July 21, 2005
Conclusion
Note from MBADiversity:
Natasha has chosen to only blog her first year at Chicago.
This will conclude her journal.
May 22, 2005
GSB/Kellogg Olympics
Every year, in the spirit of building those (covalent) bonds, Kellogg and the GSB meet in a contest of epic proportions. Okay, so there were about 150 of us to their 40, but still. There were various sporting events as well as the necessary drinking games. I had no idea what to expect and was starting to think of the Olympics as a joke. But I’m here to tell you folks, they really showed out and they took it very seriously. At least some of them did. Most people were content to suck up beer and run around gloriously unencumbered by the fact that finals are quickly approaching and many of us are unemployed.
No matter. Things are a little tumultuous around here. People are starting to panic and all kinds of personalities are jumping out. People who seemed completely rational but seven months ago, have totally lost it. The timid are going off in humongous rants and you never know when they will strike. I’m not sure if it is the weather, 75 one day and 50 the next, or the water. Perhaps we have reached the “terminal point of worry” where you just can’t do it anymore and you sink into either apathy or disdain.
May 01, 2005
I've become nocturnal...
Lately, I am up until 3 or 4 in the morning reading my emails that arrive at the rate of 40 messages per hour. I relish taking a nap during the day, and I generally do not know where I am or where I should be going. I wonder if they have pills for this. Maybe a cream?
Anyway, I am officially addicted to online shopping. Now I don’t want to name names, but the initials are ebay. It started out so innocently. It was an earnest attempt by a time starved student to find some work clothes for my summer internship. Well, needless to say, I have been extremely successful and now I’ve got luggage, a coat, some shoes… it’s madness! It is so much easier and cheaper, and I’m not giving it up!
April 21, 2005
Admit Weekend 2
AW2 was cool. We had over 300 admitted students touring the new building and sitting in on classes. There was definitely more energy in the Winter Garden. We tried our best to absorb some of the excitement radiating off of the admits to use for our midterms. It’s like getting power pellets in video games. The admits were cool, and I’m looking forward to meeting some new people in the fall.
LEAD is heating up and we have a lot to learn before giving our first presentation on May 13th. It is getting interesting. I actually understood one of my Financial Statement Analysis classes. I like the professor a lot, but I have never claimed to be fond of accounting. I decided to take the class to challenge myself to get more exposure to a topic I loathe, but know I will see more of in the future.