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Administration
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Bureaucracy is omnipresent in most institutions and business school is no different. There are opportunities to take advantage of and drawbacks to consider.

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Class Registration
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It is rather simplistic to believe that you will be able to get into the best classes, with the best professors and at the times that you prefer. The fact of the matter is that booking classes can be a frustrating and time-consuming task. The powers that be will have no choice but to restrict some of the choices. To make it easier, here are some tips:

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Classes
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No one really wants to go to school. After all, when that alarm clock goes off and you press snooze a dozen times, there are many places you would rather be than in class. Sparing you the trite reasons why you should go, here are the real reasons why school is worth your time:

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Classmates
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Indeed some of the best friends you make will be those you meet in business school. One of the most powerful brands and products to have emerged in the past few years is the popular search engine service Google. Google was co-founded by Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford Doctorate studen

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Missing Classes
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Wishful thinking aside, you will miss many classes over your school years. While some missed classes may be worse than others, this is never the end of the world. But here are some things that you should do to even out the playing field:

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Student Associations
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Recruiters like students who get involved with student associations. But very much like contacts, business cards and grades, being in a student association is only beneficial if you maximize the opportunity. Many students fall in the trap of using student associations solely to their own advantage. They tend to use the contacts they make at companies for their own subsequent job search. Professor relationships are used to secure letters for this and that. Important information about opportunities and events are usually kept private between association members. Do you seek a career in politics or in business? If you chose the latter, share what you know.

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