I arranged a mixer for the minority students to get to know each other before we start school. Many people left on “Random Walks”, pre-MBA trips all over the world, this weekend. Some other people are gearing up for Math Camp this week. The school offers a review session of math concepts that you will probably see in classes. They also offer an accounting session. These sessions are optional and pricey ($750), but would be a great help for Liberal Arts majors who’ve never really dealt with calculus, etc.
We got to meet a few more people and exchange stories about how we got here. It is very interesting to hear everybody’s story. The more people I meet, the more excited I get. All of the alumni we meet still talk with people they went to business school with. I really think that I am making friendships for life.
We got to fill the new people into some the subtle B-school politics we’d encountered so far and warn them about the more nefarious people we’d met. We got into an interesting discussion about the male/female aspects of business school. The observation has been made that a lot of the men starting business school are married, when few of the women are. It got pretty heated, and we haven’t resolved why we think this is. Although it is pretty common for people to hook up in business school
I have got a few more days at work and then on to blessed unemployment. It will be a really drastic change for me, but I’m looking forward to the adjustment. I’m taking a week of relaxation before orientation starts. Looking forward to the rest…