Guest Thinkers — December 12, 2010

Attending college this fall?

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

I have been increasingly interested in Babson College and am waiting to hear back from them on my application for admission soon. I’ve documented a small portion of my process on a blog at my Babson Blog. If you have any interested in following my college process, it’s got some decent information, I will continue to document any updates there probably once or twice a month from here on out.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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