http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/ en-us 2005-07-21T14:22:08+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000454.html Note from MBADiversity: Natasha has chosen to only blog her first year at Chicago. This will conclude her journal.... blogadmin 2005-07-21T14:22:08+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000430.html Every year, in the spirit of building those (covalent) bonds, Kellogg and the GSB meet in a contest of epic proportions. Okay, so there were about 150 of us to their 40, but still. There were various sporting events as... natasha 2005-05-22T19:59:27+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000422.html Lately, I am up until 3 or 4 in the morning reading my emails that arrive at the rate of 40 messages per hour. I relish taking a nap during the day, and I generally do not know where I... natasha 2005-05-01T20:48:08+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000421.html AW2 was cool. We had over 300 admitted students touring the new building and sitting in on classes. There was definitely more energy in the Winter Garden. We tried our best to absorb some of the excitement radiating off of... natasha 2005-04-21T06:47:03+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000420.html Yesterday, we held the “Day as an MBA” for local high school students. It was humbling to realize these students think you are the bomb, and it was a stark reminder to get outside of the HPC bubble. A luxurious... natasha 2005-04-12T06:46:21+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000419.html Italy was awesome! I ate. I drank. I slept. It was heavenly. I also got a great perspective on adjusting to a new place where you aren’t very adept with the language. One of my brother’s friends commented to my... natasha 2005-03-31T06:45:14+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000351.html ...maybe not, but I'll take one anyway. Contrary to popular opinion, you can learn a term’s worth of material in a day. I actually learned a few concepts during the final. It wasn’t a great help, but I didn’t bomb... natasha 2005-03-18T21:32:10+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000346.html Okay, so this week has been torture. As I attended each of my final classes and felt increasing relief only to have my hopes dashed by overzealous group members who want to “improve” a paper based on one errant comment... natasha 2005-03-13T19:13:06+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000341.html I spent five hours on Sunday in one study group. The upside is that we actually finished the paper, so I’m down to three classes to worry about. We have another class project that is way behind and I’m not... natasha 2005-03-08T09:53:37+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000340.html It has been a crazy week, but we’re gearing up for Admit Weekend. It is a bit earlier this year as they have tried to bring in the students from the first round, since they don’t have until the middle... natasha 2005-03-05T14:52:28+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000339.html Though I have already accepted my offer, I attended Sell Weekend the past couple of days. Sell Weekend is much like Admit Weekend at school. After you are given an offer for a company, they invite you to their office... natasha 2005-02-27T14:51:16+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000319.html I am about to have my life taken over by LEAD. We had a brief training session this morning and found out our squads. I’m looking forward to working with a group pf people I don’t know well. It’s all... natasha 2005-02-22T23:29:20+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000313.html I accepted my offer this morning. It was a lot more difficult than I’d thought it would be. You have to tell someone you’ve been talking with for the last few weeks that you’re not taking the offer, and they... natasha 2005-02-16T22:30:08+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000311.html I’ve got a second offer from another consulting company and now I feel like I’m being pulled in two directions as each one makes their case. I’d already had a preference going in and it hadn’t changed much through the... natasha 2005-02-13T02:01:05+00:00 http://www.mbadiversity.com/mt/natasha/archives/000306.html I have been given an offer for the summer. I am SO excited. I had a final round of interviews yesterday. I met with four different partners in the firm, talking about my experiences and doing a case. It wasn’t... natasha 2005-02-06T10:45:29+00:00