B-School Question

I'm about to finish my investment banking analyst program pretty soon and will have a decent hiatus until I start my pe job (~3-4 months). Would b-schools be understanding if I spend most of this time traveling or is there something I should be doing to fill this void (e.g. volunteering)? Thanks.

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It depends on how active you were during your analyst program. If you've put in your occasional weekend of volunteering throughout your 2 years, you should be fine. Otherwise, you could maybe consider a combination of traveling and volunteering - there are plenty of programs that give you that opportunity.

 

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