T-Mobile customer service( or the lack thereof) and coverage sucks!!!

I finally have been awakened by my blogging hiatus. By the most horrible customer service I have encountered in years - from T-Mobile. And to think that they have pretty much the worst coverage as well. Here is the dope. I got a t-mobile smart-phone from Chicago last year. Since I got a new number, the plan also provided for a new free phone for my wife. Guess what- she did not get the phone for 3-4 months and I had to make several calls before she got her phone. Now we put that problem behind us and continued sticking with t-mobile even though there was absolutely no coverage at school. T-Mobile has brought over Suncom and the coverage improved marginally in the area - but still there was NO COVERAGE IN SCHOOL!! Things came to a head when I realized that I have been missing recruiter calls and potential job opportunities because of t-mobile's bad network. Therefore, I called them up to cancel it but guess what - they put the blame on me for not trying to use the school-provided wi-fi to try and get a better reception- WOW!!! Their point was - you know what, you have to pay us $400 to cancel since you are on contract - even though you do not receive calls in the building where you spend most of your time in. They say, you should use your schools Wi-Fi to connect and get better coverage. I do not get their point. I do not get the service I pay for. And they expect me to connect to a resource they don't provide to get better coverage? Can I sue or complain at consumer court? Can someone help/advise here?

The way things stand.....

Long time since I have posted. Sorry about that. The Paw was busy finding a job and getting good grades. Result - Decent grades. No job. So here's how it works in Fuqua.

1. Term 0 - GIE and LEO start in August. 2 courses. Simple enough. Very Enlightening.
2. Term 1 - 4 core courses - Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Management Communications. Tough courses. But tougher still is attending corporate presentations and sucking up to second years because they have a HUGE say in who gets close listed for interviews.
3. Term 2 - 4 core courses - Strategy, Marketing, Corp. Finance, Management Communications II - Easy courses (depending on who you ask). Sucking up and informational interviews with recruiters continue.
Winter Break - Interviews. Informational and otherwise. I had 8 and got 8 dings!! I am a genious.
4. Term 3 - 1 Core Course - Operations. Pick other courses based on interest. I picked Corp Finance II and Market Intelligence. Good courses if you want to be a consultant/Ibanker. More interviews and rejections.
5. Term 4 - All electives. Pick ANY. I picked Investments, Pricing and decision models. No idea how these are gonna turn up.

In the end, no use of an MBA if no job. I need a friggin internship - STAT!!!! If anyone has any idea where I can get a friggin internship, let me know!! Duke MBA with good grades, consulting experience. Will work for experience !!

The way things stand.....

Long time since I have posted. Sorry about that. The Paw was busy finding a job and getting good grades. Result - Decent grades. No job. So here's how it works in Fuqua.

1. Term 0 - GIE and LEO start in August. 2 courses. Simple enough. Very Enlightening.
2. Term 1 - 4 core courses - Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Management Communications. Tough courses. But tougher still is attending corporate presentations and sucking up to second years because they have a HUGE say in who gets close listed for interviews.
3. Term 2 - 4 core courses - Strategy, Marketing, Corp. Finance, Management Communications II - Easy courses (depending on who you ask). Sucking up and informational interviews with recruiters continue.
Winter Break - Interviews. Informational and otherwise. I had 8 and got 8 dings!! I am a genious.
4. Term 3 - 1 Core Course - Operations. Pick other courses based on interest. I picked Corp Finance II and Market Intelligence. Good courses if you want to be a consultant/Ibanker. More interviews and rejections.
5. Term 4 - All electives. Pick ANY. I picked Investments, Pricing and decision models. No idea how these are gonna turn up.

In the end, no use of an MBA if no job. I need a friggin internship - STAT!!!! If anyone has any idea where I can get a friggin internship, let me know!! Duke MBA with good grades, consulting experience. Will work for experience !!

Best Essay Advice!!

Yahoo! I won the Clear Admit Best of Blogging award for the specific Best Esssay Advice category. I would really be glad if my advice helps others get into their top choice schools. I was pretty sure I would not figure on the top ten because my crazzy schedule has not left me time to sleep, leave alone blog.

Now busy with this -
Crzzy project

Have to-
vaccinate
get visa
apply for loan
buy new laptop
get through study material..

Jeez..I am getting freaked out.

Microsoft CEO sets deadline for Yahoo deal....

RAW AGRESSION....the more I experience the US corporate culture, the more I see of it. It starts right at the junior associate level and goes up to the top levels. People posing as someone they are not. Agressive, ruthless to achieve goals and often with little regard to common courtesies. This story abt the hostile takeover threat is just another example. I often think if I am even a good fit for all this. No, I am no chicken. But I still believe in human goodness and genuineness. I would rather be genuine and unsuccessful then fake it and be successful. I have now begun to think if this is all worth it. If an MBA is going to do me any good if after spending so much money and energy, I am forced to be someone I am not.....

Like all good things...

the Waitlist process at Wharton has come to an end. I have been officially denied admission. So be it I guess.

It is not all bad....

My current project is killing me. I have little or no idea what to do. I was brought in just 2 weeks before "go-live" and am expected to do magic. But then the good things in life are
A. Duke Fuqua offered me a scholarship!!!
B. Just got an email from Darden saying I am accepted.

So long...have a long day ahead!