a fair MBA fair

I took a half-day off & had the chance to meet up with Smith, BU, Owen & IE for either evaluative or informative interview. One is really disappointing but all have been benificial to my future application.

Also heard the beautiful Cindy from Hass shared her insights on essays writing & interive (be it blind or alumni, etc.). "Be Genuine, Be Specific & Be Outstanding"!

It's intereting to see how each school / program promote themselves. The most creative & comprehensive brochures come from inSeaD in a very handy size. PSU's brochure also look quite impressive though it's basically a regional school. But at least we can see they're serious about it & deeply driven to improve.

I spotted HEC-Paris' 16-month program which seems to be quite unique & solid. Coincidentally, their marketing or BDM is also an American who works for a European biz-school, same as inSeaD Singapore's Gopika who happened to be an alumna from close rival IMD. What a small & smash world!

What else? Thanks to CBS' reception @ the American Club & I attended the firt half and later joined St. Gallen HSG-MBA's 1st ever cocktail reception in a very cosy ballroom at the nearby Orchard Hotel. Extremely friendly staff & alumni, passionate staff Marie who's a master from LSE & migrated to Switzerland from her hometown Germany. That's just a glimpse of how international a European MBA can be, from its faculty, staff all the way to alumni:-)

Good luck to all, especially those who're on their ways to home after a long long Asia tour!