TopMBA Weekly Pulse: May 22, 2014 | TopMBA.com

TopMBA Weekly Pulse: May 22, 2014

By QS Contributor

Updated August 27, 2014 Updated August 27, 2014

Motivation is a strange thing around this time of the year. Some may feel pretty burnt out and like they are struggling to find the motivation to lift their heads off their pillows to study for one more day before their last tests; others are done with all that and excited about their internships or careers.

Finding inspiration came easily on the last day of classes for 2 Years at HBS, where the most valuable lessons came from the lives of the professors.

Planning on taking a well-earned vacation with your time off? Hong Kong to INSEAD adds a couple of their favorite travel apps to the New York Times’ and Wall Street Journal’s lists.

Meanwhile, Sarah’s MBA Journey and MBA Reapplicant are still struggling with that final decision. Will a trip to Cass Business School help Sarah make up her mind?

MBA the Non-Profit Way is beginning to give some thought to how to carry herself when she starts her MBA program. Perhaps a new bag will help…

On the topic of personal branding and making your application stand out, Military to Business explores how a strong personal narrative helped cover some of the potential cracks in his application.

Finally, take some time to congratulate any new graduates you might know, like Catcher!

This article was originally published in May 2014 . It was last updated in August 2014

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