and now the academic side and the FOAMY side

So they make some of these MBA programs sound like country clubs. Anybody who tells you that is smoking something they should not be! It all started off as a bit of a maniacal rush. DAY1 of class, we had to come in prepared with cases, DAY2 we had assignments to turn in. And your truly was sitting on his ass till Sunday evening, and then I called someone to find out, if they fancied going to a bar, and they were like…sure..once im done with the case and I panicked totally (ofcourse two weeks on, I have learnt the art of prioritization and panic attacks are less frequent now)……

 

So here is the deal, they work you to death in first quarter (especially when you don’t take exemptions like me). But one soon finds their rhythm, with study groups and other things, but you still need to be on top of your game. It feels like I just started, and we have midterms next week (woohoooo for the quarter system)…

 

To prevent myself ending on a gloomy note, I think it would be great to introduce you folks to the idea of FOAM – friends of Arjay Miller, an ex Stanford professor, a legend in many ways. In his honour, you can join a group called FOAM at college. Every Tuesday FOAM folks meet up in a bar of the area (Tuesday, cos we have no classes on Wednesday) and then indulge in a fair amount of tippling. Members of foam have access to unlimited amounts of beer and non members (like myself, who do math of cost benefit, based on attendance percentage and drinking habits) pay for their own drinks. FOAM also organizes the annual VEGAS trip, which is supposed to be super cool !

 

Okies…gotta get back to doing economics, take the turbo class in econ only if you feel really comfortable with math..else go for the regular option

 

Cheers

Ash