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The Wharton School's 1-1-1 initiative is a new program that will encourage Wharton MBAs to pledge 1% of their future earnings to help address the abject poverty of 1 billion people who live on less than $1 a day. This program is in the process of...
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A few weeks ago, I went to 4th Street Deli with some friends for traditional Jewish appetizing. We ate bagels and lox, pastrami sandwiches, pickles and coleslaw – the works. (I can’t recommend this place enough….Get the white fish salad...
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Before Wharton, I was familiar with “diversity” being defined along a certain number of dimensions: race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability. Recently, I’ve had the interesting experience of being introduced to a new...
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Having been in Philly for nigh on six weeks now, and into 'real term' for two (as opposed to the glories of pre-term which I am sure others have covered by now), it has become increasingly clear that life is like, not a box of chocolates, but...
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Yes, it's voting time at Wharton and the intensity is no less than that of the upcoming presidential election in November! I view this election as more than just selecting leaders for the class of 2014. I will give you the reason in a bit but first...
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Only 21 days passed since I landed in Philadelphia, and every moment of it has been very joyful so far. When I close my eyes now, 4 major points come to my mind: 1st P: Pre-term This year, Wharton has compressed its preterm schedule to 2 weeks. With the...
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Lest I go an entry without writing about dessert somewhere, here is an entry entirely about dessert. Last week we wrapped up an intensive week-long class on leadership and teamwork, the core of which was a computer simulation in which we pretended to...
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According to Jerry Seinfeld , historian emeritus of the human condition, public speaking reigns supreme as the greatest fear that Americans have , notched comfortably one spot ahead of death , a disappointing number two. (Re-read previous sentence). Public...
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Summer camp . Some of us cherish its memory deeply while others once whittled away their childhood summer months ensconced in the comfort of their proximity to home. The highlight of Wharton Pre-Term is a 2-day trip to a summer camp in the Catskills for...
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So DIP week is now officially over! Due to the massive amount of snow we had during the week and half that was actually dedicated to recruiting, we had many interviews canceled and rescheduled to this past week. So alas, offers are starting to flow in...
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Over the break I joined 22 of my classmates on a Leadership Venture trip down to Ecuador to climb Cotopaxi, one of the world's highest active volcanos (19,348 ft). If you haven't already checked it out, the Wharton Leadership Program, which includes...
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