I have dinner with a friend of mine who is currently studying jazz piano at Berklee College of Music. I haven’t seen her since June, so I’m really excited to meet up with her and see how she is doing with school! We meet at The Cheesecake Factory in the Prudential Center and spend about two hours catching up on everything that happened over the summer.
I end up at home around 8. After finishing some more work, I top off the evening watching the ‘Castle’ season premiere with my roommate. We’re both huge Nathan Fillion fans!
Tuesday we only have Accounting, but it’s also our sign-up day for executive luncheons. These are special events put together by the Career Center that allows up to 6 students to sit with an executive from a major company over lunch. It’s a great networking opportunity. As expected, it’s mad chaos at exactly 2pm, as everyone tries to get the top picks (Hasbro is chief among them). I manage to get three of my top five choices, and I pick two more that sound interesting. I haven’t settled on an academic track just yet, so I want to try out all different things before making my decision.
I manage to successfully register for my luncheons, but then I have to battle with Boston traffic to get to work. I end up being over an hour late, but the managers have been very understanding about my demanding course schedule. They’ve let me change my schedule almost weekly, and I really appreciate it!
On Wednesday, I have my first meeting with my career advisor! I’m excited that Judi will be my advisor during my time at Northeastern. We chat for almost an hour about my personal background, career plans and (dun dun dun!) my resume. She gives me some very helpful tips to strengthen my resume.
I meet another friend (she’s a NEU Law School alum) for dinner and drinks at a local sushi place.
Thursday is a bit of a blur. We have our regular classes, along with a MBA Skills Class in the afternoon, so we’re not done until 4:15. I have to leave right away to get to work by 6. I manage to make it in on time for once this week!
Oh, I almost forgot. Thursday is my friend Habib’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Habib! I hope you enjoyed the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream!
And finally, Friday comes around! We have our Career Management breakfast sponsored by W.R.Grace. It’s all about dining etiquette, which I find useful. I have a very bad habit of putting my elbows on the table, as it turns out.
I’m out the door and off to work for a few hours before the first (of hopefully many) MBA Potluck Dinners hosted at my apartment! I ask my classmates to cook (or bring) something to share. People start trickling in at 7, and by the time 9pm rolls around, there are more than 20 of us in the community room of my apartment complex! The party eventually peters out around midnight. Whew!
Most of Saturday is spent sleeping in, and then going to work for a good part of the afternoon and evening. It’s not super-productive, but sometimes you just need a slow day to take a moment to breathe.
I also take some time to complete an assignment for our Human Resources class. We have to read a case and submit a post on our Blackboard discussion board. I want to be the first person to comment to avoid repeating things that everyone else has said. Strategic move, perhaps, but it also motivates me to get the assignment done!
On Sunday, I have a work meeting in the morning (it turns out they want me to take a leadership position during the holidays...). I rush in and out in an hour, because I have plans to go SKYDIVING! My fellow thrill-seekers and myself drive down to Cape Cod to jump out of a plane!
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| All suited up and ready to go! |
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| Getting ready to jump...! |
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| Pure adrenaline rush! |
I make it to my soccer game later that night. Even though I’m exhausted, I wind up playing the entire game, because we don’t have any subs for the women! It’s fine, though – we win 5-0, and I come back home feeling very happy about the weekend.
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