The 20 day long orientation at the Chicago GSB ended today evening with a "Coffee with the dean" session at Winter Garden in the Charles M. Harper Center of GSB. In the words of Stacey, this event "signals a transition into life as a first-year". For me though, it is a welcome relief from the mad rush of CORE. It has really been a few weeks of crammed up activities, and I haven't found anyone who hasn't found the going tough.
This week saw the class getting busy with a bunch of cases for LEAD. The sight of ppl grouping around in different corners of the winter garden and discussing the pros and cons of the case - it was quite exciting. People had different opinions about how their case sessions went - mainly because their experiences were different. I have some very good/important take-aways from these sessions, so i feel pretty positive about them.
Tuesday was Career Immersion day - our first interaction with the corporate world as students. The day had presentations and panel discussions by members of different industries. I attended the Investment banking panel/presentation and Entrepreneurship+PE/VC panel/presentation. It was a neutral day with a both positive and boring moments. Career services plans to attend many more sessions, which will go much deeper, during the course of the year and I am looking forward to them.
Classes start tomorrow. I have no class till Monday. All my profs have a ton of pre-work listed out already, so i guess my weekend (i mean, Fri-Sat-Sun) is gonna be busy. Still, i am excited about getting back to student life after so many years. Classes should be fun...
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It's a mad rush, dude! We've already had our first mid-term exam. Can you imagine? Good luck!
hi iday,
what all were the different panels in the career immersion day? as the gsb is mostly finance oriented, was it totally finance based or was it also catering to students with different ambitions??
Hi Iday,
Found your blog today, very helpful. I am targetting the same list of B-schools you had applied for and am close to the deadlines. May I request your help in this regard. I know you would be busy with classes, but would appreciate a quick phone call with you... Could you please email me at krthk.s@gmail.com ? So that I can get in touch with you directly?
BTW, I am Karthik from Hosur,TN, been working with TCS for 2+ years, started gmat prep in aug 07 and cleared gmat last week with 720.
Awaiting your email or contact number,
Regards
Karthik
All the very best to you. Am preparing for my GMAT. I am a real novice. Can you suggest me some books \ methodologies to follow.
Hi Anna,
I was wondering that your face was familiar... Found out today... Ain't you Sulbi's brother? GCT... Am his set... Mech...
Guess you are busy... I don intend to bother you much with my App... Just a quick chat so that I cud gain some confidence in applying...
Do email when you find some time.
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