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Summary: Good overview of the MBA program if you're a "poet"
Review: This book is quite entertaining to the prospective MBA student. However, Mr. Robinson spends quite a bit of time lamenting how he's a "poet" (someone who cannot handle the quantitative subjects) and in over his head. While this situation makes for good comedy, it is not very helpful for those of us entering an MBA program and reasonably confident in our quantitative skills and knowledgeable about our reason for pursuing a business career. Overall, a good quick read.
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Summary: Amusing
Review: This book should be read by anyone contemplating business school. For the rest of us, it's an interesting snapshot of student life in California during the 1980s. The most amusing chapters were those describing the most difficult parts of the year, such as Math Camp.
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Summary: (For MBA aspirants) Use this only for light reading
Review: This is at best a memoir - more of a daily-maintained diary than a guide for MBA aspirants. Robinson captures the spicy aspects of Stanford MBA pretty well. The "cold calledÂEanecdote is really funny. Good for light reading. Caution for MBA aspirants: Please use other sources to form your opinions about the merits and demerits of joining a b-school (Try "The Witch DoctorsÂEby John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge).
Rating:
Summary: (For MBA aspirants) Use this only for light reading
Review: This is at best a memoir - more of a daily-maintained diary than a guide for MBA aspirants. Robinson captures the spicy aspects of Stanford MBA pretty well. The "cold calledEanecdote is really funny. Good for light reading. Caution for MBA aspirants: Please use other sources to form your opinions about the merits and demerits of joining a b-school (Try "The Witch DoctorsEby John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge).
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Summary: Quit your B-School Bitching
Review: Try Law School, then we'll talk about levels of difficulty. In comparison, the first year of Business School is a joke. Compared to most things the first year of B-School is a joke.
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Summary: REQUIRED "TEXT" for anyone considering grad B-School.
Review: What can I add to all the reviews out there already? A total "must-read" for aspiring MBA candidates without a business undergraduate degree. Life in graduate business school can be both exciting and FRUSTRATING. Robinson does an excellent job of covering all the different characters in an MBA class. This book sits on my bookcase, alongside Michael Porter's Competitive Strategy.
Rating:
Summary: REQUIRED "TEXT" for anyone considering grad B-School.
Review: What can I add to all the reviews out there already? A total "must-read" for aspiring MBA candidates without a business undergraduate degree. Life in graduate business school can be both exciting and FRUSTRATING. Robinson does an excellent job of covering all the different characters in an MBA class. This book sits on my bookcase, alongside Michael Porter's Competitive Strategy.
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Summary: Hell? Really?
Review: While I admit that this book is entertaining, I beg to differ with the author's opinion..... I am also a "poet" and a current student at a business school consistently ranked in the top 3. While the curriculum is certainly heavy and the workload can be massive, the environment depicted in this book cannot possibly be considered as a fair description of business school life. It is just one man's biased opinion (the author admits he did not belong in B-School). If you're serious about B-school, don't get fooled by this book: it's much closer to heaven than to hell. And if you want something funny to read, just buy another book.
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Summary: An accurate and entertaining essay on the MBA experience.
Review: Written in an easy to read, natural style,this book
describes the trials and tribulations of undertaking an
MBA degree at a prestigious Californian university. While
at first it appears to ask us to suspend disbelief (the
author was one of Ronald Reagan's speechwriters!), it soons
moves on to a fascinating account of the life of an MBA
student. Coming from a non-business background, Peter Robinson struggles with much of the course material, but
finds time to think about and discuss the philosophies behind the subjects he is studying, as well as examining
the psyches of his fellow students. Guaranteed to cause flashbacks for anyone who has studied
at university as a 'mature' student!
Rating:
Summary: An accurate and entertaining essay on the MBA experience.
Review: Written in an easy to read, natural style,this bookdescribes the trials and tribulations of undertaking anMBA degree at a prestigious Californian university. While at first it appears to ask us to suspend disbelief (the author was one of Ronald Reagan's speechwriters!), it soons moves on to a fascinating account of the life of an MBA student. Coming from a non-business background, Peter Robinson struggles with much of the course material, but finds time to think about and discuss the philosophies behind the subjects he is studying, as well as examining the psyches of his fellow students. Guaranteed to cause flashbacks for anyone who has studied at university as a 'mature' student!
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