Spring Break
50 Reasons HBS is Better Than Real Life
Alex Godden (OJ), Ex-Viewpoints Editor
Issue date: 5/5/08 Section: Viewpoints & Humor
-Retreats involve drinking games, hot tubs and silly costumes instead of meditation and yoga
-People clap when you introduce your parents
-You don't have a boss, line manager or performance-related bonus to worry about
-You can turn up in sweatpants and a hoodie, a suit and tie, or anything in between, and no-one really cares either way
-Your living room has four fireplaces, huge leather couches and is almost always full of interesting, smart people
-HBS Treks: some of the best vacations one can possibly have, and pretty much all you have to do is turn up and get on the right bus
-Everyone gets a free miniature bell… (uh?)
-People know what the H-Bomb is (even if it doesn't work)
-You know which club most of your friends will be in on any given weeknight
-You can spend three hours a day on Facebook and convince yourself that it counts as research for your Managing Networked Businesses class
-You can get away with writing silly lists instead of proper articles, and people will still say nice things to you about them
-Steak nights! OK, maybe they have those in the real world too…
-You get to have Spring Break!
-You get to have Spring Break again!
-You can usually find out where you are supposed to be and what you are supposed to be doing just by logging in to the Course Platform
-You have a whole section to send the pictures of your new baby too, and at least a third of them will offer to babysit immediately!
-You can collect a full set of umbrellas with consulting company logos on them
-If, despite having a full set of umbrellas, you still forget to bring one on the day it starts pouring rain right after class, you can usually find someone who lives on campus to lend you one
-You can relive college life, only with more money, less parental interference and a better cafeteria
-You can get engaged to someone by mistake on Facebook, and have thirty people congratulate you the next day
-People clap when you introduce your parents
-You don't have a boss, line manager or performance-related bonus to worry about
-You can turn up in sweatpants and a hoodie, a suit and tie, or anything in between, and no-one really cares either way
-Your living room has four fireplaces, huge leather couches and is almost always full of interesting, smart people
-HBS Treks: some of the best vacations one can possibly have, and pretty much all you have to do is turn up and get on the right bus
-Everyone gets a free miniature bell… (uh?)
-People know what the H-Bomb is (even if it doesn't work)
-You know which club most of your friends will be in on any given weeknight
-You can spend three hours a day on Facebook and convince yourself that it counts as research for your Managing Networked Businesses class
-You can get away with writing silly lists instead of proper articles, and people will still say nice things to you about them
-Steak nights! OK, maybe they have those in the real world too…
-You get to have Spring Break!
-You get to have Spring Break again!
-You can usually find out where you are supposed to be and what you are supposed to be doing just by logging in to the Course Platform
-You have a whole section to send the pictures of your new baby too, and at least a third of them will offer to babysit immediately!
-You can collect a full set of umbrellas with consulting company logos on them
-If, despite having a full set of umbrellas, you still forget to bring one on the day it starts pouring rain right after class, you can usually find someone who lives on campus to lend you one
-You can relive college life, only with more money, less parental interference and a better cafeteria
-You can get engaged to someone by mistake on Facebook, and have thirty people congratulate you the next day
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