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Dang, these weeks seem to get longer and longer as the summer gets closer. I’m ready to just finish up these courses and put what i’ve been learning to use in my internship.

Yesterday, I had a final exam for our 2-unit Managerial Accounting and that joint was a BEAST! I think it is partially my own fault that I found it to be difficult because I didn’t have time to put in enough time studying for it because of all of my other class work. I did spend all day hitting the books for it and I felt somewhat… Read the rest

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“Wow!!!”…That’s all I can say right now. Earlier this afternoon, we had Jack Welch (former CEO of GE) come speak at the GSB and I’m still in awe of that man. I know it sounds weird, but I considered that man to be a business visionary before I got here and, after doing a case in our Strategy class describing what he did at GE in detail, I was even more amazed. The demand to hear his talk was so big that they had to make admission to it by ticket only (we had to sign up for 2-3 weeks… Read the rest

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I just got back from one of the most enjoyable social outings that I’ve had since I got here and it wasn’t even a big knock-down, drag-out event. It was simply a birthday dinner for one of my classmates…but, before you start laughing, let me explain more. I don’t know how this started, but, for the Class of 2006 at the GSB, birthdays become a huge event that will bring 20-25 people out minimum for a gathering, which can end up being anything from a dinner in Palo Alto to a wild night out clubbing in SF. Tonight’s joint was… Read the rest

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OK, I know I’ve been really bootleg about updating my blog recently, so I’m going to try to make up for it with a good amount of content in this entry. It’s been tough to find time to write lately because the workload has been really heavy so far this quarter. Taking 23 units when most of the other people in my class are taking 15-16 units is a BEAST!!! To make matters worse, I’m actually considering picking up a two-unit Sports Marketing class that starts in about two weeks. I know that I’d probably run myself into the ground… Read the rest

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It looks like my summer job process is finally finished. I thought a lot about my options for the past week and made the choice to spend the summer working at Accenture in NYC. I sent off all my paper work to Accenture and informed Mcmaster-Carr of my decision. After thinking through both options, I saw the consulting option as the best one for the type of work that I want to do after school. Plus, being in NYC puts me closer to my family in VA, which is really big because I want to be close to my sister… Read the rest

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When I first got here in September and even as far back as Admit Weekend, I heard about a bunch of classes, like Corporate Finance, Investments, and Supply Chain Mgmt, that were supposed to be the clutch classes to take. People told me that these classes were some of the most popoular and important ones that are available and that every student should consider taking them if at all possible. I’d like to add one more class to that list, Leadership in Diverse Organizations. I immediately became excited about this class when i saw it in the course catalog at… Read the rest

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At the GSB, we refer to classes that are in departments outside of the B-school as being “Across the street” and, earlier today, I had my first “across the street” session. The class was an Education school class called “The Politics of Education”, which is the first class I’m taking toward the MA in Education degree that I’m pursuing, and covers issues having to do with politics and policies that are encountered in the education space. It is taught by Prof Michael Kirst who is a heavy hitter in the education space and it filled mostly with Education PhD and… Read the rest

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When I sat down at my computer to type this entry, I intended to talk about the first week of Spring classes, but something else more important should be mentioned first. I had my TV on as I was at my computer and I heard the news that the Pope had passed away. The CBS news telecast said that he was the last great figure from the 20th century to pass away and that’s when the magnitude of this hit me. That man was in his position for 26 years (I’m only 27) and he was loved by everyone that… Read the rest

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