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Unlike most schools, our fall quarter lasts from late September to mid-December. This means that most people got a break after Labor Day. Even though I don’t officially start my quarter until Wednesday, I’m already playing catch-up in terms of school work (early, condensed direct marketing class), regular work (short-term paid research project) and club stuff (Women in Business and BizComm). Therefore, I spent five hours this afternoon at a local coffee shop hammering away at a PowerPoint presentation, sending and responding to emails regarding the research project, and making sure that I’ve covered all of the bases for the four club events I’ve helped plan between now and December. It’s all coming together but I really needed that 5 hour time to just focus and knock some stuff out. I’m still helping with new MBA orientation on Monday and Tuesday. This shouldn’t be too hard. The toughest part is remembering where I have to be and what time to be there.

Tomorrow I’m meeting with my Direct Marketing team. We have a presentation due on Monday and another short one due on Friday. It’s going to be a wild week but most of it should be interesting….and I mean interesting in a good way.

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After not hearing anything for a year, I got an email from my old GMAT study buddy Tony. Tony is completing his second year at Wharton after working for Goldman Sachs in Tokyo all summer. I’m so excited to hear from him! It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long since we were taking timed GMAT quizzes in the summer of 2005. I’m so glad I never have to go through that again. We still have a lot to do between now and graduation, but I feel like the fun has just started. Fun, as in, no more core classes! My current classes are tough, but at least I can choose whether or not I want to take them. The only required class remaining is ethics.

Now onto that “easy” job search and I’ll be done!

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It has been a hectic week. Here’s the breakdown.

- Attended 22.5 hours of Direct Marketing class last week.
- Spent Saturday night and all day Sunday working on team presentation for Direct Marketing.
- Gave a ten minute presentation to 115 incoming first year students.
- Spent 45 minutes presenting case on Monday night. Survived.
- Slept for 10 hours last night. Delicious.
- Talked up my team’s Korea/Japan study tour at the certificate fair during lunch today.
- Took ten first-years to the Queen Anne neighborhood as part of the Challenge for Charity auction item procurement quest thingie.
- Came home, ate Mexican food, and am now getting back to Direct Marketing case analysis.

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I’m back in school as of 5pm last Monday night. There are forty of us in the condensed Direct Marketing class that takes place over two and a half weeks before the regular quarter starts. Is it interesting? Yes. Is it tough, hell yes. Is it worth it to cram a four quarter class into nine sessions? Maybe…. So far, it’s been fun if not exhausting. We had eight hours of class today and we return for a mild six on Friday. I have 45 minute team presentation due on Monday morning so this weekend will be brutal but it’s okay. I made no plans since I knew that this assignment would probably kick my ass.

Despite the late nights and early mornings it is good to be back with my friends. The class is split between full-time 08 students and evening 08 and 09 students. In other words, it’s a different dynamic but it’s good. I also get to see some of my evening friends who went on the study tour to China.

In other news, I’m working on a part-time, contract basis for a local company. I’m doing independent research for a short-term research project. It is very exciting stuff and I plan to dedicate much more time to it after this weekend. I’m also debating about whether or not I should attend a national MBA job fair in October. There are some great companies there but I’m torn. I don’t fit in to the finance or marketing job description and I’ve been rebuffed at other job fairs. I’m not giving up but the conference is out of state and I’d have to stay there for three days. The point is that I need to prioritize and act quickly.

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