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Business Today, part 3

Hong Kong International Finance Centre
(Hong Kong IFC. View from RED Bar) It’s a long way up, and a long way down.

Congratulations! I’m happy to say that we’ve finished reading through all 1500+ applications, and your name has come out on top. You should all be extremely proud of your accomplishment, as this was the most competitive year in Business Today conference history (our acceptance rate was even lower than that of Princeton itself)!

You come from over 20 countries and 100 colleges; You speak more than 50 languages, you’ve started your own businesses, you’ve won international awards, and you are all around world-class students. It didn’t take me long to realize that I wouldn’t have been accepted to my own conference.

This will be my third time at Business Today, and I’m looking forward to seeing old friends again. I wish that more of my friends from GIS had been accepted, though. Some of them are far more accomplished than I. Unfortunately, I suspect the selectivity of the program rises proportionally with the cost of flying the candidate over, and for me that’s a $2.25 subway ride.

Posted in Business, College Life.


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  1. s says

    Been reading yr blog for a while. Just want to say congratulations!

  2. Jill says

    Congratulations qui tacet!! I’m very happy to hear that you are doing well. Keep up the good work with the blog.

  3. Chen says

    They didn’t reimburse me last year!!!