http://abusinessstudent.com an undergraduate b-school finance student blogging school, investment banking, his career, and the business world Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:52:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had plans laid out this summer which included revamping my main travel website, working 60 hours a week landscaping, and probably starting up another, hopefully big online project. Well, that 60 hour a week job turned into a 30 hour Target job and the one new big project turned into ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2008/summer-plans-2008-part-1/ No I am not dead. While maybe a bit frustrated, I'm still alive but have just been negligent to this blog. Lo siento. But quick update: I pulled a 4.0 the spring semester fairly easily with all my liberal education classes. I was #1/375ish kids on my geology final I was #3/100ish kids ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2008/the-end-of-my-freshman-year/ A Business Student dot com may now be referred to as a beginner's stock market experience as well since I'm positioning myself to tinker a bit in the markets. My 2008 business goals will need to be ratified a bit, but that's fine with me. I've decided to start investing in ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2008/a-beginners-entry-into-the-markets/  Investment bankers make a lot of money and get huge bonuses, therefore, I and many other aspiring finance professionals desire to be one some day.  But what is Investment banking? What do you do as an Investment banker? How much do i-bankers get paid? How do I get a job ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2008/the-best-investment-banking-i-banking-resources/ The Ivy League schools never cease to impress me Most people seem to have a love/hate feeling for Ivy League schools. The lovers awe at their advanced academics, great opportunities, and prestige. Haters claim they are "just a school," and their education is overpriced. Personally, I'm a lover. I ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2008/harvard-and-yale-endowment-investment-success/ I recommend reading A business student biography Part One before this post, which covers my bio as an awkward overachieving child up to high school. Part Two will pick up with the end of my high school career and my transition into college. Soooo.... after receiving my ACT results in January ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2008/a-biography-of-this-business-student-part-two/ So in the spirit of New Years, I figured I'd make some goals for 2008. For one, I've been pretty scatter brained and unfocused in my life, so I figured a New Year's Resolution would help a bit. That New Year's Resolution quickly evolved into a full out plan ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2008/my-goals-for-2008/ A short biography of me is probably the only effective way to start this blog. My name is Nick, and I'm from the Midwest. I grew up in a "big city," according to Dakota Territory standards, of 30,000. I'm currently a freshman at a fairly well esteemed business school, ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2008/a-biography-of-this-business-student-part-one/ First post. Alright, cool. Well aBusinessStudent.com is an idea for a website that I came up with and then created about 12 hours later. As an undergraduate business student and web aficionado, I was looking for blogs covering the lives of undergraduate b-school students in the same situation as ... http://abusinessstudent.com/2007/welcome-to-a-business-studentcom/