Jill Yellock

COMPLETELY worn-out

I mentioned that I am worn out last week.  Ok, I still am, and now add complete, frenzied stress to my list of new moods.  I had midterms on Friday and Saturday, and I look forward to Monday when my last mid-term is complete.  Actually, I should be studying for my Financial Accounting midterm instead of journaling my life.  Oh well, I needed a break from the books. 

My mood is so *not* sunny and perky (which is my usual protocol);  I am just robotically making it through each day.  Even the mood of my class has changed.  We’ve all got bad attitudes this week.  Well, I assume that our negative attitude results from lack of sleep and lack of nutritious food.  We are keeping the pizza places running back and forth to Posner Hall.

Think about it, while we are attempting to take midterms, we also have assignments due in each of our classes, and they are team projects!!  We are in team meetings at night, and lament over the fact that we feel we should be studying for midterms instead. 

Well, I guess you could consider homework and casework as a form of studying.  Too bad we are on different teams in each class!  So, you stay up with your team until 2 a.m., and then you run home take a nap, and wake up before morning 8:30 a.m. classes to study a bit.

That is the beauty of taking classes from experts in the field of study.  Their enthusiasm can be contagious.  They love their area of specialty, and attempt to teach us not only the knowledge and information, but to also share the love and joy of the field of study through midterms, homework, cases, and quizzes.

The de facto social stepper resigns …seriously, me….the de facto social one in my class—have not gone to any social events for the past two weeks.  How dull is that?  I had to prioritize.  I am a student first .  Argh!  Did I seriously say that?

Wish me luck on the Monday’s exam.

Worn-out…no better word

It is 3:15am.  I am so tired, yet WiReD that I thought I’d take a moment to give an update of life at Tepper.  Bottom-line…..if you have been in the soft skills industry (Sales) as I was, then this program will get you into shape, quickly. 

I chose Tepper because it does have a strong quant (quantitative) focus.  I felt that I needed to improve my hard skills to become more relevant and active in my career goal.  Who knew it would be such a butt whipping?

Really, I am enjoying the challenge.  For the first time in a very long time, I have to juggle many balls in one hand, and isn’t that why we pursue a Masters degree?  We want to challenge ourselves among the very best.  We want to grow and become Masters of Business!  Sure, it can be a severe ego reducer; however, in two years I will be more equipped for the workplace than ever.  The light at the end of this (sometimes) very dark tunnel is my motivation.  Now, back to homework….

First week of class impressions

There is just one word to describe the first week…..overwhelming! 

It is fortunate that last week I read the first few chapters in each class.  The professors started teaching the material immediately. 

We had assignments due this week (and it is just week one).  I have a quiz to complete by Labor Day.  What I have learned?  There is no vacation while in school. 

I am glad that I decided not to go home for Labor Day weekend.  Seriously, if you want to earn an MBA, come serious and prepared to work.  Since Tepper is a tier-one business school, your classmates will be among the most intelligent people in the world. 

I have classmates from many countries, and despite Tepper’s reputation, it is not true that our entire class consists of engineers.  We have lawyers, doctors, sales people, environmentalist, etc. in our class.  It is a fantastic mix as we are assigned to our groups to complete team assignments.