B-school and I are officially fighting. And I'm not talking a "you forgot to take out the trash" type of spat. No, I'm talking a "filing for divorce in the morning" brawl. What in particular is grinding my gears, you ask?
1) Despite the fact that I have not actually had any sort of income since mid-2007, my dear alma mater frequently emails me to solicit donations. Excuse me, but I just spent two years and a considerable amount of money learning about investments and - correct me if I'm wrong - I'm fairly certain that it's not good business sense to take on credit card debt in order to pay additional money to an institution that already has you by the balls for an enormous amount of student loan debt. And don't give me the "it will increase the value of your education" crap. Yes, alumni donation participation statistics are one of the metrics used to determine school rankings, which will indirectly affect the value of my MBA in the future. However, I'm willing to live dangerously and bet on the generosity of older, more financially stable alums. Let's just call this year a mulligan and I promise to start donating when I actually have a paycheck. Deal?
2) A friend of mine was recently denied admission. Is this an entirely personal complaint? Yes. Am I still pissed? You know it. Seriously, my buddy wasn't just Random Applicant. He is the graduate of a stellar undergrad program, has a fantastic job and solid GMATs, and is an exceptional writer (seriously, I ALWAYS have snarky editorial comments but I could do little to improve upon his application essays because they were perfection). What I'm trying to say is that my friend is no slouch. And other b-schools agreed because they let him in. Why couldn't my alma mater follow suit and give me a solid excuse to visit campus for two more years? Now I'm just going to be that Creepy Alum. Thanks a lot, b-school.
3) Shame on the staff of my school's career development office. I wag my finger at them for putting up postings for roles titled Rainmaker and Au Pair. And don't even get me started on all the spam postings from Ivy Exec and MBA Forum. Breaking news: I have a computer and can find those postings on my own. Why don't you go ahead and source some jobs that aren't open to the general public? Thanks.
B-school, you can have your stupid ring back. I never really loved you anyway.
Monday, March 8, 2010
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