8th October 2002
Just when I thought I had my schedule figured out - and that was hard enough - finals week has arrived, and the end of the first quarter comes crashing down like a bad hangover.
The coming two weeks promise hardship and pain. All of the courses I am currently taking come to an end, and all the final assignments are due. Then (or more precisely, at exactly the same time) the finals take place. In fact, there are less than 3 days between the last class and the final exam in one of my courses.
To summarise - I have...
- 3 case studies, two of them written and graded
- one written assignment
- one communications class presentation
- one finance homework
- one finance case study
- final examinations in all subjects
... to do by friday next week. And it is now 1am Wednesday morning.
But everyone's in the same boat, and the truth is it's not really as impossible as it seems. The real problem only kicks in when you consider the other list...
- Ongoing company presentations (with free food and drink incentive)
- Sports activities
- Organisation of Fall Break
- Party tomorrow
- 2 fiestas the day after tomorrow
- Lessons in extra-curricular sports/leisure activities etc over the weekend
- Additional parties, fiestas and dancing over the weekend
... all of which are, of course, an integral part of the Wharton MBA experience.
But if someone must sacrifice themselves, I guess it might as well be me :-)
Posted by nlvp at October 9, 2002 03:09 AM