After The MBA

The Clock Strikes Twelve

 

It was an epic run to the Sweet 16 and the past week was unforgettable for all Cornellians. The Cornell vs Kentucky Viewing Party here in San Francisco was held at Jillian’s (yes, the chain one). I would have estimated that 250-300 people showed up, but the capacity is listed as 660 people on the Jillian’s website and the place was full. It was so packed that they had to bust out the velvet rope and let people in sporadically as if it were some hot night club. If you came after the opening tip, the wait time was around 20 minutes just to get inside! Now that is what you call Big Red Spirit.

SF Viewing Party: Cornell vs Wisconsin

After oversleeping for the Round 1 Viewing Party against Temple (it was at 9:00AM okay), I made sure I went to the Round 2 Viewing Party this past Sunday. Watching the game at a sports bar with local Cornell alumni was more fun than watching the game at home by myself. I don’t think my roommates wanted to hear me yelling at the TV either.

About 100 alumni came out for the event and I managed to network with two older alumni who “unfortunately” are working at biotech startups— one is developing DNA sequencing technology and the other is developing anti-bodies. Although their work sounded fascinating, I really had no idea what they were talking about so there was no way I was going to impress anyone into hooking me up with a job. On a brighter note, Cornell crushed Wisconsin and made it to the Sweet Sixteen! Go Big Red!