TopMBA Weekly Pulse February 26

It is time for another Pulse, chock full of good news and exciting bits from around the MBA blogosphere!

Pulling that MBA Trigger has been too busy to worry about interviews, even if one of those interviews is from UCLA Anderson, while EF Essays has been busy visiting the (comparatively) balmy Texas McCombs campus in Austin, Texas.

My Life of Bliss needs help, or does she? Spoiler: She doesn’t anymore…but she could do with congratulations!

Could a final decision mean that My Journey to Business School’s journey is over? Stay tuned!

The Pdardenske Files (in a Prince-like move from The Penske Files) discusses his favorite class this term. And on the subject of favorite classes, did you know wine tasting is an intrinsic part of business school? Well if A Fork in the Road’s pictures are anything to go by, it seems to be…

Ah, Harvard, why pick between the world’s most prestigious school for business and the world’s most prestigious schools for politics when you can have both! 2 Years at HBS runs through the differences and similarities between HBS and The Kennedy School.

From PA to the World is learning that in life there is no balance, only trade-offs (which the Pulse would argue is balance, but this is not a debate forum.)

Kellogg added this nifty interactive timeline about one of their soon to be alums, while some of their students were competing in a business challenge in Thailand.

Many of Africa economies are growing; one MIT Sloan student takes the time to break down the prospect of doing business there, while another tells you not to go to business school if you can’t move outside of your comfort zone.

W.P. Carey School of Business highlights one of their EMBA candidates, Navy Lieutenant Rob Coslick.

And, finally, for those of you considering applying to a top business school, here is some advice from Career Chica.