As I wait for my afternoon flight to San Francisco, I find myself thinking about my recent visit to Boston. I went there to get a feel for the MBA schools and the city.
If I filter it all down, the information, conversation, ideas, pretty much everything that was said and heard and try to zero in on the feeling I walked away with. It was that Boston is a funny town.
Funny because on either side of a street are these two universities that enjoy iconic status in the world of academia. Their graduates evoke cynosure of all eyes when they speak of their alma mater. Yet either university didn't somehow resonate. It made perfect sense why someone would want to study here, but ... And that's a big "but" that's still lingering.
On one end of town, barring one or two individuals, I found myself amidst self assured and, though I hesitate to say it, a pretentious and judgmental group of people. Not a gaze or glance that I encountered seemed to indicate genuine warmth. It was like being in Tokyo during rush hour. Surrounded by people, everywhere, each accomplished in their own right, but uninterested, almost making an effort to be distant. Not fitting in, would be an understatement.
The other end, all I can say is wow. What great people. Yes, the infrastructure is a little behind, but both faculty and students didn't let anyone walk away without feeling welcome. I absolutely loved it, except for one thing. The curriculum. I still need to find out more about this.
So as I think about this, I wonder why I feel the way I do. Was it the weather, was it me or the time I visited. Maybe I'll go again when I am in Boston in October. If you've visited or studied there and have some feedback for me, do share. (please)
Having visited over 10 schools I think there's one located in Palo Alto that I am absolutely and completely in LOVE with. It's west coast, its down to earth, its so me. Fingers crossed!
(This post will be deleted eow next week, just wanted to share with my peeps. I do understand how fb has the power to turn something innocuous into a career destroying event.)
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