Well, friends, we are officially in full-tilt recruiting season! Company representatives (and usually some alumni) are visiting our little corner of the world to show what their companies have to offer and what kinds of jobs they have available. These presentations are usually followed by a day of interviews for...
As quickly as summer semester ended, fall semester began. Before I signed off for the summer, I was about to enjoy a glorious week off. I, like most of my classmates, took full advantage of this time to spend time with loved ones, read non-educational (read: paperback) books and actually...
I am currently writing this blog post from my couch, and it is glorious. Though I am still battling this nasty cold, at least I am battling it in the comfort of my own home. The break between Emory’s summer and fall semesters has allowed me to reflect on the...
I suppose in my previous working life I was still an indoor kid during the summers. However, being in a Goizueta classroom all summer has heightened my awareness of the outside world of I am missing out on. I am not alone either. At any and all breaks we got...
As promised by One Year MBAs of the past, things are starting to kick into high gear for Block 2. Since this block is only 4 weeks long and shorter than the last by a few days, we are already about halfway done. Some would say that the block is...
So now we are on to Block 2. Finals took place last week, though it is hard to even call them finals when it feels like you’ve only begun, and what followed was a 4 day break for America’s Independence Day (which coincidentally felt like MBA14’s day of independence as...
It is hard to believe that a month of classes has elapsed, and that we are nearing the end of Summer Block 1! It seemed like just yesterday I was buying school supplies and sharpening my pencils. The past few weeks have certainly been a challenge, even a struggle at...
Week one of classes – check. At first, I was nervous about Foundations Week; then I was nervous about Orientation Week. At that point, most of my classmates and I were wondering what we had gotten ourselves into. I mean, we were paying (a hefty fee, even) to learn an...