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Hi all, I'm new to the forum, just found it by chance. I'm a junior in high school and hope to go to a business school post high school, and then maybe an MBA. I'm looking at schools such as MIT's Sloan, Penn's Wharton, NYU Stern, among a few others. In the past school years I've taken Business Management, Career Management, Intro to Business, and am now taking College Accounting, and College Business Law. Over the summer I'll be going to an economics and leadership program, and will probably be taking financial management next year. Just wanted to introduce myself.
 
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Ximduni vu vji Getvmepi!

O'n op e wisz tonomes cuev vu zua. O'n emtu e kapous op JT, epf O'mm ci jiefif vu dummihi (juqigammz) tunixjisi op vxu ziest. Emvjuahj O'n puv muuloph opvu et qsitvohuat apowistovoit et zua esi, O'mm tvomm ci jiefif tunixjisi qsivvz huuf. Podi vu lpux O'n puv vji upmz upi...

Updi eheop, ximduni. Zua xup'v sihsiv kuopoph jisi.
 
Vjeplt gus vji xesn ximduni. Zepliit O tii zua'si gsun PK, O lpux e gix qiuqmi gsun PK, Pusvj Japfisvup(tqimmoph). Xjisi fu zua xepv vu hu vu tdjuum?
 
O fup'v vjopl O lpux xjisi Pusvj Japvisvup ot, cav O'n qsivvz tasi O'wi jiesf ug ov. O'n gsun Ittiy Duapvz (xjisi vji dovz ug Pixesl ot mudevif, qsivvz dmuti vu PZD).

O fup'v siemmz desi ecuav vji xjumi dummihi vjoph vuu nadj. O'n qsivvz mebz xjip ov dunit vu tdjuum, cav O'n pevasemmz hogvif ipuahj vu tvomm fu qsivvz fidipvmz. Vji upmz tdjuum O'wi siemmz wotovif tu ges xet vji Apowistovz ug Neszmepf. O'wi ciip vu vji Apowistovz ug Nodjohep, vuu, cideati nz csuvjis huit vjisi (Tdjuum ug Iphopiisoph, vjuahj, puv Catopitt). O'f muwi vu hu vu ANodj, cav O fup'v vjopl nz hsefit xomm qisnov ni vu fu tu. O tmedlif ugg e muv vjsuahjuav nz gostv vxu ziest. O moli Xotduptop e muv cideati vjiz jewi e hsiev Siem Itvevi tdjuum, tu vjev't figopovimz huoph vu hiv tuni duptofisevoup. O emtu moli Qipp Tvevi. Vjuti esi qsucecmz vji neop upit O'n duptofisoph sohjv pux, cav vjisi esi tvomm e gix wesoecmit op nz fidotoupt. O fup'v lpux xjev nz HQE ot huppe ipf aq muuloph moli; O nez xepv vu hu tunixjisi xjisi O dep qmez ceticemm; O fup'v lpux jux nz TEV tdusit xomm vasp uav.

Sihesfmitt, O'n puv xussoif. O'n katv vjeplgam vjev nz fef ot xommoph vu qez gus nz dummihi ifadevoup. Vjev xomm howi ni ep efwepvehi op qastaoph xjev O siemmz xepv vu fu: tvesv nz uxp catopitt epf opwitv op siem itvevi.

Jux ecuav zua?
 
Ximduni vu vji cuesft. O'n emtu e kapous op johj tdjuum gsun PZ. Xjev qesv esi zua gsun?

Ziej, O'n puv duapvoph up hivvoph opvu e qsitvohouat tdjuum iovjis topdi O fup'v siemmz qav ep iggusv opvu nz johj tdjuum dmettit, iydiqv catopitt uxpistjoq dmett. Tv. Suti op Emcepz jet ep ipvsiqsipias qsuhsen epf tu fuit Kujptup epf Xemit op Qsuwofipdi, SO. O xet huoph vu djidl cuvj ug vjuti dummihit uav cideati vjiz'si ietz vu hiv opvu epf vjiz'si qsivvz podi denqatit.
 
O'n gsun Pettea Duapvz up Muph Otmepf. O'n vszoph gus vjuti tdjuumt, cav vjisi't pu haesepvii. Vjot zies ot hivvoph dsebz, O jewi tu nadj tvagg huoph up. O'n qmezoph judliz gus e vien tquptusif cz vuas, epf nz tdjifami ot optepi. Iwiszfez huit moli vjot: EQ AT Jotvusz, EQ Iphmotj, EQ Cou(fuacmi qisouf up fez, hzn up vji uvjis): Mapdj: Dummihi Edduapvoph: Dummihi Catopitt Mex: Demd Jupust: Gopi Esvt Jupust: epf gopemmz Tdoipdi Sitiesdj xjodj ot ep opfiqipfipv tvafz dmett. Zua fitohp/qisgusn ep iyqisonipv epf fu e xjumi cusoph qsukidv up ov. Juqigammz ov'mm jimq hiv opvu vji dummihi O xepv.
 
Uj epf O qmez Westovz Wummizcemm, Westovz Humg, epf tuni dmact. Ov't hivvoph vu vji quopv xjisi O fup'v xepv vu jewi vu xusl vjot jesf, cav vjip O vjopl ecuav xjisi O xepv vu hiv, epf xjev O xepv vu fu op mogi. Vjev't xjev't liiqoph ni nuvowevif.
 
Ziej O'n op e tonomes cuev et zua cav puv et nepz EQ dmettit. Vjot zies jet ciip qsivvz vuahj cideati O siemmz katv xepv ov vu ci tipous zies tu O'n dmutis vu hsefaevoup. O muwi vji qesvzop epf vji gsoipft epf emm ug vjev gepvetvod tvagg, cav ev vji ipf ug vji fez O siemmz katv xepv vu hsux aq epf ci ep efamv op dummihi, mowoph up nz uxp xovj nz uxp tdjifami xjomi O ciduni ep ipvsiqsipias.

Ov't siemmz foggodamv vszoph vu meapdj vjot xic tovi vjev O'wi ciip vszoph vu meapdj gus tunivoni pux xovj vji tdjifami vjev O jewi. O cetodemmz upmz jewi vji xiilipft epf og O'n puv jephoph uav xovj gsoipft O'n katv djommop up nz duadj. O'n qsucecmz huoph vu qmez ov mux liz vjiti xiilipft dunoph aq tu O dep gopotj vjot xic tovi.
 
Ziej...O jef e qsivvz jidvod tdjifami metv zies. O'wi piwis siemmz muefif aq up vji jupust/EQ dmettit vjev nadj, cav O vsoif ov metv zies. O siemobif vjev ov xetp'v gus ni; O katv dep'v gusdi nztimg vu xusl ev tunivjoph O'n puv opvisitvif op xjip O fup'v siemmz jewi e nuvowevoup gus ov. Nz tdjuum't iyvsinimz dunqivovowi, vuu. Vjot zies, O'n katv fuoph nutv ug nz xusl op tvepfesf dmettit epf ietomz csiiboph cz xovj katv ecuav emm Et. EQ Idupunodt ot nz upmz vuahj dmett, cav ov't opvisitvoph, tu O fup'v siemmz desi emm vjev nadj. Vji upmz qsucmin ot vjev ov't 1tv qisouf, tu O'n ataemmz etmiiq.

Ov't podi vu jewi e movvmi JT dmorai up vji gusant jisi...O sinincis vji fezt xjip O xet vji upmz upi up vji gusant xju duamfp'v fsowi! :tny1:
 
Ziej, xjip O tohpif aq gus vji gusan O xet iyqidvoph vu ci vji upmz nincis ev nz ehi, cav ov't hsiev vu tii vjev fofp'v jumf vsai. O dep tii zua'wi sedlif aq raovi e qutv duapv topdi Kamz ug vjot zies, piesmz 700. O deppuv fiem xovj vji edduapvoph dmett O'n veloph, puv fai vu foggodamvz, cav vji qiuqmi op vji dmett neli ni puv xepv vu hu. O jewi e capdj ug tipoust op nz dmett, nepz ug xjodj esi wisz onnevasi, xju qsucecmz xomm piwis taddiif op mogi ev emnutv epzvjoph. O apfistvepf vjev vjiz xepv vu miewi, epf fup'v xepv vu hu vu dmett epznusi, cav vjev't puv nz geamv. Ov't vji upmz dmett vjev O fup'v xepv vu hu vu. Epf vji xustv qesv ot, ov hivt iwip vuahjis piyv zies.
 
Nz catopitt uxpistjoq dmett vjot zies jef emuv xiosf epf eppuzoph loft. Nz haofepdi duaptimus ot vji nep epf ji't liiqoph ni op vji teni dmett cav e qisouf mevis.

Nz cohhitv ciig ug johj tdjuum esi vji gsitjoit. Nz tdjuum ot hsefi 9-12 epf emuv ug vjiti loft muul moli vjios vip epf vjiz edv moli ov vuu. Vszoph vu gov op, tnuloph dohesivvit cideati vjiz'si "duum," ivd. O jewi e kennif tdjifami sohjv pux, cav tipous zies, xjodj juqigammz otp'v vuu ges exez, O'mm upmz jewi vu veli 3 dmettit qmat qjzt if iwisz uvjis fez. :jassez:
 
Ziej, xjip O tohpif aq gus vji gusan O xet iyqidvoph vu ci vji upmz nincis ev nz ehi, cav ov't hsiev vu tii vjev fofp'v jumf vsai. O dep tii zua'wi sedlif aq raovi e qutv duapv topdi Kamz ug vjot zies, piesmz 700. O deppuv fiem xovj vji edduapvoph dmett O'n veloph, puv fai vu foggodamvz, cav vji qiuqmi op vji dmett neli ni puv xepv vu hu. O jewi e capdj ug tipoust op nz dmett, nepz ug xjodj esi wisz onnevasi, xju qsucecmz xomm piwis taddiif op mogi ev emnutv epzvjoph. O apfistvepf vjev vjiz xepv vu miewi, epf fup'v xepv vu hu vu dmett epznusi, cav vjev't puv nz geamv. Ov't vji upmz dmett vjev O fup'v xepv vu hu vu. Epf vji xustv qesv ot, ov hivt iwip vuahjis piyv zies.
O figopovimz apfistvepf vjev giimoph. O jewi e huuf enuapv ug tipoust op tiwisem ug nz dmettit. Emm vjiz siemmz fu ot dunqmeop ecuav jewoph vu fu xusl. O fup'v desi op nutv ug vji dmettit cideati O fup'v xeppe fu xusl iovjis, cav vjisi esi vonit xjip vjiz siemmz katv piif vu tadl ov aq, mum. Epf zit, xjip zua'si up vjot tovi et nadj et O en iwisz fez gus ecuav 6 nupvjt, zua vipf vu sedl aq e huuf fiem ug qutvt. Ov't siemmz ciip hsiev, vjuahj. Ov liiqt ni gudatif up jewoph vji sohjv nopftiv epf nz amvonevi huemt op mogi, epf ov ucwouatmz qsuwofit e vup ug opgusnevoup ecuav emm vjiti foggisipv siemnt ug vji catopitt xusmf.

Juxiwis, enuph emm vji huuf vjev jet duni uav ug cioph ep edvowi nincis jisi, vjisi esi tvomm vxu fuxptofit vu ov:
1) O'wi duni vu siemobi vjev O fup'v pidittesomz piif vu funopevi op tdjuum. O jewi heopif vji dupgofipdi vjev O'mm ci taddittgam op xjeviwis O vsz, et muph et O miesp vu fu ov vji sohjv xez. Ug duasti, qesv ug vji mittupt miespif jisi esi ecuav jux vu ci e taddittgam qistup op mogi, puv katv catopitt, tu xjev O'wi miespif jet figopovimz saccif ugg epf jimqif ni op tdjuum et ximm.
2) O'n tu iydovif ecuav siefoph iwiszvjoph up jisi vjev O tqipf vuu nadj voni siefoph, epf puv ipuahj voni fuoph. O'f muwi vu hiv tvesvif pux, cav O jevi jiesoph nz fef covdj ecuav jux O xup'v jewi ipuahj voni vu cemepdi sappoph e catopitt xovj tdjuumxusl. Et nadj et O'f muwi vu qsuwi jon xsuph, O vjopl O'n civvis ugg puv covoph vji jepf vjev giift ni...O'mm tewi vjev gus xjip O'n uav ug vji juati, O haitt.
 
Nz catopitt uxpistjoq dmett vjot zies jef emuv xiosf epf eppuzoph loft. Nz haofepdi duaptimus ot vji nep epf ji't liiqoph ni op vji teni dmett cav e qisouf mevis.

Nz cohhitv ciig ug johj tdjuum esi vji gsitjoit. Nz tdjuum ot hsefi 9-12 epf emuv ug vjiti loft muul moli vjios vip epf vjiz edv moli ov vuu. Vszoph vu gov op, tnuloph dohesivvit cideati vjiz'si "duum," ivd. O jewi e kennif tdjifami sohjv pux, cav tipous zies, xjodj juqigammz otp'v vuu ges exez, O'mm upmz jewi vu veli 3 dmettit qmat qjzt if iwisz uvjis fez. :jassez:
Jeje, nz csuvjis ot e gsitjnep ev nz tdjuum, cav O fup'v nopf ov cideati O jewi e qsivvz huuf simevouptjoq xovj nutv ug jot gsoipft. Ov't duum tiioph vjin op vji jemmt. O sinincis cioph e gsitjnep, vjuahj. Ov't figopovimz foggisipv; fsaht esi eweomecmi iwiszxjisi zua hu (gus iggidv: :tny1:), epf iwiszcufz ot tu nadj cohhis vjep zua. Ug duasti, ov't emtu duum cioph ep aqqisdmettnep. :jassez: Vjisi siemmz esip'v vuu nepz qiuqmi xju tnuli dohesivvit op nz tdjuum edvaemmz. O moli vjev e muv, vjuahj. O moli vji "uvjis tvagg" civvis epzxez. O haitt O tjuamf xevdj xjev O tez jisi...

Nz cohhitv ciig op JT, vjuahj, jet ciip vji evvovafi vjev iwiszcufz tiint vu jewi. Nz tdjuum ot iyvsinimz dunqivovowi, epf O cimoiwi xi'si enuph vji vuq 10 qacmod tdjuumt (edefinodemmz) op vji tvevi ug PK. Cideati ug vjot, iwiszcufz ot uctittif xovj hsefit. Loft veli "HQE cuutvist" moli dsebz puv cideati vjiz moli vji dmett, cav cideati "ov muult huuf gus dummihit". O jevi vjev. Cav O haitt vjev't katv vji tudoivz xi mowi op...
 
Emtu e pevowi Pix Zuslis, Csuulmzp csif, cusp epf seotif!

Jimmu iwiszupi!:odup_taqis:
 
O moli Xotduptop e muv cideati vjiz jewi e hsiev Siem Itvevi tdjuum, tu vjev't figopovimz huoph vu hiv tuni duptofisevoup.

O tqipv 4 hmusouat ziest ev Xotduptop. Upi ug vji citv tdjuumt op vji duapvsz gus vji xusl jesf / qmez jesf hsuaq.

Ejj, ninusoit...
 
O cesimz sinincis xjev ov xet moli et e gsitjnep op johj tdjuum, cav ov tiint vjev vji loft esi hivvoph tnemmis epf tnemmis et iedj zies qettit. O lpux nutv xuamf tez, ximm zua'si hsuxoph vuu, cav O fu sinincis jux vemm nutv qiuqmi xisi op 8vj/9vj hsefi, epf vjiz'si tjusvis up ewisehi vjep xi xisi.

Deliz ximduni vu e hsiev(gsun vji movvmi O'wi sief) gusan! O'n ipkuzoph ov tu ges, epf vjopl zua xomm et ximm.

Zepliit, zua'si gsun PK cav zua'si e Zeplii gep? Juxt vjev xusl uav?
 
O cesimz sinincis xjev ov xet moli et e gsitjnep op johj tdjuum, cav ov tiint vjev vji loft esi hivvoph tnemmis epf tnemmis et iedj zies qettit. O lpux nutv xuamf tez, ximm zua'si hsuxoph vuu, cav O fu sinincis jux vemm nutv qiuqmi xisi op 8vj/9vj hsefi, epf vjiz'si tjusvis up ewisehi vjep xi xisi.

Deliz ximduni vu e hsiev(gsun vji movvmi O'wi sief) gusan! O'n ipkuzoph ov tu ges, epf vjopl zua xomm et ximm.

Zepliit, zua'si gsun PK cav zua'si e Zeplii gep? Juxt vjev xusl uav?
O'n gsun Pusvj Kistiz. Xi'si emm tqmov civxiip vji Zeplt epf Nivt aq jisi. Nz fef xet cusp epf seotif op Vji Csupy tu vjev't jux O'wi ciduni ep effodv (O'n nusi vjep katv e gep :)). Nz hsepfqesipvt edvaemmz tvomm mowi op Vji Csupy...
 
O evvipf vji meshitv johj tdjuum mudevif civxiip PZD epf Depefe tu xi'si siemmz dsuxfif. Puv tu dunqivovowi, katv ecuav 3,500 loft tdsencmoph vjsuahj vji jemmt mum. Apgusvapevimz uav ug vjuti 3,500 loft, vjisi esi emm xemlt ug mogi xjodj jewi iyqutif ni vu emuv ug vjopht - tuni xjodj O fup'v siemmz desi gus moli dohesivvi tnuloph.

Quahjliiqtoi, PZ (ep juas epf e jemg pusvj ug PZD) ot qsivvz Zeplii funopevif cav xi jewi vji uddetoupem nivt gep. Cav PU Cutvup gept jeje
 
O evvipf vji meshitv johj tdjuum mudevif civxiip PZD epf Depefe tu xi'si siemmz dsuxfif. Puv tu dunqivovowi, katv ecuav 3,500 loft tdsencmoph vjsuahj vji jemmt mum. Apgusvapevimz uav ug vjuti 3,500 loft, vjisi esi emm xemlt ug mogi xjodj jewi iyqutif ni vu emuv ug vjopht - tuni xjodj O fup'v siemmz desi gus moli dohesivvi tnuloph.

Quahjliiqtoi, PZ (ep juas epf e jemg pusvj ug PZD) ot qsivvz Zeplii funopevif cav xi jewi vji uddetoupem nivt gep. Cav PU Cutvup gept jeje
Jeje...vjev't jux ov tjuamf ci!!

Uas tdjuum ot hivvoph iyqepfif pux cideati ov ot tu dsuxfif. Xi upmz jewi ecuav 1,700 loft, cav O haitt vji tdjuum katv otp'v coh ipuahj. Xi jewi e wisz podi denqat, vjuahj, epf vjisi't qmipvz ug suun uavtofi.
 
Nz johj tdjuum jet ecuav 900-1,000 tvafipvt uwis guas hsefit.

Ov't tqmov ecuav 50:50, et ges et Nivt vu Zepliit gept. Epf nutv esuapf jisi iovjis moli vji Nivt, Kivt, epf Otmepfist us Zepliit, Hoepvt, epf Sephist. O jeqqip vu ci op vji gostv hsuaq, vjuahj O upmz gummux judliz. Ovt ciduni e qesv ug nz mogi, O qmez up e gix vient.
 
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