Chris Goodmacher

Zhifeng, I’m not sure if you’ve read up other threads, but this book called “How to be a straight a student” by Cal Newport has been introduced a few times by Chris. It is pretty straight-forward; and it is also gold.

If you have any suggestions, just shoot it away. Everything is appreciated!

I just wanted to add to Chris’ last point: “Students who are interested in business and who are studying at Stanford or Harvard usually major in liberal arts fields that have some relation to business. Economics […]

Hi, Zhifeng.  Thanks for posting in our forum.

First, I suggest expanding the list of schools that you’re going to apply to.  We always suggest applying to a wide range of schools to increase the likelihood […]

As a former Ivy League grad student (Harvard/Brown, MS and PhD respectively), I can tell you that what will ultimately matter is what you did with whatever opportunities that were available. If you think that your […]

Hey! I dont know why you didnt get into any of those schools from UIUC, engineering major and a 3.97! Well, I applied to Cornell, UPenn,Brown and Tufts from a far far far lower school and got into all of them. I […]

Hello Dillion! I just got Chris’ message and decided to come and chime in my suggestions. I transferred from Fisk University in Nashville…and oh, Claflin? I have some fellow Ghanaian friends there.You and I share […]

And take the nicer weather

I mean, if you’re going into soul-sucking, big money law (not knocking the hustle), and JH guys are much more likely to get into Harvard, or some other old boys club that hands out top positions, then it could […]