Wharton MBA for Executives

A few people have asked me for my thoughts on the iPad. I don’t think I actually know any more than the next person but here are my thoughts anyway.
First some background. I’m not really an apple guy. I don’t worship Steve Jobs. I never really owned a mac. I […]

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Well, what do you know. I was online today reading fortune.com when I came across the 2010 list of the best companies to work for. At #1? Our old friend Jim Goodnight and his company SAS.
Too bad they’re in North Carolina.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/snapshots/1.html

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(Guest Post by TheFink)
I’m typing in for RVD I know that I have a big hat to fill but am excited for my opportunity to express myself on the internet….something only a select few have the privilege of doing.

Quick overview of GCP. The program was started by Len Lodish in 1978 and […]

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A few weeks ago, there were a series of Dilbert cartoons poking fun at MBAs :-) I probably can’t post them directly in the blog for copyright reasons, but here are the links:
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-05-18/
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-05-19/
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-05-20/
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-05-21/
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-05-22/
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-05-23/

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Ok, if you’re in class 35, here’s my recommended list of stuff to buy. Most (if not all) of it is optional so make your own judgement. There’s probably no reason to buy EVERYTHING on this list so just pick and choose. I hope you like shopping…
My old friend Chairman P had […]

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Are you a reader of this blog who is interested in joining us as class 35?  Info sessions start next week.  Even if you’re not thinking of applying this year, if you’re interested in the program, come out to one of the info sessions and meet with us!
The west coast receptions start next week and […]

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It’s common knowledge that we go on an international trip in Sept of 2009.  I’m not sure where class 33 is going but class 32 went to South America.  The international trip is a complex process with many students lobbying for their destination cities and student groups making elaborate presentations wearing costumes, etc.
They just posted […]

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The Wharton West program also includes meals.  The food so far has been pretty good.  There is hot breakfast on Saturday morning usually consisting of Pancakes, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, and turkey sausages.  There is also the usual assortment of bagels, pastries, donuts, fruit, cereal, etc.  And for drinks, they have milk, orange juice, etc.

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The Wharton West campus is in the renovated Folger building in San Francisco south of Market St.  Wharton occupies all of the 5th floor and part of the 4th floor.  My group had a meeting at 8AM on Saturday but I arrived a little early (at 7:45AM) so I took the opportunity to take some […]

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One of the requirements of the Wharton West program is staying at the Le Meridien Hotel on class session weekends. The tuition and fees include overnight lodging for all students so even if you live a few blocks away, you may as well get the Starwood points and stay at the hotel. It’s […]

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