Tag Archives: Day to Day Life

My First Quarter at Wharton, Rugby and a WSJ Response

October 6, 2013

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My first quarter at Wharton has been an unbelievable experience. When I last posted,  I was just getting my druthers after a fun but exhausting Pre-Term experience. I had also deluded myself into thinking that I’d do a couple posts last month. Negative. Out of nowhere, I was blind-sighted by a flurry of quant problem […]

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Philly Bound at Last

July 22, 2013

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This time tomorrow, I will officially be a resident of Philadelphia. Since I was admitted during round one (December), much of this transition has been anticlimactic for me since my excitement hit its zenith during admit weekend way back in February. It’s not that I haven’t been excited about going to Wharton, but the drudgery […]

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Funemployment, Prepping for Wharton and Turning 36

July 13, 2013

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I’ve never really been the jealous type. That notwithstanding, it can be quite a challenge to not become a hater when all of your rich banker classmates are gallivanting around the globe after having quit their pre MBA jobs months ago while you report to a cube each day. So naturally, I was more than […]

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A Ball Game, a Bachelor Party and Berkeley

July 9, 2012

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So I just had quite an interesting (and tiring) weekend. I left work a little early on Friday to drive to Orange County and meet my mentee for a baseball game. Now, if you ever want to test the strength of our friendship, ask me to drive to southeast Hell Orange County to see you, […]

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