One of the most underestimated chores of your MBA career will surely be the dreaded job hunt.  I remember our Director of Career Services telling us during induction week that we should expect to spend at least 8 hours a week searching for our future job.  At the time, this seemed like a ludicrous amount [...]

Fitizen: fit·i·zen; n. ; a health conscious person that embraces a connected world.

As a Fitizen, recall your last trip to the gym.  As you entered the gym, you headed straight for your favorite treadmill.  You probably struggled through a lonely gut wrenching 30 minutes.  It was early in the morning, so you flicked between channels [...]

When I set out to apply for business school, my wife was 6 months pregnant and although I knew the intensity of a one year MBA program would be rough, I always knew we could do it.  We are now halfway through the program and as I look back to reflect, I can say this [...]

matricula – little list, or to be registered or added to a list.

sub fusc – of a dark/dusky colour, refers to the clothes worn with full academic dress in Oxford. Generally, this means, for men: a gown, cap, and white bow tie (for men) or black ribbon (for women).

matriculation in Oxford – one of the [...]

Well, I had my first day of “school” today and I will have to say that most of my fears and apprehensions about this year have begun to fade already.  We have almost 2 full weeks of induction type activities, primarily because of the tradition and complication of being a student at Oxford.  I’ll try [...]