It's been a while...

I haven't posted to this blog since January. That's because company X who was paying for the degree and I broke up. While doing some life searching, I had a great breakfast with a very important venture capitalist. He said if I had to fund the rest of the $90k myself that it was not worth it.

So I took a semester off. I went to the classmates year end party and felt like I got half a tattoo. So I decided to go back.

N-Y-? told me I had to reapply. And spend $200 to reapply. I got back in. I took a meeting to discuss what classes would transfer. All of them would, but the credits would not. So it would still cost me the full amount to get the degree. So the first $35k they gladly took, and let me pass accounting, but I still have to fund the whole thing. Amazing. If you're considering this school, be forwarded...

I passed my first semester!

I've dropped out of Business School.

What is this?

An accounting review...

Another week, a class finished.

Executive MBA programs move fast. Real fast.
I've already finished a professional responsibility/business ethics class. The assignments are still due, but all sessions are done.

We're half way through accounting and have a mid term in two weeks. I went and picked up a workbook and cheatsheet to get me thru this. Accounting is no fun if you don't have a strong background, and is THE bootcamp of an MBA. If I can get thru this, then I will be fine. If I can't then I won't. Simple as that.

Week one - done

I made it home from an exhaustive first week at school. Being away from home and being in class from 9am-9pm is a sacrifice, but very necessary to really get started.
Tuesday night was a 'mentor' reception and Thursday night was a 'partners' recpetion, both done to make us newbies feel a part of the program.

Pics from the end of the evening 'mentor' reception.


I kept asking 'when do the bride and groom get here?'

Accounting review begins on Tuesday night, and I can use all of the accounting help I can get. The professor is amazing and relates this weird accounting language to real life, but it is like learning a new language. Marketing and Professional Responsibility are easy enough to understand, just take a bit of work to do the reading and assignments.

No turning back now...

I made it...

They start you off with a week long program, to make sure you're fully Immersed, about an hour away from school, a local 'retreat.'

I've had my picture taken, sat thru a session on protocol, learned who my group is, had a few buffet meals, and honestly did more than I thought I would have done during a Sunday 'orientation.' Accounting starts at 9 am tomorrow, and I will need my sleep, given I left my place at 8 am and began my sessions at noon.

Here are a few pictures from my 'home' for the next week, as I start accounting, professional responsibility and marketing. So far people are nice and engaged. That's what I like, nice and engaged.

My 'living room'


My clothes hung up, just like at home! But with more room!