This past Tuesday, the AMBA class of 2009 celebrated the end of the summer season, and the summer term with a dinner at Dean Doug Stayman’s house. It was a pleasant evening as I did not worry about completing an assignment or studying for a quiz or an exam. But it was also mildly unnerving as I was not used to having any free time on my hands. Technically, I do not need to be at Sage Hall (home to the Johnson School of Business) for the next two weeks, a thought that is all but alien to me. The summer semester was brutal, but arguably it was also the best summer of my life. Sleeping five hours day, waking up bleary eyed for early morning finance quizzes and seldom going home, tell only a part of the story. Learning from my incredibly talented classmates, the Johnson School professors and staff more than made up for lack of sleep, and this in essence is what makes the Accelerated MBA program at the Johnson School a unique and unforgettable experience. On our first day, Dean Joe Thomas remarked that we would all graduate in a “few weeks” and he was not kidding!!! The recruiting season is around the corner and I need to get cracking on preparing for consulting case interviews. The “free” time that I think I have is nothing but a mere illusion.
