As I walked through the hallways of UCLA Anderson at lunchtime today, I overheard several 1st years discussing their lunch plans. These included working on a group marketing paper, reading cases for afternoon classes, and attending corporate presentations. One of the 1st years neatly summed it all up as, "So much to do, so little time." First quarter of the full-time MBA program can certainly be overwhelming, but it does get more manageable 2nd year - relatively speaking, of course. To give you a better idea of a typical day at Anderson, here's what I did today:
7:00AM: Woke up and got ready for school.
8:30-11:30AM: Ethical Considerations in Business with Professor Cockrum.
11:30-1:00PM: Sat with my friend, who was holding an office hours session for her Strategic Operations ACT group. Only one student came by, but she was able to answer his questions, and he left seemingly relieved. I kept busy catching up with emails and reviewing the agenda for my AMR team's afternoon meeting with our advisor, Professor Caro.
1:00-2:00PM: Lunch! Topics discussed ranged from movies to class schedules.
2:00-2:30PM: Met with another board member of the Entertainment Management Association (EMA) to discuss logistics for the upcoming Video Games 101 event. He's actually a fellow section mate from last year, so we also spent some time catching up and sharing internship stories.
2:45-3:45PM: Our meeting with Professor Caro went really well! We discussed expectations and possible project scopes. We're planning to meet with the client soon, so it was helpful to have another perspective on our ideas before we present our proposals.
4:00-7:00PM: Entertainment Law with Sky Moore. Sky is a prominent lawyer in the industry, so we get to hear direct accounts of actual transactions.
7:00-9:00PM: Attended the annual kick-off event for the EMA to welcome (back) members, both new and old. I chatted with several 1st years interested in leadership positions for the board, and reconnected with some of my section students from Orientation.
9:00PM: Whew, time to go home! Made a list of everything I need to get done in the next few days and followed up with emails, while watching some TV.
