Hey Everybody! Oh my gosh - how long has it been? Sigh, no I didn't drop off the face of the earth and no the big scary MBA program didn't swallow me alive. I just had to get through first quarter finals, which were a bear! However, I survived relatively unscathed.
So, I finished winter break, and it was sooooo fun! Good time to catch up with family and friends in the Bay Area. But it wasn't ALL fun and games. No, our diligent student club put together some DOJs (Day on the Job) for several companies in the Bay Area. A bunch of us visited some awesome companies like Apple, Google, HP, Adobe, Cisco, and on and on and on. Each company gave a presentation about their products and positions and then we got a chance to network with the employees. It was a hectic schedule but very exciting and worthwhile.
The DOJ took up a good 3-4 days of my time and after that I headed off to Reno with family. I gave myself a $30 budget and proceeded to lose it all.....but hey, I had a fun time losing it! Now I'm back in LA and have already completed the first week of the second quarter. What have I accomplished so far this quarter you might ask? Well, I participated in a case competition and had a job interview. Not a bad way to start of the new year. I didn't win the competition, but had lots of fun. We worked something like 20 hours straight analyzing the case, got two hours of sleep, and then presented our recommendations to executives at Deloitte. It was a one-of-a-kind experience and something I recommened all MBA students try at least once in their lives. Btw, my team didn't win the competition, but quite honestly we felt like we had because of the feeling of accomplishment after such hard work.
The second quarter class schedule has been much more manageable, although I can see it getting really hectic once interviews pick up. Well, that's about it thus far.
I know many of you out there must be thinking about MBA school, whether it's the right thing to do, or how to get through the application/interview process. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Until next time!
