Laptop for B school - Mine is here :) The lenovo thinkpad Edge !!!

Cool new addition to my gadget list - Lenovo thinkpad edge :)

I am a technophile n its no wonder that I love gadgets ;) Thanks to my impending B school journey, I just got myself a super cool fully loaded laptop :) Its Lenovo thinkpad edge 14" black laptop and man I am in love with it from the time I got it in my hands. Thinkpads are well-known for their sturdy make and this is no exception. The keyboard is just awesome with mac style keys and super responsive trackpad. Its fully loaded with the latest i3 processor and windows 7 :) Last 2 days were spent in setting up all software and stuff on my new EDGE ;)

Just loving it !!! N literally am living on the EDGE ;)

Just created a RSS collection of Haas blog feeds. Get all the Haas news at one place.

This one is for people interested in Haas. As I told in my previous post - what-makes-haas-my-dream-school
, Haas has a strong online presence. It has multiple blog channels through which it updates about the latest happenings at Haas.

In an effort to help those who are interested to get the updates from Haas, I have created a RSS Feed collection which comprises of multiple Blog feeds from Haas. So all you need to do is to subscribe to my RSS feed bundle by clicking on the button below

Alternatively, you can anytime subscribe to this feed by using the widget "Haas Happenings" which you will find in the footer of my blog page. Following are the list of blogs which are included in the bundle. Please note there is no need to subscribe separately for each of this. Instead subscribing to the above bundle will get you the latest feed from all the below blogs. Enjoy !!

How to get into the Berkeley MBA Program   
The Director of Admissions for the Full-Time MBA program discusses the admissions process.

How to get into the Berkeley EWMBA Program   
Interested in a part-time program? Hear from the  Director of Admissions for the Evening Weekend         MBA Program.

A year in the life of a Haas student
Full-time students share their experiences getting a Berkeley MBA.
  
Part-timers juggle work and school  
Evening Weekend MBAs blog about maintaining their professional and student lives.

Classroom innovation goes beyond books
Full-time Berkeley MBA students share class projects that turned fresh ideas into firsthand experiences.

 Meet the Haas Student Ambassadors
HSAs work with the admissions office to provide a student perspective to prospective students.

Bringing high-tech products to market
The latest news and events taking place with the Management of Technology (MOT) Program.
 
Analyzing global issues
Read the latest from the director of the Haas School's Clausen Center for International Business Policy.
 
MBA students hit the (international) road
MBA students travel abroad as consultants as part of the International Business Development program.

Video - The Meme machine

Came across this interesting video about Memes (information which is copied) by Susan Blackmore. For now sharing the video. Memetics sounds damn interesting. When I get time I will dig into the topic, read The Meme Machine by the author and get back with more info.

For now enjoy the video

Lets keep in touch the twitter way !!

Hey All,

I added a twitter based discussion forum - twitter board - to my blog. Now you can post your thoughts/comments/requests/rants as tweets using this cool new feature.To get started just click on the vertical button on the left side of the window which reads TWEETS. So go on friends, try this out and let me know what you think. Lets keep in touch the twitter way !!


I have few more updates to share which I will list down here briefly. Work is keeping me very busy but I plan to write a detailed post about each of these some time soon

• Attended Darden Coffee Chat Bangalore.
• Attended Berkeley Coffee Chat Bangalore
• Finished my Darden interview  on 7th January. It was a telephonic interview with Adcom.Will be hearing from Darden this 28th and am keeping my fingers crossed to hear a Yes from this school which is so close to my heart !!
• Got interview invite from Olin (WUSTL) and am yet to schedule it. 
  
• Received my Tepper welcome packet (loved it). Checking out loads of letters and info which accompanied the welcome packet. Will also be attending the Tepper admit student meet which is happening in Bangalore this 30th.
  
• Clueless about the post admit processes like Visa, I20 and loans. Can anybody help me !

So whats up with you folks ???

P.S - Twitter Board is a new technology on board and still in alpha stage. If you want to try it out you can get an invite here