Over the past quarter, the leadership of all the GSB clubs and the Student Association was handed from our class to the first-years. E-mails about deadlines for yearbook submissions and graduation requirements are more frequent. Most people I know will take fewer than four full courses in the spring. As always, I don't want to generalize my situation to that of my classmates. Many people are still conducting job searches, a process that takes time and one's best energies, no matter what the economic climate.
Classmates are often the best source of information for job searches.
I've talked to several people about my summer at Loudcloud, or my private equity search, just as I talked to friends of my own during my search in the Fall. The network, already, lives. Meet the Sloans One of the unexpected positives about classes this quarter was the integration with members of The Stanford Sloan Program. The Sloan Program is a ten-month academic program leading to a Master of Science in Management degree. In the winter and spring quarters, the Sloans may take elective courses alongside MBA students.