Someone's let corporate America loose on Columbia's campus. Every day there are several corporate presentations taking place suddenly...whether they're of the wine and cheese variety (these are preferred) or the byol (bring your own lunch!) variety. A few of them are even of the hot food and cocktails variety, and needless to say, these are way ok with me. What?? I'm a broke student!
Seriously, these events have seriously cut into everyone's study time. It was hard enough to find time to study before, but now? It's terrible. With followups to send out and new relationships to carefully manage and biz casual clothing to get to the cleaner's? Forget it. Still, it's easier to digest when you remember that you're not the only one overwhelmed...almost all of your classmates are as well. Also, it's even bearable if you keep your priorities in sight. My priority? To land the best position in my industry of choice that I can. The first companies to touch down are the investment banks and consulting firms.
Had my first 2 mid-terms and managed to not flunk! Yay! Seriously, it wasn't a piece of cake but we all did quite a bit of work for these first exams.
btw, fun facts: my drinking tolerance has re-blossomed tremendously. I'm quite proud of it actually. Almost as good as in college! Also, my body does pretty well on 4 hours sleep now. Wonders never cease. (Notice I didn't say anything about my brain...)
Posted by deeuniverse at October 3, 2004 05:30 AM