activities that I might get pulled into, admissions stuff, more student government stuff. Yep. Nevermind the whole winding down bit. It's just getting started!
I really need to figure out what I'm doing for spring break.
Just a wrap up on how things are here in New Haven... The second semester is going well. It's been a hectic few weeks with classes, interviews, and various activities, but it seems like I'm over the hump. Most of the job stuff is beginning to wind down, and I should start hearing from companies beginning this week. I'm optimistic, but realistically I shouldn't get to complacent until I have an offer in my hand.
It's great to know that I'll have less to do with the job search stuff, but at the same time I'm pretty sure that something will crop up to take its place. There are a few case writeup, some other activities that I might get pulled into, admissions stuff, more student government stuff. Yep. Nevermind the whole winding down bit. It's just getting started!
I really need to figure out what I'm doing for spring break.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
da bears
I was talking with one of my friends about the Bears, which naturally led to the discussion about Rex Grossman. We all know that he can be a bit inconsistent, but then again, is he really?
I took a look at his split stats:
I took a look at his split stats:
http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/396159/splits/2006
If you go all the way to the bottom of the passing stats, there's a figure that shows how he performs in close games vs. blowouts. Basically, it says that in close games (when the game is within 14 points), he sucks. If the game is a blowout (15+ points), Rex is awesome. It also looks like he loves to throw interceptions when there's pressure (either when the Bears are behind or when the Bears are on their side of the field).
To sum it all up, Rex will self-destruct whenever the team is behind in a game. Something needs to be done about this.
If you go all the way to the bottom of the passing stats, there's a figure that shows how he performs in close games vs. blowouts. Basically, it says that in close games (when the game is within 14 points), he sucks. If the game is a blowout (15+ points), Rex is awesome. It also looks like he loves to throw interceptions when there's pressure (either when the Bears are behind or when the Bears are on their side of the field).
To sum it all up, Rex will self-destruct whenever the team is behind in a game. Something needs to be done about this.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
political/social commentary of the day
Recently, there has been a wave of legislation across the country dealing with the "issue" of same-sex marriage. Personally, I think it's the people pushing the legislation who have issues with things that are totally none of their business.
The response in Washington State: link
So would this also mean that older couples should be split after the woman reaches menopause? Or the man has ED (or has TC)?
The response in Washington State: link
So would this also mean that older couples should be split after the woman reaches menopause? Or the man has ED (or has TC)?
Sunday, February 04, 2007
stupid connecticut
I sure hope the state is happy that they made me fill out six pages of tax forms. What do they get? One dollar. Have fun processing it. I hope it's as profitable for you as it was for me.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
a few things
I'm back, and I'm going to ramble.
Impressions from the Costa Rica trip? I hate people.
I say so jokingly, but there is some truth to it. I'm greatly annoyed when people are condescending. It doesn't need to be condescending to me personally, but I do appreciate it when people are generally respectful of people or societies that are different from our own. Yes, the food is different than ours, and Tico food isn't anything special, but that's no reason to continually say how it's crap. American food sucks even more. Cajun and southern food are good, but even then a lot of it is an acquired taste. Pulled pork sandwiches don't seem good at all until you overcome how the thing looks.
Neat odd thing of the trip:
I'm rich! After withdrawing some money from the ATM, I was pleased to discover that I was now a millionaire. A multi-millionaire at that. Available balance of 2,436,973.88. Heck yeah!
So photos...
I took a look at the photos I took on the trip. I think I had about 400 total. I've pruned out about 100 of those so far to eliminate the ones that didn't come out right. Yes, I've gotten to the point where I'll take 2-10 shots of the same thing hoping that some will come out better than others. Photoshop skills can recover a lot, but it's still a hell of a lot easier to just start off with a well-shot photo. Plus, you can't do much of the thing is out of focus or blurry. Short version: I'm love my camera and I'm beginning to appreciate burst mode. Great for taking shots of birds flying and people planting pineapple plants (no joke). I do think that I might treat myself to a new zoom with a bit less distortion at short focal lengths though. The curved horizon thing just isn't cool when you have 300 photos to deal with.
Next random topic: My car
The Check Engine light is on again. Once again, it says that it's the oxygen sensor. I think that's bullshit, or they broke it when fixing my exhaust. The guy did mention that he dumped water on it to cool it off when he was fixing it. Nothing like dousing a hot object with water to cause it to crack, warp, or break. I think I'm going to opt for the easy "fix," resetting the ECM.
Next random topic: Investments
Once I finish tranfering funds between my various accounts (BofA, FirstIB, ING), I'll dump another $4,000 into my Roth IRA. Nothing like using the Roth IRA in a year of low income! (-: Having less than a year of income has a few small perks.
Next random topic: Power generation
After discovering that UI has jacked up our electricity rates, I'm going to switch over to Levco for my power generation. Yes, they use nukes, but to be honest, I'm totally OK with nukes. In fact, I challenge someone to give me a better *practical* alternative. Coal and oil suck (ugly, air pollution, damage from coal mining), hydro ain't all that great either (impacts to waterways), and wind and solar aren't yet practical (perhaps not enough wind). So nukes it is. Minimal pollution (as long as they are responsible), and they produce a crapload of power in comparison to all alternatives aside from hydro.
Impressions from the Costa Rica trip? I hate people.
I say so jokingly, but there is some truth to it. I'm greatly annoyed when people are condescending. It doesn't need to be condescending to me personally, but I do appreciate it when people are generally respectful of people or societies that are different from our own. Yes, the food is different than ours, and Tico food isn't anything special, but that's no reason to continually say how it's crap. American food sucks even more. Cajun and southern food are good, but even then a lot of it is an acquired taste. Pulled pork sandwiches don't seem good at all until you overcome how the thing looks.
Neat odd thing of the trip:
I'm rich! After withdrawing some money from the ATM, I was pleased to discover that I was now a millionaire. A multi-millionaire at that. Available balance of 2,436,973.88. Heck yeah!
So photos...
I took a look at the photos I took on the trip. I think I had about 400 total. I've pruned out about 100 of those so far to eliminate the ones that didn't come out right. Yes, I've gotten to the point where I'll take 2-10 shots of the same thing hoping that some will come out better than others. Photoshop skills can recover a lot, but it's still a hell of a lot easier to just start off with a well-shot photo. Plus, you can't do much of the thing is out of focus or blurry. Short version: I'm love my camera and I'm beginning to appreciate burst mode. Great for taking shots of birds flying and people planting pineapple plants (no joke). I do think that I might treat myself to a new zoom with a bit less distortion at short focal lengths though. The curved horizon thing just isn't cool when you have 300 photos to deal with.
Next random topic: My car
The Check Engine light is on again. Once again, it says that it's the oxygen sensor. I think that's bullshit, or they broke it when fixing my exhaust. The guy did mention that he dumped water on it to cool it off when he was fixing it. Nothing like dousing a hot object with water to cause it to crack, warp, or break. I think I'm going to opt for the easy "fix," resetting the ECM.
Next random topic: Investments
Once I finish tranfering funds between my various accounts (BofA, FirstIB, ING), I'll dump another $4,000 into my Roth IRA. Nothing like using the Roth IRA in a year of low income! (-: Having less than a year of income has a few small perks.
Next random topic: Power generation
After discovering that UI has jacked up our electricity rates, I'm going to switch over to Levco for my power generation. Yes, they use nukes, but to be honest, I'm totally OK with nukes. In fact, I challenge someone to give me a better *practical* alternative. Coal and oil suck (ugly, air pollution, damage from coal mining), hydro ain't all that great either (impacts to waterways), and wind and solar aren't yet practical (perhaps not enough wind). So nukes it is. Minimal pollution (as long as they are responsible), and they produce a crapload of power in comparison to all alternatives aside from hydro.
Monday, January 08, 2007
quick update
So I'm at INCAE right now, which is the business school in Costa Rica. Quick hits:
- I'm alive
- I still know Spanish... and it's waaaay better than my Mandarin. Some of it is coming back too, which is nice. Definitely easier with other people here who speak it and use the vocabulary. Wish I had brought a dictionary though. Next time.... (-:
Thursday, January 04, 2007
gone
After doing an informational interview, speaking to a prospective student, fixing my car, and sending in a couple of job applications, I'm just about ready to go. Now I just need to fix my hair, take a shower, and I'm off to Costa Rica!
Annoying note: What's up with having to leave here at 3am to make the 7:55am flight from Newark? I know it's cool how Tweed New Haven is such a tiny airport (you can literally throw a rock at the plane from the parking lot.... not suggesting anything here), but it's not much help when all flights go to Philly - The city of brotherly love, where they hate people.
Annoying note: What's up with having to leave here at 3am to make the 7:55am flight from Newark? I know it's cool how Tweed New Haven is such a tiny airport (you can literally throw a rock at the plane from the parking lot.... not suggesting anything here), but it's not much help when all flights go to Philly - The city of brotherly love, where they hate people.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
getting ready.... kind of
I should be getting ready for my trip... considering that I leave Friday at 3am. So what have I done? I cleaned my camera equipment and I posted some photos. Enjoy.
More photos!
More photos!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
more data
In case you all haven't seen enough of this, here's an updated graph of my car's gas mileage since I bought it in May of 2001.
So each dot represents a time that I got gas. The pink line is the gas mileage for the most recent tank. The blue line is the average gas mileage since I got the car. The black line is the 6 month running average.
Yes, it's cyclical. Cold weather means bad gas mileage. Going to Yale means that unless I go home, I get gas every two months or so.
So each dot represents a time that I got gas. The pink line is the gas mileage for the most recent tank. The blue line is the average gas mileage since I got the car. The black line is the 6 month running average.
Yes, it's cyclical. Cold weather means bad gas mileage. Going to Yale means that unless I go home, I get gas every two months or so.
Monday, January 01, 2007
credit cards
So, if you've ever wondered which credit card is the best rewards card, this is the blog entry for you.
The candidates:
Citi Dividend Rewards MasterCard
This has long been my card of choice. It's a MasterCard, which means that it's accepted anywhere, plus it used to have by far the best rewards program. Until recently, it offered 5% rewards for everything from supermarkets, gas stations, and drugstores. Pretty awesome. It was such a great deal they had to stop doing it. Here's what they offer now:
Discover Card
This was my card of choice up till I discovered the Citi Rewards Card. Main drawback is that it isn't accepted at Chipotle (seriously). On the other hand, it's the only card accepted at Sam's Club.
American Express Blue Cash Card
My newest card. One of the reasons I needed to do this analysis. Oh yeah... it's the only card accepted at CostCo.
The Verdict
Your optimal card use depends on how much you spend for general purchases, meaning purchased made outside of gas stations, supermarkets, drugstores, convenience stores, and utilities (sans telephone). For these purchases, it will make more sense to always use the Citi MasterCard since it pays 2% back, at least until you have spent over $6,000 on the AMEX card.
The following recommendations are ideal for me, since I don't buy much gas, never shop at supermarkets, and rarely buy from drug stores or convenience stores. If you do make a ton of these purchases, then the thresholds will shift. I haven't bothered to calculate that out since it's a ton more work.
The candidates:
Citi Dividend Rewards MasterCard
This has long been my card of choice. It's a MasterCard, which means that it's accepted anywhere, plus it used to have by far the best rewards program. Until recently, it offered 5% rewards for everything from supermarkets, gas stations, and drugstores. Pretty awesome. It was such a great deal they had to stop doing it. Here's what they offer now:
- 2% back on gas stations, supermarkets, drugstores, convenience stores, and utilities (sans telephone)
- 1% back on everything else
- $300 annual limit
- Can redeem after $50
Discover Card
This was my card of choice up till I discovered the Citi Rewards Card. Main drawback is that it isn't accepted at Chipotle (seriously). On the other hand, it's the only card accepted at Sam's Club.
- 0.25% back on the first $1,500
- 0.50% back on the second $1,500
- 1.00% back on everything after $3,000
- 5.00% back on random stuff that's different every 3 months. Now it's travel stuff. Before it was restaurants (which was actually useful).
- Exception: 0.25% on warehouse clubs and discount stores
- Can usually get an extra 25% by redeeming gift certificates instead of cash. So $20 becomes $25.
- No annual limit
- Can redeem after $20
American Express Blue Cash Card
My newest card. One of the reasons I needed to do this analysis. Oh yeah... it's the only card accepted at CostCo.
- 1.0% back at gas stations, supermarkets, and drugstores for the first $6,000 in total purchases
- 0.5% back everywhere else for the first $6,000 in total purchases
- 5.0% back at gas stations, supermarkets, and drugstores after the first $6,000 in total purchases
- 1.5% back everywhere else after the first $6,000 in total purchases
- No annual limit
- Redeemed annually
The Verdict
Your optimal card use depends on how much you spend for general purchases, meaning purchased made outside of gas stations, supermarkets, drugstores, convenience stores, and utilities (sans telephone). For these purchases, it will make more sense to always use the Citi MasterCard since it pays 2% back, at least until you have spent over $6,000 on the AMEX card.
The following recommendations are ideal for me, since I don't buy much gas, never shop at supermarkets, and rarely buy from drug stores or convenience stores. If you do make a ton of these purchases, then the thresholds will shift. I haven't bothered to calculate that out since it's a ton more work.
- Less than $12,000 annually in general purchases
Use the Citi Dividend Rewards Card. It offers the flat 1% back, which is better than the graduated reward offered by Discover and the 0.5% offered by AMEX. - More than $12,000 annually in general purchases
Use the American Express Blue Cash Card. At the $12,000, the advantage of the 1.5% reward kicks in, making it a better choice than the Citi MasterCard which only offers 1% back.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
forex
The weak US dollar makes things a bit unpleasant when traveling abroad. However, I do have some consolation. The fact that I never remember to bring my foreign currency with me when traveling means that I've accumulated quite a bit of excess cash... cash that is now worth more and more.
Then again, I am spending New Year's in New Haven, and then off to Costa Rica which doesn't use any of these. Oh well!
- 330 Canadian Dollars
- 125 Euros
- 40 British Pounds
- 9000 Japanese Yen
- 80 Renminbi
- 3120 Hong Kong Dollars
Then again, I am spending New Year's in New Haven, and then off to Costa Rica which doesn't use any of these. Oh well!
Thursday, December 28, 2006
more highways
So after a week in Cleveland, I'm headed off to Toronto for a few days. If you need me, text me. It's cheaper than paying for international roaming.
My stay in Cleveland has been good. Got to meet up with a ton of people, including a bunch of work friends. In fact I'll be meeting some at Skyline today just before heading out to Toronto. Sure, Skyline may not exactly be the best decision for a meal before a road trip, but what the hell. What's the worst thing that could happen?
And Barnaby, I told Aaron that you hated him. I couldn't think of any good reason for it, so I just labeled you a hater. Keep up the drunk dials though, you still haven't caught me while I've been asleep so it really hasn't been an issue. If you want to have a real conversation, I can do that too.
Have a happy new year, everyone.
The Interstate highways that I'll cover over winter break:
My stay in Cleveland has been good. Got to meet up with a ton of people, including a bunch of work friends. In fact I'll be meeting some at Skyline today just before heading out to Toronto. Sure, Skyline may not exactly be the best decision for a meal before a road trip, but what the hell. What's the worst thing that could happen?
And Barnaby, I told Aaron that you hated him. I couldn't think of any good reason for it, so I just labeled you a hater. Keep up the drunk dials though, you still haven't caught me while I've been asleep so it really hasn't been an issue. If you want to have a real conversation, I can do that too.
Have a happy new year, everyone.
The Interstate highways that I'll cover over winter break:
- I-84
- I-380
- I-81
- I-80
- I-480
- I-271
- I-90
- I-77
- I-190
- I-390
- I-86
- I-91
- I-95
Friday, December 22, 2006
as featured in the international herald tribune
My name is now being published across the world, thanks to the syndicated press and the power of the AP. You don't want to mess with these guys.
I like the International Herald Tribune, you here's a link to it:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/22/business/NA_FIN_US_Yale_Changing_MBAs.php
I like the International Herald Tribune, you here's a link to it:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/22/business/NA_FIN_US_Yale_Changing_MBAs.php
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
thoughtful gifts for me
You know how there are people that always get stuff for themselves, and how they are really annoying to find good gifts for? I think I may be one of those people. A few hints:
- Any "luxury" item that the person generally won't buy. This could be a fun gadget, a hobby item, clothes (yes, I said it... but only if the person has no fashion sense or has a clear need... like my dad's shoes or jacket), or tickets to an event. Example, some nice lens filters for my digital camera. I generally use my cheap-ass Sigma 28mm-135mm lens with that takes a 62mm filter. Or oooh... a nice lightweight lens with a wide shutter would be fantastic!
- A really nice, durable, utilitarian item that would be used daily. Lame example would be a nice pen. Better examples would be something that would make the person's daily life easier and/or more satisfying. I already have my fancy Staedler pencils, as my study group knows well. A good set of non-stick pans would be useful. Although even though I doubt I'd ever buy these for myself, and I could make good use of them, I'm not sure how'd I react to getting cooking utensils as a gift. It's like giving your maid a new mop.
- Something that shows that you understand what they care about, or even addressing a quirk (or quirky goals). If you don't know what these are, then find out. For me, that could be a map of the world mounted on corkboard so I can push pins into all the places I've been. Could be cheap, and effective!
- Something that links a common experience. For example, DVDs for Commando, or Death Wish 3 for Darin, TC, and I. Other candidates would be the Resident Evil series, and anything starring Bruce Campbell. Could be cheap and effective!
- Relics from immortals like Elvis, Tupac, or Jesus are creepy, and thus make poor gifts.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
almost there
5 page paper in 2 hours. I'll proofread tomorrow. Another 5 hours of exams, and I'm off to Cleveland. Wish me luck!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
like a good neighbor
So last night I was coming back from a party in East Rock. It was just a few blocks away from my place so I decided to make an "early" exit and walk home. After getting back to my building, I decided to sit down for a bit in the entryway where the mailboxes are. Why? Because I felt like it, and I haven't sat in that chair for a while. After a few minutes, I decided it was time to go upstairs and head to bed.
I go up the steps, stop at the door and get my keys out to unlock the door. Strangely, the key didn't fit. Usually, it goes it pretty easy and I have no problems with it, but for some reason I just couldn't get it to fit. After a while it didn't even seem like it could even possibly fit, much less unlock the door. After a few minutes, I was ready to give up. In a moment of brilliance, I decided to just try to open the door. Magically, the door opened.
Apparently someone forgot to lock the door. Even though I should have been happy about this, I was a bit annoyed because anyone could have just come into our apartment since everyone in the building has a key for the entryway. Anyway, I opened to door. I was ready to step inside and throw some stuff down on the table by the door when I noticed that the table wasn't there. What the hell? What was stranger was the mirror that was on the wall. Weird. I was like someone rearranged our whole apartment while I was out. What the hell. Where was my stuff??? Then I realized... this wasn't my apartment. It was my neighbor downstairs.
So here I was, in standing in front of my neighbor's apartment, door open, confused, at 4 o'clock in the morning. I was just waiting for the guy to jump out of the bedroom and kick my ass. Thankfully that didn't happen. I'm sure it would have taken quite a bit of explanation if that had happened. Some guys fudges with your locks for 5 minutes... loudly I might add, and then opens the door to your apartment... at 4am. I closed the door, went upstairs, and fell asleep. (not before brushing my teeth, setting the alarm, turning off the lights, etc. etc.)
I go up the steps, stop at the door and get my keys out to unlock the door. Strangely, the key didn't fit. Usually, it goes it pretty easy and I have no problems with it, but for some reason I just couldn't get it to fit. After a while it didn't even seem like it could even possibly fit, much less unlock the door. After a few minutes, I was ready to give up. In a moment of brilliance, I decided to just try to open the door. Magically, the door opened.
Apparently someone forgot to lock the door. Even though I should have been happy about this, I was a bit annoyed because anyone could have just come into our apartment since everyone in the building has a key for the entryway. Anyway, I opened to door. I was ready to step inside and throw some stuff down on the table by the door when I noticed that the table wasn't there. What the hell? What was stranger was the mirror that was on the wall. Weird. I was like someone rearranged our whole apartment while I was out. What the hell. Where was my stuff??? Then I realized... this wasn't my apartment. It was my neighbor downstairs.
So here I was, in standing in front of my neighbor's apartment, door open, confused, at 4 o'clock in the morning. I was just waiting for the guy to jump out of the bedroom and kick my ass. Thankfully that didn't happen. I'm sure it would have taken quite a bit of explanation if that had happened. Some guys fudges with your locks for 5 minutes... loudly I might add, and then opens the door to your apartment... at 4am. I closed the door, went upstairs, and fell asleep. (not before brushing my teeth, setting the alarm, turning off the lights, etc. etc.)
Friday, December 15, 2006
moving forward
So I'm done with classes, and I'm about to turn in the final paper for the competitor class.
My schedule for the upcoming weeks:
12/18 - 12/21 - Exams
12/21 or 12/22 - Return to Cleveland
12/22 - 12/28 - Hang out with Cleveland peeps, watch Rocky Balboa, what will be best feel-good holiday movie EVER!
12/27 - Hang out with prospective students (and Laura) at Great Lakes Brewery
12/28 - Hang out with prospective students at the Irish Embassy in Toronto (it's a bar)
12/31 - New Year's Eve in NYC (exactly where is TBD)
12/5 - Leave for Costa Rica
12/19 - Return from Costa Rica
Other things to do? Research more jobs. Practice interviews. Send Thank You e-mails. Get a suit. Buy Christmas presents. Send out cards? Plan the Costa Rica trip. Send out a job survey to the class. Do other club related stuff. Read the WSJ. Buy a book and read it.
My schedule for the upcoming weeks:
12/18 - 12/21 - Exams
12/21 or 12/22 - Return to Cleveland
12/22 - 12/28 - Hang out with Cleveland peeps, watch Rocky Balboa, what will be best feel-good holiday movie EVER!
12/27 - Hang out with prospective students (and Laura) at Great Lakes Brewery
12/28 - Hang out with prospective students at the Irish Embassy in Toronto (it's a bar)
12/31 - New Year's Eve in NYC (exactly where is TBD)
12/5 - Leave for Costa Rica
12/19 - Return from Costa Rica
Other things to do? Research more jobs. Practice interviews. Send Thank You e-mails. Get a suit. Buy Christmas presents. Send out cards? Plan the Costa Rica trip. Send out a job survey to the class. Do other club related stuff. Read the WSJ. Buy a book and read it.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
it's september
Right now I'm sitting outside in the courtyard at school in the sun, putting in another blog entry. And yes, I'm writing about the weather. It's a beautiful today. About 60F... sunny... Feel like it's September. I already thought it was weird because the last few days have felt like October.
Maybe that's why it doesn't feel like my first semester here is about to come to a close. And maybe that's why I still haven't gotten anxious about the paper that I have to turn in tomorrow as a final exam for my Competitor class. I haven't started writing anything out, but at least I've read over the materials, analyzed it from several perspectives, and know what I'll be writing about. That's the hard part. The writing part should be relatively easy (or so I say now). Regardless of how painful/painless it is, at least I know that I am comfortable with the material. Better to know what you're doing and have trouble condensing it into 3 pages than not having enough to fill the three pages.
Anyway, I should finish up and get to something else, such as getting back in touch with Cleveland people about my return over the holiday week. And I have this funny suspicion that Progressive's mail filters are blocking my e-mails... hrm.......
Maybe that's why it doesn't feel like my first semester here is about to come to a close. And maybe that's why I still haven't gotten anxious about the paper that I have to turn in tomorrow as a final exam for my Competitor class. I haven't started writing anything out, but at least I've read over the materials, analyzed it from several perspectives, and know what I'll be writing about. That's the hard part. The writing part should be relatively easy (or so I say now). Regardless of how painful/painless it is, at least I know that I am comfortable with the material. Better to know what you're doing and have trouble condensing it into 3 pages than not having enough to fill the three pages.
Anyway, I should finish up and get to something else, such as getting back in touch with Cleveland people about my return over the holiday week. And I have this funny suspicion that Progressive's mail filters are blocking my e-mails... hrm.......
Saturday, December 09, 2006
admissions rant
I'll keep it brief. Sometimes there are people who ask good questions, like whether it is acceptable to apply with a 3-year degree is a 3-year degree is the norm in your country. Other times, people ask questions that may seem reasonable, but aren't. For example, the "I have a GMAT score of XXX, a GPA of Y.YY, and Z years of work experience. What are my chances of getting in?" Correct response? Apply and see if you get in. If everyone looked at the admission rates and saw that it's 10-20% and turned away, no one would ever go to school.
Of course, there are always the people who go over the top with nonsense. See for yourself (and please, don't post any replies unless it's sane). Next thing you know, we'll be boycotting schools that use SAT scores, followed by boycotting schools that ask you anything at all. Good times!
Of course, there are always the people who go over the top with nonsense. See for yourself (and please, don't post any replies unless it's sane). Next thing you know, we'll be boycotting schools that use SAT scores, followed by boycotting schools that ask you anything at all. Good times!
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