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International Pre-term

Today has been the first day of the hectic that will be my next few years. I have hardly had a moment to myself until now throughout today - two diagnostic exams, lots of powerpoints, lunch, visa check-in. Everyone is very laid back about things, which is good, and the full MBA1 class meets tomorrow. The diagnostic exams went OK - nearly all the answers I had marked incorrect on the accountancy exam are down to leaving a zero field blank, rather than populating it with the figure 0. Frustrating, but the multiple victims of this scorn are pretty confident the school will see past this and not require us to sit the prep course for that. Also, I lost 15 min on the exam because the network connection on the website didn’t like apple machines (tech support - “another apple giving us a problem here”). Cue one 45 minute exam in 30 minutes, though the time was extremely generous to accomodate my problems.

Anyway, right now is a reception with the International Students, beer blast, and true day 1 tomorrow. As everyone seems to say on day 1 - I picked the right school. These 400 or so people are going to be great company for the next 2 years. Who would have thought there would be five Brits? And when will I find Sudha?!?

~ by spencerjjones on August 20, 2007.

2 Responses to “International Pre-term”

  1. I will try to come and find you! I don’t know if we are going to be wearing our name tags though…

    Sudha said this on August 21, 2007 at 4:45 am

  2. Hello Sir,
    I am applying to Stern for the 2008 MBA. I came across your blog in a google search to find out more about the school. I would be really grateful if you could help answer some questions about Stern.

    How are Stern’s classes in general management, entrepreneurship and strategy? Are there any standout professors or courses? Could you shed some light on the daily life, rigorous academics, the collaborativeness of the students, and what you think sets Stern apart? I’ve attended an information session, and spoken with Stern alumni, and they have all been stressing a closely knit community and say that their mba experience focused on collaboration rather than competition.

    Regards,
    Sandeep

    sandeep said this on January 13, 2008 at 12:14 pm

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