3-weeks down...

So, Wow...not sure what to say about life as an MBA so far, but I'll see if I can sum it up for you.

Awesome and Busy. I don't think you can fully realize the truth of both of those statements until you, yourself, are actually in b-school. But, for good measure, I'll take a crack at explaining my view on it.

Awesome: Everything that has been going on here is quite simply that, Awesome. The school has gone to great lengths to challenge us and provide us with a lot of good times. I, personally, love both sides of that equation. We are working on a lot of case studies, joining clubs, studying for quizes/exams (yes, we have one of each already), etc. But, we're also out networking with recruiters that are on campus, meeting and hanging out with our fellow classmates (and the second year students) too. This makes for what will be discussed in the 'busy' section, but it also makes for a great time. Everyone here is smart, open-minded, and fun to hang out with. We go out to the bars (or other social venues) a couple times a week usually and we always have a great time. We also, so far, get a long great when it comes to working on our team assignments. Really - I couldn't have asked for a better experience thus far.

Busy: At Kelley, we have 3 class sessions per day which go for a little more than 4 hours in total. This will go on for a total of 15 weeks, which means that we're almost 20% the way through the Core. It also means that we've had 36 class sessions in the last 3 weeks. For those 36 sessions we've had to read likely over 1000 pages in the form of case studies, text books, online articles, and other assigned readings (The Goal anyone?). I'm averaging about 5-6 hours of sleep each night (staying at the school until after 2 most weekday nights). I'm now a part of the Student Admissions Committee (we do building tours, info sessions, lunches, class visits, etc. with prospective students), the social rep for my cohort (group of ~80 students that I have class with throughout the Core), have been invited to join the Marketing Case Competion team heading to the Elite Eight Brand Management competition in Minnesota this November (they got 3rd last year and we're hungry for a win this time), and am on the flag football team. Why do I do this to myself? Because I told myself a long time ago that I'd try to take advantage of ALL that b-school has to offer; and thus far, I think I'm doing a good job of it.

I love it here, I'm challenged every day, I'm sleeping a lot less than would be optimal, and I'm having the best time of my life!