TopMBA Weekly Pulse: September 12, 2014

We would ask where all of the bloggers have gone, but we know where they are: it is finally time for the classes to start! The UCLA Anderson MBAs are about to start orientation, with Piyush Jain will taking this week’s Inception award for a post of a repost of a repost of a post. INSEAD student bloggers have also been posting about orientation week and their feelings regarding starting the MBA program.

The final score for Hugo vs the GMAT is Hugo 1, GMAT 0. Well, 1, 760, who’s counting? Congratulations Hugo! Still facing the daunting task of writing essays and working on your application? EF Essays has a fairly comprehensive post on the former, while Scott Duncan’s application might be set and right where he wants it.

After recovering from her GMAT, Texas Wannabe Cali’s jaw muscles are sore from smiling and meeting with folks at the latest MBA info night.

Part of the MBA process is dealing with stress. Girl Meets B-School is taking a deep breath and a microsecond from her busy schedule this to share some insights about finding peace in the craziness that is her journey. If you can, it is certainly worth taking a nice Saturday off to relax.