Tulane University Freeman School BLOG

Hey all,
Thanks for the flurry of recent comments. We really do like to answer questions.
Here’s some interesting links:
Finally someone has the cojones to do something with American auto industry.
And this is perhaps the most interesting (and accurate) economic indicator.
Upcoming News: Look forward to some guest blogs about summer internships. Also, expect some real data […]

So if you’ve decided to come to New Orleans and join us, I thought you might be interested in how to get started on being a local:
Firstly we’ve got great local radio… the school’s station is WTUL, which you can listen to through itunes. Or you can check out the famous WWOZ.
Secondly, you might as […]

#7: Too many JD/5 Year/International Students in an MBA Class Can Be a Bad Thing
The MBA cohort is supposed to be something special. The average MBA is closer to 30 years old than 20, has 5+ years of work experience and has lots (or at least a few) past experiences s/he can call on […]

6) Concentrations - What’s yours? I would, optimally, like to participate in the Burkenroad Reports program, as I see this to be the most fitting for what I anticipate doing post-graduation. Does the Burkenroad Reports program feed into private equity companies? Investment banks?
Answer!
I was going to concentrate in Finance, but […]

#8: Global Leadership was awesome!
Before business school, I’d been to fewer than five countries, and knew next to nothing about how international business was transacted, other than what I’d read or experienced through the eyes of others. Not so now: I went to 9 countries in 2 my two years at Freeman! This […]

Here we go! The top ten things i picked up my second year around. The plan is to post one every other day or so. -Joel, joel@tulanemba.org.
#10: Business School Is Fun!
Yeah, it really is. This is perhaps the last time in your (early) life that you’ll get to take two years off […]

I promised everyone that I would post my group’s real estate deal book.
The final classes were really exciting. I have never gotten so pulled into one class before. I was literally direction most of my attention to this class in April. I stopped going out. I stopped studying other things briefly. It was such a […]

Pretty tasty!
And I promise to get my top 10 things I learned up soon!
-Joel, joel@tulanemba.org
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5) Network - How has the Freeman network been? Are most of the alumni ready and willing to help you in the job market? Do you have ready access to an alumni database?
Network: Yes. We have a database that you have access to. Tulane is sort of a stronghold in New Orleans […]

Well, folks, it’s down to the wire. Several people have accepted internships. Some had several offers, some only one. Some knew in October, some are still waiting for the final letter of acceptance. Finally, some have started work, and other don’t start until June.
I know that several people evaluated multiple offers. There has been […]