TopMBA Weekly Pulse August 20

Hello again! The Pulse is finally back as summer vacation and internships come to a close. Most programs don’t start for another couple of weeks, but EF Essays is already thinking about retirement savings, because it is truly never too early.

Don’t let a twisted ankle keep you away from learning about innovation, do what My Journey to B-School did – read! Naija MBA Gal helps us out with some awesome advice regarding the visa application and the truth about long-distance Chicago apartment hunting. HBS Accept details the real cost of an MBA in Boston.

Defying Gravity offers a bit of insider advice to all new MBA students – especially the HBS incoming class.

Kellogg student Amanda shares some insights into the Boston Consulting Group’s Northeast Women’s Conference. Steven Ma is no stranger to the Pulse; here he is writing for the Fuqua blog on how moving from science to business was a breeze. And finally, UCLA student blogger, Yu, is finding out the fun way (via a road trip) that a network doesn’t stop with the business school.