After a short break... I am back blogging again! So here are the latest updates!
Session A this fall was the first time that I had attempted 5 classes in a single session. It was an interesting session for me particularly because many of my team projects focused on my summer internship experience with Pelco. It was cool to be able to see the interconnectedness of what we learn in the program and my real-world experience. The above picture is of my group’s final project presentation in our Designing and Managing International Organizations class. My group did an overview of Pelco’s future business ventures in China.
Looking back at session A, I had a much different experience than I did during session A last fall. When students first get to the MBA program, they generally become very social and work to develop their new friend base. First year students attend most mixers, school events and fundraising functions. They must balance this active social life with a very demanding workload from their classes. If you look back at some of my posts from last year (archived to the right under the drop down menus), you see posts of ‘Red Bull Nights” and “Finals”. This past session had a much different feel...
This past session I felt that I was much more in control of my life. I had free time that I could allocate to things like trying surfing, hanging out with Frankie (the roommate) and seeing friends visiting from home. My classes seemed easier (other than business law) and the work was much more interesting to me as it seemed more relevant to my future career. Another big difference I noticed was my own physical health during the 7-week session. Last year, from the beginning of school through December, I gained 25 pounds of “not muscle”, didn’t sleep regular hours and ate horribly. This past session, I went to the gym every day and got much more sleep. In all, I really enjoyed the lifestyle change from last year.
When I received my grades for the session I was really excited to learn that I did really well. This past semester was my best session thus far in terms of overall experience and GPA. It is so nice to be able to mostly focus on classes that are in my area of interest, as apposed to “foundational classes” such as economics and finance.
Session B should consist of a much easier workload for me, as I am only taking 3 classes this session. My classes for session B are Quantitative Business Analysis, Creating and Leading Teams and Business Law (continued from session A). Business law is seeming to become more difficult by the week and I look forward to the day when that class will be over. If I ever had the idea that I wanted to attend law school, my business law class has definitely confirmed that’s not for me!
