Hot Takes IRL

By: Kevin Shi

Please Stop Telling Everyone You’re An MBA Student

Submitted by: I Go To Kellogg

At Kellogg, you walk into a party and everyone wants to talk to you. They want to chat about recruiting strategies, know what section you’re in, and hear which E2 tower is yours. You’re charming, funny, and for once, interesting.

This summer, at your internship, you walk into a club downtown and… nothing. Suddenly, nobody cares. You turn to the person next to you: “I’M GETTING MY MBA,” you scream over the music. Blank stares. You try again: “MY MBA.” Crickets. You turn to the other side: “I GO TO K-E-L-L-O-G-G.” You regale your co-partiers with tales of overpriced spring break trips, recruiting traumas, and leadership classes. People who aren’t in business school aren’t impressed.

I have a friend, let's call him [used his real name]. [Redacted] had a bright idea that we should go clubbing. He’s decently popular in Evanston, a lot of girls seem to want to talk to him, and he walked into a club in San Francisco and got absolutely lampooned. It was honestly pretty impressive. Like watching someone pitch a no hitter, but you're the team that is getting shut out. Within a minute of meeting someone, he would slip in that he goes to an M7. “Is that like, a type of drink?” a girl would ask.  He might as well have just said, “I party a lot, and I haven’t woken up before 11am in a year.”

OK, cool, so you’re at Kellogg. You pay too much tuition and now you want to shout it from the club rooftops. Step outside the bubble. And for the love of god, please stop explaining KWEST to people who don’t care.

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