What happened at Virginia Tech this Monday was just horrible... I can't understand what this kid is saying, that he must do this, for his children, brothers and sisters... Maybe he's just mentally ill.
But when the news first came off this Monday, there was a local newspaper reporting that the shooter is a Chinese student, who went to US with a visa issued in Shanghai! Then Foxnews also cited that reporter and said the source is quite credible. That news was BIG among Chinese students and all the future MBAs here, becoz ppl are worried that this might affect the student visa policy towards China. When the authority announced the shooter was from Korea, we were all relieved... But still, it's quite irresponsible for that reporter to make a wrong accusation in the first place! Maybe Asians look similar, but a visa issued in Shanghai?? Where does that story come from?
I hope this incident won't leave a bad impression of Asians in the states... Actually I can assure you that majority of Chinese students have not even seen a gun before! Guns are banned in China, maybe they should be banned in US as well...
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
I Am Bought
It's official, I have accepted Anderson's offer. I paid the $1000 deposit last night, and now ready to embrace the Californian sunshine~
Update: UCLA vs NYU: My Discovering:
- Both are reputable finance schools, but if you wanna work for IB/on wall street, go to NYU! NYU has the unshakable advantage regarding jobs on wall street, proved by that 60% of the students go into financial services sector after graduation. On the other hand, ppl say UCLA has an advantage in PE/VC in Silicon Valley, but you need to compete with Stanford and Haas guys for this handful of job openings... But really nothing is impossible!
- NYU seems to offer a good career service to students, especially international students. But a lot of companies out of financial service/consulting/tech area DO NOT recruit international students becoz of visa issues. Then I guess there's nothing the career service can do about that... The problem with UCLA recruitment is school starts at Oct 1 here, which is one month after most other schools. But the companies don't treat Anderson differently than other schools, so students at Anderson need to really work hard to catch up on the schedule, especially for those wanting a summer internship at financial service/consulting... Plus, some companies don't fly to west coast to recruit, therefore Anderson ppl might need to fly out for interviews.
- I saw somebody asked about entertainment program on another blog, and the answer was that NYU's program focus more on TV networks, while UCLA's program focus more on film companies.
- Since I am also considering consulting as a possible career choice after MBA, I consulted an alumni who worked for AT Kearney after Anderson. He said that there might not be as much big firm opportunities as in east coast, but there are a lot of boutique consulting firms focusing on particular industry or functions. It's not hard to land a consulting job in those firms. Plus, BCG, AT Kearney are among the big recruiters at Anderson.
- People from both schools are nice, with no attitude. I was especially surprised by the NYU ppl, coz I thought NYC ppl are snorbish (most of ppl there still are... but Stern ppl are different somehow). Anderson ppl are quite laid-back, and cool, seem to enjoy life a bit better than New Yorkers :P
- Living wise, I might have to say I would love living in LA better, coz I'm really really afraid of cold weather :S Plus, apartments around NYU are much more expensive than around UCLA (of coz one is downtown, and the other is just a suburb). At NYU ppl don't drive, they take subways all the time (driving would be expensive in NY and cabs would be hard to find when you need them.. kinda like Shanghai). While at LA, you have to drive, or you won't get to anywhere by yourself. I prefer owning a car, it's like owning your freedom!
That's it from me I guess... Pls feel free to add more if you know anything about the two schools. I'm sorry I'm gonna miss NY fashion week, but then I can join LA fashion week. Or maybe I should fly over to see it anyway, if anybody can give me access :P
Update: Thanks anonymous Anderson student for posting the comment to supplement my discovering about Anderson. I'm attaching it here for reader's convenience.
First: UCLA is not in surburb :)) LA is a different city to NYC. NYC has large downtown while LA has just a small downtown. The location of UCLA is not surburb either.
Second: recruiting
Finance: UCLA has pretty good placement on the street. All top banks come to recruit and this year they recruit almost 70 students here considering the class size and very diversified interest, this is very good ratio.
Consulting: I agree that UCLA is not strong in this area. McK didnt come to campus this year but AT BCG Deloitte came. However, I would say that the chance for consulting guys still can not be compared to finance guys here.
Living and food: You will fall in love with LA for sure. :)
Update: UCLA vs NYU: My Discovering:
- Both are reputable finance schools, but if you wanna work for IB/on wall street, go to NYU! NYU has the unshakable advantage regarding jobs on wall street, proved by that 60% of the students go into financial services sector after graduation. On the other hand, ppl say UCLA has an advantage in PE/VC in Silicon Valley, but you need to compete with Stanford and Haas guys for this handful of job openings... But really nothing is impossible!
- NYU seems to offer a good career service to students, especially international students. But a lot of companies out of financial service/consulting/tech area DO NOT recruit international students becoz of visa issues. Then I guess there's nothing the career service can do about that... The problem with UCLA recruitment is school starts at Oct 1 here, which is one month after most other schools. But the companies don't treat Anderson differently than other schools, so students at Anderson need to really work hard to catch up on the schedule, especially for those wanting a summer internship at financial service/consulting... Plus, some companies don't fly to west coast to recruit, therefore Anderson ppl might need to fly out for interviews.
- I saw somebody asked about entertainment program on another blog, and the answer was that NYU's program focus more on TV networks, while UCLA's program focus more on film companies.
- Since I am also considering consulting as a possible career choice after MBA, I consulted an alumni who worked for AT Kearney after Anderson. He said that there might not be as much big firm opportunities as in east coast, but there are a lot of boutique consulting firms focusing on particular industry or functions. It's not hard to land a consulting job in those firms. Plus, BCG, AT Kearney are among the big recruiters at Anderson.
- People from both schools are nice, with no attitude. I was especially surprised by the NYU ppl, coz I thought NYC ppl are snorbish (most of ppl there still are... but Stern ppl are different somehow). Anderson ppl are quite laid-back, and cool, seem to enjoy life a bit better than New Yorkers :P
- Living wise, I might have to say I would love living in LA better, coz I'm really really afraid of cold weather :S Plus, apartments around NYU are much more expensive than around UCLA (of coz one is downtown, and the other is just a suburb). At NYU ppl don't drive, they take subways all the time (driving would be expensive in NY and cabs would be hard to find when you need them.. kinda like Shanghai). While at LA, you have to drive, or you won't get to anywhere by yourself. I prefer owning a car, it's like owning your freedom!
That's it from me I guess... Pls feel free to add more if you know anything about the two schools. I'm sorry I'm gonna miss NY fashion week, but then I can join LA fashion week. Or maybe I should fly over to see it anyway, if anybody can give me access :P
Update: Thanks anonymous Anderson student for posting the comment to supplement my discovering about Anderson. I'm attaching it here for reader's convenience.
First: UCLA is not in surburb :)) LA is a different city to NYC. NYC has large downtown while LA has just a small downtown. The location of UCLA is not surburb either.
Second: recruiting
Finance: UCLA has pretty good placement on the street. All top banks come to recruit and this year they recruit almost 70 students here considering the class size and very diversified interest, this is very good ratio.
Consulting: I agree that UCLA is not strong in this area. McK didnt come to campus this year but AT BCG Deloitte came. However, I would say that the chance for consulting guys still can not be compared to finance guys here.
Living and food: You will fall in love with LA for sure. :)
Monday, April 09, 2007
40K from UCLA! Gee...
Just when I thought I have made a decision, I received this: Congratulations! You have been selected to receive a fellowship from UCLA Anderson. And the amount is $40,000 over 2 years! Argh... This msg on Sat morning has been keeping me boiled during the whole weekend...
I would say Anderson ppl must have read my mind, and gave me this msg right after I was shocked at the high cost of living in NYC... Some fellowship money is much appreciated now! Now for me, it's money vs potential career opportunities in NYC... any oppinion guys?
Oh, PS: I'm so thrilled to be nominated as best of blogging at ClearAdmit! I wouldn't say I'm the best blogger coz I feel I've learned so much from other fellow bloggers and they obviously write better articles than I do. But it's really a great pleasure to walk this journey with you guys~ It's almost like a virtual community here ^_^
I would say Anderson ppl must have read my mind, and gave me this msg right after I was shocked at the high cost of living in NYC... Some fellowship money is much appreciated now! Now for me, it's money vs potential career opportunities in NYC... any oppinion guys?
Oh, PS: I'm so thrilled to be nominated as best of blogging at ClearAdmit! I wouldn't say I'm the best blogger coz I feel I've learned so much from other fellow bloggers and they obviously write better articles than I do. But it's really a great pleasure to walk this journey with you guys~ It's almost like a virtual community here ^_^
Friday, April 06, 2007
Now The Game Is OVER
At this point of time for me, my whole MBA application process is over. I got in NYU and UCLA, got dinged by Columbia, MIT and Stanford. 2-3. I think that result pretty much tells what kind of person I am, and what kind of schools I fit. I'm still trying to do something different, and I swear to god, no matter how tempting the wall street job looks, I won't do Finance!
So far, I'm 90% sure about going to NYU. Mainly because of the opportunities to be closer to big Fashion/Retail companies. I have begun to dream of sneaking into a Fashion show during Fashion Week... :P The other 10% of me is still in love with the Californian weather and beach. These days, I've been asking myself whether I chose NYU becoz of him, but my answer is the city is a lot more attractive than this guy. Now I'm really looking forward to the new life I'm gonna start in the big apple!
So far, I'm 90% sure about going to NYU. Mainly because of the opportunities to be closer to big Fashion/Retail companies. I have begun to dream of sneaking into a Fashion show during Fashion Week... :P The other 10% of me is still in love with the Californian weather and beach. These days, I've been asking myself whether I chose NYU becoz of him, but my answer is the city is a lot more attractive than this guy. Now I'm really looking forward to the new life I'm gonna start in the big apple!
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
the Expected and Unexpected
Something expected happened on Apr 2: I got dinged by MIT. Since I was not a big fan of Sloan at the first place, I wasn't that surprised to be rejected. The decision letter said there were well over 3,000 applicants this year, competing for 324 seats. That's really a tough war!
Something unexpected happened on Apr 1: me and my bf broke up. Don't ask me why or how, coz I myself don't exactly know. But I guess, long D doesn't work, after all...
It's interesting how life always give us something while taking something else away from us. But somehow we always reminisce our loss more than appreciate our gain.
Now I'll try to be cool with my heart broken...
Something unexpected happened on Apr 1: me and my bf broke up. Don't ask me why or how, coz I myself don't exactly know. But I guess, long D doesn't work, after all...
It's interesting how life always give us something while taking something else away from us. But somehow we always reminisce our loss more than appreciate our gain.
Now I'll try to be cool with my heart broken...
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