The middle of the semester is upon us, and I have to say I’m starting to feel the time crunch. Already we’ve submitted graded deliverables for Marketing, a “numbers” case and a case email, and Human Resources Management, a recommendation paper for a case. On top of that we’ve had interim deliverables for our huge annual report project in Accounting. My team is analyzing the annual reports for Anheuser Busch and Boston Beer Company - do what you love, that’s what I say! This is of course on top of many cases, averaging about 1 per class each day, and countless readings.
Which brings me to the title of the blog post; lately I have been measuring my life in free cups of coffee from the Career Center (they are seriously so awesome!) and how many days I stay up past midnight. Although it may sound like it, I am not complaining. This is exactly the rigor I wanted from my MBA program.
On top of all the course work, the Women’s MBA club has also started planning events for the semester and thinking about events for next semester. So far we will be hosting a self-defense class, hopefully getting a speaker, and having one fun event! I keep reminding myself to be realistic, but I can’t stop myself from thinking of all the wonderful events that we could host. We’ve even reached out to the Simmons MBA Leadership Club to start networking with them!
And the students are not the only ones working this hard. The Career Center has planned an Executive Luncheon series, so we may meet executives from various companies in the area. They stress networking and honestly, they don’t just talk the talk, they walk the walk. This is definitely one of the benefits of being a Northeastern MBA. Each of these events, which everyone gets to sign up for up to 8, a small group of students meets an executive for lunch at the Alumni Center. This intimate setting allows students to ask many questions, not to mention the food is delicious! So far, I’ve attended three Executive Luncheons and each have been extremely interesting. I feel as though I come back from each saying I will do my Corporate Residency at that company, but only time will tell where I will actually end up.
On a personal note, my fiancé and I built a retaining wall this weekend with a couple of his friends. This is something we have been dying to do since we bought the house a year ago. This is the sweet before and after photo.
Ok, so it’s not quite done, but it’s so much better than the chain-link eye-sore that was originally there! I have to say it’s amazing to see the result because we spent a large part of the summer digging the ditch for the wall to be set in. Throughout the entire building process, Jim’s friend reminded us, “Don’t work yourself too hard”; he also forced us to take breaks. Perhaps the time to take a break is something I need to better adopt into my schedule. Until next time!
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