Class of 2011: A Snippet
By Jon Lewis JGSM '11
Issue date: 9/9/09 Section: Johnson News
The Johnson School Class of 2011 is here, and let's be real: we are really awesome. I mean, really, really awesome. Like, more awesome than awesome. But show, don't tell, you say. And, you are absolutely right. So take my hand, grab a beverage, and let's go inside the mind of 2011 to discover the meaning of awesome.
Everybody affiliated with the Johnson community knows that orientation hits like a hurricane. It's fast, it's ferocious, and it pummels its victims to the ground with a hard charging itinerary of schmoozing, listening, talking, snippeting, and nibbling. It's an ESPN2 obstacle course of early mornings, "business casual," and new faces. Ultimately, it is what we signed up for, and more importantly, it's what we want; it's who we are. We are MBAs. We are social creatures. So, to follow the mannerly leadership of the indomitable Jodie Mannersmith, I asked some of my peers to shake hands with me, web to web, and to share a snippet. Vishal Rao from India snippeted that he is "looking forward to the cold weather." Message to Jodie in my next handwritten thank-you note: Vishal provided a sensational and sassy conversation starter if I ever heard one. Sruja Bhuria, recently of Portland, Oregon, confessed that he "could not remember" his five seconds of self-branding bliss, but Ashley Szporka of NYC had this to say: "I have lived in sixteen different houses and have attended twelve different schools in the past twenty-six years." Awesome.
And, what about all the sheerly fabulous socials? What about all the supple opportunities to booze and to simultaneously work our networking tools? They were fun, they were heady, and they had food. A particularly communicative and collaborative group of critical thinkers even took the effort to show up on the boat ride wearing bowties and blazers. Awesome. So, today, after the good times have ended and the precious memories have been burned into our minds, my question is, what did you prefer-the mozzarella sticks or the meatballs? Irene Tannenbaum of New York City chose neither, yet she requested that the orientation committee kindly include more gluten free options. Dee Feng of Beijing chose both the sticks and the balls, while Henry Parry-Okeden of Australia went with the cheese and crackers. Josh Brown of Miami Beach was "not partial to either, but if [he] had to choose, it would be the meatballs." Still, most 2011ers authoritatively chose one or the other…and the results? Meatballs got the most love.
Everybody affiliated with the Johnson community knows that orientation hits like a hurricane. It's fast, it's ferocious, and it pummels its victims to the ground with a hard charging itinerary of schmoozing, listening, talking, snippeting, and nibbling. It's an ESPN2 obstacle course of early mornings, "business casual," and new faces. Ultimately, it is what we signed up for, and more importantly, it's what we want; it's who we are. We are MBAs. We are social creatures. So, to follow the mannerly leadership of the indomitable Jodie Mannersmith, I asked some of my peers to shake hands with me, web to web, and to share a snippet. Vishal Rao from India snippeted that he is "looking forward to the cold weather." Message to Jodie in my next handwritten thank-you note: Vishal provided a sensational and sassy conversation starter if I ever heard one. Sruja Bhuria, recently of Portland, Oregon, confessed that he "could not remember" his five seconds of self-branding bliss, but Ashley Szporka of NYC had this to say: "I have lived in sixteen different houses and have attended twelve different schools in the past twenty-six years." Awesome.
And, what about all the sheerly fabulous socials? What about all the supple opportunities to booze and to simultaneously work our networking tools? They were fun, they were heady, and they had food. A particularly communicative and collaborative group of critical thinkers even took the effort to show up on the boat ride wearing bowties and blazers. Awesome. So, today, after the good times have ended and the precious memories have been burned into our minds, my question is, what did you prefer-the mozzarella sticks or the meatballs? Irene Tannenbaum of New York City chose neither, yet she requested that the orientation committee kindly include more gluten free options. Dee Feng of Beijing chose both the sticks and the balls, while Henry Parry-Okeden of Australia went with the cheese and crackers. Josh Brown of Miami Beach was "not partial to either, but if [he] had to choose, it would be the meatballs." Still, most 2011ers authoritatively chose one or the other…and the results? Meatballs got the most love.
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