I submitted my deposit the day after I got admitted- never been so happy to spend $6,000 in my life. I mailed my official transcripts today too. There are a million things on the school’s to-do-list but that’s a good problem to have. Many of the tasks can’t be completed until after January 1, 2009 anyway.
I just signed up to be a research participant for Rosetta Stone. Coincidentally, they need participants for Spanish (Latin America) which is precisely the language I am trying to learn. I would also get paid if I am selected! I should find out by Wednesday whether they’ve selected me. In the meantime, I need to do some self-study. I want to get either a Financial Accounting or Corporate Finance textbook. I will read it myself (no continuing education for me, probably not worth it) and if I’m lucky, I’ll be able to text out of a Core class and replace it with an elective. Even if I don’t pass, I will have a leg up. Corporate Finance sounds more interesting but we’ll see. I’m going to see if I can get the syllabi to learn which textbooks that CBS actually uses.
I’ve also been thinking about post-MBA jobs and career tracks and all that. It’s really quite difficult. I no longer want to do real estate development (though I’m still highly intrigued by it) and recently considered investment management. The problem with that is that I’d start off doing research and I don’t know if analyzing securities appeals to me that much. I’d much rathe analyze something on a macro-level; I would rather analyze the market. So I considered a trading career which seems to match up well with my interests. However, I don’t get that excited thinking about it, which worries me. It’s funny that I used to be a trading assistant and left, and now I might return!? Also, what are the exit strategies? From my personal experience, the traders that flame out wind up being brokers. I don’t want to get a top MBA to become a broker eventually. Trading is extremely risky in that you can have massive losses in the short-term and be laid off after a week. I’ve seen it happen myself.
General management sounds interesting but I feel like that is settling. Plus, aren’t middle managers the first people to get fired once hard times arise? Lastly, I’ve thought about Luxury & Retail Goods. Sounds really interesting, right? But what is it exactly? It seems to me that it is basically upscale brand management (marketing) but a lot more strategic. That’s really appealing and of course, everyone likes luxury goods. Is it right for me? I like fashion but don’t know if I can represent it. Lotsa research to do.
Anyway, I have a new poll up on the right side. Please vote 
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