That's what IESE feels like right now. I have 5 burners on a stove, and a pot or pan on every burner. And if you don't stir each dish regularly enough, its gonna burn. And I only have the option of one burnt dish.
Its funny that I'm finding time to write this on one of my busiest nights. The stress is just too overwhelming to not come up for air. Its not that I'm working 24/7, but its that working more than I am just isn't productive or sustainable. Everyone who's not going through this process is telling me about this and that "short cut" that I should be able to take, but its not about that either. Its not about the grades on the page, its about earning those grades. Sure, all I want to do is pass all my classes so that I don't get kicked out. But I want to actually EARN passing grades in all my classes, so I feel like I'm surviving and learning and obtaining from this MBA what I am meant to, what I came here for. If I don't earn my grades, than I'm not getting what I paid money for, I'm not getting the experience of surviving and coming out the other end stronger or wiser.
Its just that, too often, I feel like I don't have what it takes to survive...
