Well, its a little anti climactic, but the year is over! I survived the first year of the MBA, the year everyone said would be the absolute hardest thing ever. Overall, I'd definitely say it was worth it. All the tears and the frustration was worth it. I've definitely learned about myself, what I'm capable of, what I'm good at, what I'm interested in...but still haven't quite figured out "who I am". I thought by nearly-27 all these things would be figured out and settled but alas, no! The things that have truly made this year worth it, though, were the amazing profs, my oh-so-special team, and of course the friends I've made here.
Not all the teachers were great, of course. But the few that were were truly, truly great. These men were meant to teach, and I learned something new, interesting, and important in their courses every day. Our class did a bit of a farewell to our favorite profs on the last day of class. My personal favorites were our first term Marketing teacher, Carlos, our 2nd term Operations teacher, Edu, and our 3rd term econ teacher, Perdo. Although the Russian IT guy was pretty awesome too.
Our team was pretty much a disaster, as far as work teams go, but we definitely had a good time. We barely worked together, barely improved as a unit, and barely scraped by with all the assignment. Barely, but we did, and I don't think we win the vote for the worst team, so that in and of itself needs to be considered a success. True, we fell apart into the "core" 4 - me, Ian, German, and Anton, with Kye Chan close to the center but still somewhat in the periphery. Then we had the Catholic pair, Ken and Jose, nice guys, so sweet, so hardworking...just not super out there on the social scene. And then, there was Gourav. What can I say about him. He tried. We tried. Sorta. It just didn't work. You can't with them all.
As for the friends and parties, well, my facebook page speaks for itself. I am super excited about living with Kathy, Julie, and Stephanie next year, although I'm really going to miss Alexa like crazy :(
Not all the teachers were great, of course. But the few that were were truly, truly great. These men were meant to teach, and I learned something new, interesting, and important in their courses every day. Our class did a bit of a farewell to our favorite profs on the last day of class. My personal favorites were our first term Marketing teacher, Carlos, our 2nd term Operations teacher, Edu, and our 3rd term econ teacher, Perdo. Although the Russian IT guy was pretty awesome too.
Our team was pretty much a disaster, as far as work teams go, but we definitely had a good time. We barely worked together, barely improved as a unit, and barely scraped by with all the assignment. Barely, but we did, and I don't think we win the vote for the worst team, so that in and of itself needs to be considered a success. True, we fell apart into the "core" 4 - me, Ian, German, and Anton, with Kye Chan close to the center but still somewhat in the periphery. Then we had the Catholic pair, Ken and Jose, nice guys, so sweet, so hardworking...just not super out there on the social scene. And then, there was Gourav. What can I say about him. He tried. We tried. Sorta. It just didn't work. You can't with them all.As for the friends and parties, well, my facebook page speaks for itself. I am super excited about living with Kathy, Julie, and Stephanie next year, although I'm really going to miss Alexa like crazy :(
