1 more week until midterms...

Yeah, it's still on, popping, and crucial here at the GSB. By now, the first years are mentally split into two categories....one group is still sacrificing every evening and weekend locked down on the books, and the other group has decided that what will be, will be- the GSB is bigger than understanding that average cost equals marginal costs in a perfectively competitive environment where firms can freely enter and exit, and that in other cases usually marginal costs equal marginal revenue. Sorry, that was for my own studying purposes. If you're wondering, I'm a proud, card carrying member of the second group....

Now that doesn't mean I'm not studying. We have a take home midterm on Thursday for modeling, Accounting midterm on 10/31, Data & Decision and Organization behavior midterms on 11/1, and Economics on 11/2. And did I mention that my birthday is 10/30??? Hell yeah, that sucks.....

Two weeks ago I made the decision to attend the National Black MBA conference, which was phenomenal!!! I'm so glad I decided to miss classes to go. The most disappointing thing was that most companies have already figured out what work an MBA should do in their respective organizations, and when your career interests lie outside of that, they a) want you to conform, or b) look at you as if you have two heads. As if MBAs couldn't be interested in anything beyond management consulting, investment banking, supply chain, or brand management. Yes, it's that specific. Ridiculous....

Anyway, back to studying. Congrats to all the R1 applicants for getting your application submitted and good luck. I know the wait can be painful. Spend some time with your family and friends while you wait b/c (hopefully) next year you'll be incredibly busy and won't be able to.