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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk,Feb 16 2010, 11:12 AM
Worse. She thinks I should be the one to bust her 5 year dry spell.
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk,Feb 17 2010, 01:54 PM
Locally?
St. Mary's
Menlo College
Here's the thing; you were born at the wrong time. Who you are, and who you're going to be is ultimately defined by YOU, and how you deal with others. So you go to SJSU. . . that may turn out to be the best thing that happens to you. Who knows? If you're scared of reputations, then the reputations define you.
However, if you simply say, "I'm going to try to get in the best school I can, given the obstacles," then you can look yourself in the mirror and say, "I did my best."
Guess what? You'd be saying the same damn thing if you got into SCU. The key difference is, you may have to hustle harder to make certain contacts. That's all business is; contacts, and the exchanges between them.
St. Mary's
Menlo College
Here's the thing; you were born at the wrong time. Who you are, and who you're going to be is ultimately defined by YOU, and how you deal with others. So you go to SJSU. . . that may turn out to be the best thing that happens to you. Who knows? If you're scared of reputations, then the reputations define you.
However, if you simply say, "I'm going to try to get in the best school I can, given the obstacles," then you can look yourself in the mirror and say, "I did my best."
Guess what? You'd be saying the same damn thing if you got into SCU. The key difference is, you may have to hustle harder to make certain contacts. That's all business is; contacts, and the exchanges between them.
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Originally Posted by brantshali,Feb 16 2010, 06:50 PM
A bit. It's a tad cluttered to me...but relatively comfortable...
To give an idea of how broad my list of interests is, here are some of the thoughts I've had (irrespective of price...to a point):
Mini Cooper S
Mazdaspeed3 (previous generation...don't like the new ones)
Honda Fit (either generation)
Audi A3 TDI
Jeep Wrangler TJ (or the Unlimited version of that body)
Lotus Elise/Exige
BMW E39 M5 (we'd talked about this one at Tacos)
WRX Wagon
Boxter S
I'm all over the roadmap. Still several months away from a purchase...
To give an idea of how broad my list of interests is, here are some of the thoughts I've had (irrespective of price...to a point):
Mini Cooper S
Mazdaspeed3 (previous generation...don't like the new ones)
Honda Fit (either generation)
Audi A3 TDI
Jeep Wrangler TJ (or the Unlimited version of that body)
Lotus Elise/Exige
BMW E39 M5 (we'd talked about this one at Tacos)
WRX Wagon
Boxter S
I'm all over the roadmap. Still several months away from a purchase...
MS3 is a good car. Check on insurance, the Mazda 3 has stupid-high insurance rates (Chad pays more for insurance on his base 3 than I do on my S2000 and Miata combined... and he has a clean record).
Fit... good car, horribly overpriced for an econobox IMO. Versa is a better car for a bit less money.
A3 TDI - I would love this car if it came in AWD. FWD only. If you don't mind the looks and inferior interior, the VW Jetta Sportwagon is the same car.
Jeep - no real opinion.
Elise/Exige - Natural followup to owning an NA Miata. Just don't run into the back of cars because of the brakes.
E39
If I could rationalize (read: find a place to park) a 4 door luxury car in addition to what I have this would be it.WRX wagon - not my cup of tea. They're ugly and not big enough to be that useful.
Boxster S - Great car. Post refresh cars (2006+) have amazing handling. Carries a significant "Look at me I'm a douchebag!" penalty though.
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Originally Posted by espelirS2K,Feb 17 2010, 02:35 PM
I guess I want to be able to position myself to get in to an ivy grad school.. and dunno how to do that without getting in to Haas, SCU, (GGU??), USC, ect. ...
However, my personal inclination is that you get your MBA from Haas, SCU, San Jose State, or elsewhere. . . I am of a certain (biased) opinion about Ivy League MBAs.
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Feb 17 2010, 02:35 PM
Depending on what said lass looks like, that could be a noble mission worth endeavoring upon.
As I said, The Apocalypse is nigh.
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk,Feb 17 2010, 01:48 PM
I've spent a bit of time looking at the interior. Runs the gamut from old VW-style Spartan to sub-luxury car.
The only gadget I want is an iPod interface so I don't have to haul around CDs anymore...
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Feb 17 2010, 02:49 PM
The Cooper S is fun but not very economical given the size. I got lousy mileage, in the low 20s, when I had that one in LA. A JCW Cooper S is pretty sweet but quite expensive for the performance.
MS3 is a good car. Check on insurance, the Mazda 3 has stupid-high insurance rates (Chad pays more for insurance on his base 3 than I do on my S2000 and Miata combined... and he has a clean record).
Fit... good car, horribly overpriced for an econobox IMO. Versa is a better car for a bit less money.
A3 TDI - I would love this car if it came in AWD. FWD only. If you don't mind the looks and inferior interior, the VW Jetta Sportwagon is the same car.
Jeep - no real opinion.
Elise/Exige - Natural followup to owning an NA Miata. Just don't run into the back of cars because of the brakes.
E39 If I could rationalize (read: find a place to park) a 4 door luxury car in addition to what I have this would be it.
WRX wagon - not my cup of tea. They're ugly and not big enough to be that useful.
Boxster S - Great car. Post refresh cars (2006+) have amazing handling. Carries a significant "Look at me I'm a douchebag!" penalty though.
MS3 is a good car. Check on insurance, the Mazda 3 has stupid-high insurance rates (Chad pays more for insurance on his base 3 than I do on my S2000 and Miata combined... and he has a clean record).
Fit... good car, horribly overpriced for an econobox IMO. Versa is a better car for a bit less money.
A3 TDI - I would love this car if it came in AWD. FWD only. If you don't mind the looks and inferior interior, the VW Jetta Sportwagon is the same car.
Jeep - no real opinion.
Elise/Exige - Natural followup to owning an NA Miata. Just don't run into the back of cars because of the brakes.
E39
If I could rationalize (read: find a place to park) a 4 door luxury car in addition to what I have this would be it.WRX wagon - not my cup of tea. They're ugly and not big enough to be that useful.
Boxster S - Great car. Post refresh cars (2006+) have amazing handling. Carries a significant "Look at me I'm a douchebag!" penalty though.
I DO wish the A3 TDI were AWD. I don't like the Jetta as much. This car is probably the "back runner" (rather than front-runner).
As for the Elise/Exige...I was behind one on I-90 this morning. Was a Type 72d...
If I could/can justify it, I think my heartstrings are being tugged by an Elise. Maturity (relatively) tugs me to the BMW. Financial responsibility probably tugs me towards the Fit/Versa.
WRX...never really in the running, but threw it in there just to give me a point of comparison...
I WANT to love the MS3, but don't quite get there. The Mini...same thing, I think (except the original...loved that car since I was 16 and almost bought one for a grand).
Hmmm...
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk,Feb 17 2010, 03:12 PM
Graduate from any school Summa Cum Laude.
However, my personal inclination is that you get your MBA from Haas, SCU, San Jose State, or elsewhere. . . I am of a certain (biased) opinion about Ivy League MBAs.
However, my personal inclination is that you get your MBA from Haas, SCU, San Jose State, or elsewhere. . . I am of a certain (biased) opinion about Ivy League MBAs.
So basically in order to get in to Haas, SCU, USC, Princeton, UPenn, UofChicago, NYU, Cornell, etc etc etc etc you need not ONLY nearly perfect Quantitative GRE's but graduate cum-laude or more preferably summa cum-laude?
SURE, GREAT. NO PROBLEM!
Curious as to your reservations about (true) Ivy Leagues?
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Originally Posted by espelirS2K,Feb 17 2010, 04:27 PM
Curious as to your reservations about (true) Ivy Leagues?
They teach you how to drink/golf your way to your promotion
I've only seen a few of them actually do any quantitative analysis of good data to instigate unique and disruptive solutions to problems.