Baby Names and Grad School

Deciding on a graduate school can be likened to naming a child in the way people react.

Before you've had your baby, a lot of people decide to keep the name quiet. Not because they don't want people to know, but because people feel very free to criticize your name selection before the baby is born, because it is not attached to anything (in their minds) yet. The same can be said of grad school. Before you make your decision on where you want to go, people feel free to voice their opinion on the pros and cons of your choices.

But once that baby is born or that school is chosen, people are all smiles and congratulations. No one wants to say what a "silly" or "odd" name you chose for your baby, or how that business school measures up against others. It's a very interesting phenomena that I have noticed throughout this whole process.

Just thought I'd share. Have any of your experienced anything similar?

UNC it is Friends!

So I've been struggling over this decision for months, but I've finally made a choice. I'm going to graduate business school at UNC-Chapel Hill. It has been a really tough choice for me because I feel like all my undergraduate friends followed the traditional route of attending other Ivy league type b-schools. I wanted to but didn't prevail in that endeavor, plus UNC offers the particular program that I want, Strategy and Sustainability (with a lot of career support and development in the field as well). Oh yeah, and I got a full-tuition fellowship!! I think I will really like the change in environment and the bf is very excited about the move too.

Another reason I am excited is to be moving on from what some would call a dream job. It has been an interesting, fun, challenging, and....hmmm, educational three years, but my time has definitely come. I look forward to working with more like-minded people and achieving something greater than myself for society as a whole. I simply CANNOT wait for May to come.

That said, a Marketing Manager position will be open at the Brooklyn Brewery starting in May. The job should be posted on Monster on Monday, so if you're interested check it out and send in your resume (and coverletter) if you meet the qualifications.