admin on March 2nd, 2010

I looked into buying the accounting prep book recommended by my school, Advanced Preparation for Financial Accounting by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie Pearlman Breitner. The book is ridiculously expensive here in New Zealand, so I’m going to wait until June/July when I return to the U.S. Amazon offers the book for about $50 and [...]

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admin on February 28th, 2010

I start my MBA in August and since I am on vacation until then, I thought I could do some pre-MBA reading. I’m not ready to pick up an accounting book or anything, but reading something like the Communist Manifesto might not be so bad.
I did a Google search to see if there were any [...]

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admin on February 21st, 2010

I finally received word from my state school.  I will be class of 2012!  I am so excited.  I am getting a scholarship, full tuition and fees!
I can’t believe all of the studying finally paid off.  I highly recommend the Manhattan GMAT course to everyone.  I studied the books before I took the class and [...]

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admin on February 1st, 2010

So, I sent an email to the admissions director today.  I didn’t want to send an email, but I interviewed in early December and she said I would know before Christmas.  I am hoping something just got mixed up, but I have a bad feeling.  Even the website says they try to give you an [...]

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