Havard 2+2

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>"that huge sucking sound you hear is not your jobs going to Mexico, it is Wildflower's credibility as an HBS expert vanishing into thin air."</p>

<p>When have I claimed to be an "HBS expert"? I do find it sad that you have nothing better to do that to draw faulty inferences from non-existent claims. </p>

<p>The one way in which you do add value (though you probably don't realize it) is by acknowledging the fact that contributions made on forums like this have to be taken with a grain of salt. Heck, with a box of salt. This is something I have tried to stress over and over.</p>

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You should know, Sakky.</p>

<p>I do have a name, and so does that assistant director of admissions; but I won't post neither on this forum

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<p>Why not? You've already provided quite a bit of supposed information about this person. I could use the grapevine to come up with a name if your information is correct, but it would be faster if it came from you.</p>

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When have I claimed to be an "HBS expert"? I do find it sad that you have nothing better to do that to draw faulty inferences from non-existent claims.

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<p>Forget about being an "expert". Do you "claim" to have any connection to HBS at all? </p>

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Not really. Feel free to draw any conclusions you may like, though, Sakky.

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<p>I am sure that we all are doing that. If you truly are connected in any way to HBS, then you will find it trivially easy to answer my questions. </p>

<p>If you don't have any connection, then maybe you should just say so.</p>

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<p>"Why not? You've already provided quite a bit of supposed information about this person."</p>

<p>The information I have given is vague enough so that, unless you are at HBS, that person's identity remains confidential and safe. I never specified. For instance, as you probably noticed, I didn't make the distinction about which program the person in question is an assistant director for (PhD, MBA?). Now, I know you are not a moralist, Sakky, but this whole 'beyond good and evil' thing is beyond me. I find it unethical to go any further, and I simply don't feel right about sharing any specifics, neither about me nor about this person. It is an anonymous forum; let's keep it this way.</p>

<p>By the way, are you a PhD student at HBS, Sakky?</p>

<p>"Forget about being an "expert". Do you "claim" to have any connection to HBS at all?...If you don't have any connection, then maybe you should just say so."</p>

<p>Not to get philosophical, but let's define "connection" first.</p>

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Not to get philosophical, but let's define "connection" first.

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<p>For the purposes of this discussion, connection = access to the database. Do you have access? It's a simple yes/no question.</p>

<p>If the answer is 'yes', and you can satisfactorily answer the question that I had posed previously, then I will trouble you no further. </p>

<p>If you can't, then I and others here will indeed draw an important conclusion about you.</p>

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If you can't, then I and others here will indeed draw an important conclusion about you.

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<p>Given what Wildflower has posted previously [weird timelines that imply being a college sophomore at time x and then somehow being an HBS grad at x+ 2 (or 3 years), working in IB and then PE, having a fiancee that attended HBS, etc] I'd say that many of us have already drawn conclusions but have just grown too accustomed it to give two ****s. :)</p>

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<p>If both he and his fiancee attended HBS, then that gives you two shots at accessing the database. Hence, the questions that I have posed should truly be trivially easy for him to answer.</p>

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<p>"If both he and his fiancee attended HBS..."</p>

<p>Fiancee graduated from Wharton, not HBS. So I suppose I could also check the Wharton database. Anyone wants me too?</p>

<p>Look, last time I took orders from strangers online was ... hmmm ... never; and I am not a big fans of tests, either. </p>

<p>Draw any conclusions you may want; I don't think it is particularly...what's the word...right, "important". Thanks.</p>

<p>"I'd say that many of us have already drawn conclusions but have just grown too accustomed it to give two ****s."</p>

<p>Wise words. :)</p>

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Look, last time I took orders from strangers online was ... hmmm ... never; and I am not a big fans of tests, either.</p>

<p>Draw any conclusions you may want; I don't think it is particularly...what's the word...right, "important". Thanks.

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<p>I take that as a "No". Thank you for revealing the truth.</p>

<p>What I wonder is - why even bother pretending to have attended a school, if you never did? What does one gain from doing that?</p>

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<p>Take it however you want. :) </p>

<p>"What I wonder is - why even bother pretending to have attended a school, if you never did? What does one gain from doing that?"</p>

<p>Beats me. I wonder why people do that, too. Time has told me it's usually high schoolers.</p>

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Beats me. I wonder why people do that, too. Time has told me it's usually high schoolers.

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<p>Apparently it also includes certain people who apparently want to impress others on an anonymous Internet discussion board regarding MBA programs, although what exactly one gains by doing that completely escapes me. </p>

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Take it however you want.

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<p>I can give you an even easier question. How about this: how do you actually get to the Stacks in HBS's library? That is to say, what are the actual directions you would need to take, i.e. turn right here, take this elevator to this floor, etc. Don't worry about getting every step right, as I'm an easy grader. If you get the steps generally correct, I will credit you with a correct answer. </p>

<p>Now, if you don't even know the answer to that, well...</p>

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<p>hehe, wow, this HBS database thing is really owning this Wildflower guy. Just admit that you didn't actually goto HBS and seek forgiveness from all those you've misled, it's fairly obvious at this point. </p>

<p>Sakky, am I correct that you got your engineering degree from Berkeley and a degree from HBS? (from your post, you seem to mention Berkeley all the time)</p>

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hehe, wow, this HBS database thing is really owning this Wildflower guy. Just admit that you didn't actually goto HBS and seek forgiveness from all those you've misled, it's fairly obvious at this point.

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<p>Yeah, exactly. I mean, really, I don't know what the big deal is anyway. You don't actually need to have gone to HBS in order to talk about it. So, what do you gain by playing this game? Just say that you didn't go to HBS, and we can move on. </p>

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Sakky, am I correct that you got your engineering degree from Berkeley and a degree from HBS? (from your post, you seem to mention Berkeley all the time)

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<p>Let's just say that I have database access to both schools, and that I am quite confident that I have a decent insider's perspective on both.</p>

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<p>Incase you guys are interested, I know two people who got into 2+2 this year... Both are Indians and are seniors doing Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois... One of them has a GPA of 3.98, highest GPA in his department not sure about his GMAT but 700something for sure ... The another one has a 3.89 GPA with 750 GMAT...Pretty crazy stat</p>

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<p>Hey guys, I ended up getting in so feel free to PM me if you have any questions.</p>

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<p>UMaineEng - yes, i'd definitely be interested in hearing your background profile, as much as you'd like to describe.</p>

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Let's just say that I have database access to both schools, and that I am quite confident that I have a decent insider's perspective on both.

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<p>Let's not forget MIT too.</p>

<p>Sakky has friends everywhere and across many industries. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>"Just admit that you didn't actually goto HBS" </p>

<p>Why should I lie? To please you?</p>

<p>"and seek forgiveness from all those you've misled, it's fairly obvious at this point."</p>

<p>What's fairly obvious? And to whom, to you? </p>

<p>"So, what do you gain by playing this game?"</p>

<p>I don't think we are playing the same game, but I am fairly amused at this point.</p>

<p>"Just say that you didn't go to HBS, and we can move on. "</p>

<p>But I did! And...move on from what? I've never been stuck...</p>

<p>"<em>In case you guys are interested</em>, I know two people who got into 2+2 this year."</p>

<p>Hey! Why are you taking the spotlight away from me and bringing it back to the topic of the thread?!?! Ridiculous...</p>

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<p>ok... to others reading this thread, if you believe that Wildflower actually went to HBS- say something. </p>

<p>you've gotta be kidding me! sakky proposed a very simple test, and you would rather type up all of this to say you did goto HBS instead of just sending sakky a PM, or posting something about that database that would indicate you actually went. It's time to admit it, or create a new username to lie about it.</p>

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<p>"you've gotta be kidding me!" </p>

<p>Like I said, I am pretty amused. But I am not kidding you. You just don't understand. I don't mean to challenge your cognitive abilities. </p>

<p>"sakky proposed a very simple test, and you would rather type up all of this to say you did goto HBS"</p>

<p>Listen kid, that's my prerogative. If I want to type, or answer questions on an online forum, or disregard them. I am amused to see your fascists instincts, but disappointed that you can't realize your own assumptions and the lack of importance of your opinion. Your thoughts on behavior and probability are not normative--deal with it.</p>

<p>"instead of just sending sakky a PM"</p>

<p>Uh, actually I tried PMing Sakky way back. That would have ended this whole thing. His inbox, however, was full and rejected my message. He then ordered me to email him, which was amusing. You see, I really don't have to prove anything. If you don't believe it, then...don't. I, frankly, don't care either way. </p>

<p>"or posting something about that database that would indicate you actually went."</p>

<p>Again, you may not realize this, but having access to a database doesn't prove anything. I can access Wharton's and I never went there. Sakky can allegedly access Berkeley's and HBS' yet it is not clear to me that he goes to either--not from that fact. He could have simply worked at both schools. Moreover, it is not clear whether he is an MBA student or a PhD student, or even an executive education alumni. So, you see, it's silly to ask for "proofs" of something on an anonymous forum. Again, I realize that you might have not realized this.</p>

<p>"It's time to admit it, or create a new username to lie about it."</p>

<p>Admit what? Are you beyond help? Thank god you are not hoping to go to law school. You'd be "Patriot Acting" half of the cab-drivers in New York (like Sarah Palin, well Tina Fey, admits in her interview with Katie C.)</p>

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<p>you continue to amaze me, with how far you are willing to go with this. </p>

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Thank god you are not hoping to go to law school.

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<p>umm... it's a good thing there is a search function on CC and you can search threads started by people. You really need to cover your bases before you start to stick to that story. Again, I think despite your personal attacks on me, I'm going to save you some dignity, and not repost what you posted on this exact same site 3 years ago. It's just really obvious that you are lying about going to HBS and you should really not do this.</p>