Music: Club Love- mix of Love Story + Love In This Club
First of all, check out this mix between Taylor Swift's Love Story and Usher's Love In This Club! It is amazing and really catchy!So I am more stressed, I am STRESSED to the cubed root. This week hasn't been that bad with my classes because I worked really hard this weekend and knocked out my Marketing Plan and the TC paper. I've got a FIN 367 and a FAP test tomorrow. I'm not too worried about those tests because I've already studied and I'm fairly confident of the material. I've got an FAP paper to write with a group as well, but that shouldn't take too long at all. What is stressing me out is this whole job thing.
I got an offer with a local area CPA firm that wants me to come into training this week and then start May 18th. I'm very fortunate to have been selected to do accounting work, even though I'm a finance major, and feel the position would allow me much accounting experience. The issue is, I still have to hear back from two companies where I'd be doing finance related work. I have to tell the CPA firm whether I'll accept the offer or not by Wednesday at 5pm. One of the companies I'm waiting to hear back from is in Seattle and the other is in Houston. The one in Seattle said they'd get back to me today, but I got an email saying that they'd have to delay till tomorrow because of some issues. So I'm guaranteed to hear back from them tomorrow. I hope it's good news, because it'd be cool to be in Seattle. Also, if I get an offer in either Houston or Seattle, it means I'll have some down time between when school ends and when my internship starts. Because of this, I would be able to fly to London (and see my mom, who is there on business) and then I'd also go see Paris for the first time and then fly to Rome to meet up friends who are studying abroad there.
That's the ideal situation. I'm lucky enough to not have to take any finals and I'll be done with everything on Thursday. The issue is just I am not sure what my summer plans are yet, and it's driving me crazy. I'm not extremely superstitious, but I really want the internship in either Seattle or Houston, but I'm trying not to think about it and set myself for even more disappointment that's be the theme of this semester. So in short, wish me luck tomorrow regarding my internship results. I'm hoping for good news and am fairly confident, but worst case scenario is working here in Austin this summer with a CPA. I mean, that's not that bad, but the other opportunities are a lot better. I guess that's why they call them opportunities though, because they're not guaranteed. So pray for me, send good luck my way, rub your lucky coins, do your happy dance; whatever you normally do for good luck, do it, because I really need it! Thanks! =)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
STRESSED
Music: Metro Station- California
Mood: STRESSED!
There are not enough hours in the day for the amout of work I have due next week. This week was extremely hectic and stressful. In addition to several off campus interviews in the Austin area, I have had to prepare for the end of school and that means working on several projects, tests, and group assignments.
Let's start with good news first: I am exempt from my Plan II physics final exam and have earned an A in the class!!!! I was one point away from being exempt from the final, and after looking over old tests, I found areas where I deserved more points than I was awarded and after correcting those with the TAs, my average went up and I met the criteria for being exempt! This means that I'll be done with classes on Thursday, May 7th!! WOW, that's next Thursday!
However, with that said, here is the bad news. I have three tests (MKT 377H, FIN 367, FIN 377.3) and three 20-page papers (TC 357- paper on microfinancing, MKT 377H- extensive marketing plan, FIN 377.3- Google stock analysis and valuation). In addition to all of that, I still have to do a write-up for my physics class about a book and complete the homework for next week. The tests are on Monday and Wednesday, and the papers are all due by Friday. Needless to say, I am STRESSED, in all capital letters.
Yesterday, I took a few of Hong Kong exchange students to Cheesecake Factory and the Domain. They really loved it and I'm glad the enjoyed the experience. I honestly didn't have time to take them, but I was kind of forced to because I volunteer myself several weeks ago before I realized I'd be this busy. Then, after dropping them back off in Riverside, I went to the Mortar Board meeting where I ended running for president and winning. So, I'll be the president of Mortar Board next year. It'll be an interesting year, and I'm lucky to be able to shape and change the organization for the better.
Then this morning, I woke up at 3:30 to take my Hong Kong buddy to the airport to catch her 6am flight. She honestly should have called a cab to take her the 6 miles from Riverside to the airport, but whatever, I got suckered into helping her out, and I guess I'm just too nice of a guy to say no. Then, I went back to sleep for a bit and woke up for the Honors Convocation at 10am. After that, I basically have been working on the marketing plan for my marketing class, which is taking an eternity! I took a break to talk to my Finance professor, Dr. Alok Kumar, who agreed to be my second reader for my plan II thesis, so I'm glad that I have my thesis stuff finalized now. I just need to write a short report of my ideas and then turn that into the office before I leave for the summer.
Now, the main issue is: what am I going to do this summer?!?!?!?! This has been driving me nuts! I know I'm going to London after school ends to explore the city and see my mother, who is there on business. I've never been to Europe so I'm am excited about this. I'd also like to visit Paris while I'm there and also visit Rome because some of my good friends will be studying abroad there starting May 28th. The issue is, I know I'm going to London, but then I don't know when I should be back because I haven't finalized an internship offer yet. I have several leads which I'm waiting to hear back from so that I can finalize my start date and the book my flight to London.
The stress has been so bad that I have not been sleeping well at all. With so many thoughts running through my head, I've been either sleepless or waking up at random hours of the night stressing about something. This by far, has been the worst semester ever. With one week left of school, I'm getting extremely stressed and nervous about this summer and what I'm going to be doing. This uncertainty is literally driving me crazy. C'est la vie.
Mood: STRESSED!
Wouldn't it be nice to just drive all night somewhere and escape from this madness that is my life?
"What do you say we leave for California
If we drive all night we can make it by the morning
And no one has to know if we decide to go
What do you say we leave for California"
-California, by Metro Station
There are not enough hours in the day for the amout of work I have due next week. This week was extremely hectic and stressful. In addition to several off campus interviews in the Austin area, I have had to prepare for the end of school and that means working on several projects, tests, and group assignments.
Let's start with good news first: I am exempt from my Plan II physics final exam and have earned an A in the class!!!! I was one point away from being exempt from the final, and after looking over old tests, I found areas where I deserved more points than I was awarded and after correcting those with the TAs, my average went up and I met the criteria for being exempt! This means that I'll be done with classes on Thursday, May 7th!! WOW, that's next Thursday!
However, with that said, here is the bad news. I have three tests (MKT 377H, FIN 367, FIN 377.3) and three 20-page papers (TC 357- paper on microfinancing, MKT 377H- extensive marketing plan, FIN 377.3- Google stock analysis and valuation). In addition to all of that, I still have to do a write-up for my physics class about a book and complete the homework for next week. The tests are on Monday and Wednesday, and the papers are all due by Friday. Needless to say, I am STRESSED, in all capital letters.
Yesterday, I took a few of Hong Kong exchange students to Cheesecake Factory and the Domain. They really loved it and I'm glad the enjoyed the experience. I honestly didn't have time to take them, but I was kind of forced to because I volunteer myself several weeks ago before I realized I'd be this busy. Then, after dropping them back off in Riverside, I went to the Mortar Board meeting where I ended running for president and winning. So, I'll be the president of Mortar Board next year. It'll be an interesting year, and I'm lucky to be able to shape and change the organization for the better.
Then this morning, I woke up at 3:30 to take my Hong Kong buddy to the airport to catch her 6am flight. She honestly should have called a cab to take her the 6 miles from Riverside to the airport, but whatever, I got suckered into helping her out, and I guess I'm just too nice of a guy to say no. Then, I went back to sleep for a bit and woke up for the Honors Convocation at 10am. After that, I basically have been working on the marketing plan for my marketing class, which is taking an eternity! I took a break to talk to my Finance professor, Dr. Alok Kumar, who agreed to be my second reader for my plan II thesis, so I'm glad that I have my thesis stuff finalized now. I just need to write a short report of my ideas and then turn that into the office before I leave for the summer.
Now, the main issue is: what am I going to do this summer?!?!?!?! This has been driving me nuts! I know I'm going to London after school ends to explore the city and see my mother, who is there on business. I've never been to Europe so I'm am excited about this. I'd also like to visit Paris while I'm there and also visit Rome because some of my good friends will be studying abroad there starting May 28th. The issue is, I know I'm going to London, but then I don't know when I should be back because I haven't finalized an internship offer yet. I have several leads which I'm waiting to hear back from so that I can finalize my start date and the book my flight to London.
The stress has been so bad that I have not been sleeping well at all. With so many thoughts running through my head, I've been either sleepless or waking up at random hours of the night stressing about something. This by far, has been the worst semester ever. With one week left of school, I'm getting extremely stressed and nervous about this summer and what I'm going to be doing. This uncertainty is literally driving me crazy. C'est la vie.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
A Weird State of Being
Music: Come On Get Higher- Matt Nathanson (yes, I just listed this as my song a couple posts ago, but because I just got a new phone and made this my ringtone, it's stuck in my head, and I love it!)
Mood: Stressed, Busy, but calmly relaxed
I really do apologize for being gone from this blog in the last few weeks. I have been swamped with work and really stressed in the past few days that when I haven't been working or preparing for interviews, I've been sleeping.
So where did I leave off? This past Friday, I had a 2nd round interview with a middle-market lending firm based out of New York, so I drove to Houston on Thursday evening and stayed in a hotel downtown. The internship is in Houston in the Energy group, and I really hope to get this internship. From talking with the people in the office and the outline of the job description, it seems like a great opportunity to apply what I've learned specifically in finance with valuations and financial analysis so I really hope to intern with this company. I also hope they tell me soon so I can have some idea of what I'm doing this summer and I can then stop looking at other firms in Austin. It's a only a moment of time, but I am confident that I'll get something for the summer. I just hope it's with this company in Houston. The interviews went really well, and I was truly able to connect with the people I talked to on a personal level. I think they were impressed with my resume and knew that I have a good head on my shoulders, and from there, I think they're looking for fit. Personally, I felt there was a match there and the work seems great. I just hope they felt the same way.
So apart from interviewing for the company in Houston, I've been swamped with projects and assignments. This weekend, I was extremely productive, but I didn't get to enjoy being home as much as I wanted to. I got to meet up with a HS friend who goes to Rice, which was really nice! I really enjoyed our conversation and catching up with her. Besides that and seeing my parents and indulging in chinese food, I worked on the FAP presentation about Google, worked on a presentation for my Plan II TC class about microfinancing, wrote up a marketing discussion, and also worked on a finance individual project that took way too much time, in my opinion. Haha. Funny thing my mom brought up. Everytime I come home, I overeat chinese food and chinese bakery items. She mentioned that because I love chinese food and Houston probably has one of the best chinatowns in the nation, I'll probably end up close to home. Which, thinking about this, if I moved to say, Dallas or Austin, I don't know how i'd survive without good chinatown food! YIKES. Looks like i'm limited to NYC, SF, or Houston.. but I guess seattle has a small chinatown and chicago does as well. We'll see, but the point of all that rambling was because I LOVE CHINESE FOOD. =)
So getting back on topic, in addition to giving 2 presentations today, I had a recruiting dinner with a consulting firm to discuss full-time opportunities with the firm. I thought it was ironic that this was my first full-time recruiting dinner, and I still haven't finalized my internship offer for the summer yet. However, it was weird looking into the future and trying to figure out what I wanted to do for the next 3-5 years. But, I really enjoyed learning about the firm and hope I'll be able to recruit with them in the Fall.
Later today, after that dinner, I worked on a stock pitch I have to give to my MBA in FAP to discuss with him the benefits of UPS. Then, I have a short quiz in Ballroom dancing tomorrow evening and then I need to prepare for a quiz in finance on Wednesday. This week is somewhat tame, but there is always work to be done! I have to work on a marketing plan which is due on Fri, May 8th. I also have a TC paper on microfinancing due Fri, May 8th. Before then, I have a Marketing Exam on Monday, and an FAP and a FIN test on Wednesday. Then, I have one final exam in P2 Physics (which I hope I don't have to take if i did well on this past test, but that's highly unlikely), so my first and last final is on May 13th. From there, I really hope I'll know what I'm doing this summer. I honestly don't have any back up plans if the one in Houston doesn't work out. I'm entertaining things in Austin, but like I said, Houston is where I want to be this summer.
OK, well. it's 1am and I really ought to go to bed. I have to meet my MBA at 9:45am in business casual. Sorry for being extremely stream of conscious in this post. I just wanted to give y'all an update without having to do too much thinking.
Mood: Stressed, Busy, but calmly relaxed
I really do apologize for being gone from this blog in the last few weeks. I have been swamped with work and really stressed in the past few days that when I haven't been working or preparing for interviews, I've been sleeping.
So where did I leave off? This past Friday, I had a 2nd round interview with a middle-market lending firm based out of New York, so I drove to Houston on Thursday evening and stayed in a hotel downtown. The internship is in Houston in the Energy group, and I really hope to get this internship. From talking with the people in the office and the outline of the job description, it seems like a great opportunity to apply what I've learned specifically in finance with valuations and financial analysis so I really hope to intern with this company. I also hope they tell me soon so I can have some idea of what I'm doing this summer and I can then stop looking at other firms in Austin. It's a only a moment of time, but I am confident that I'll get something for the summer. I just hope it's with this company in Houston. The interviews went really well, and I was truly able to connect with the people I talked to on a personal level. I think they were impressed with my resume and knew that I have a good head on my shoulders, and from there, I think they're looking for fit. Personally, I felt there was a match there and the work seems great. I just hope they felt the same way.
So apart from interviewing for the company in Houston, I've been swamped with projects and assignments. This weekend, I was extremely productive, but I didn't get to enjoy being home as much as I wanted to. I got to meet up with a HS friend who goes to Rice, which was really nice! I really enjoyed our conversation and catching up with her. Besides that and seeing my parents and indulging in chinese food, I worked on the FAP presentation about Google, worked on a presentation for my Plan II TC class about microfinancing, wrote up a marketing discussion, and also worked on a finance individual project that took way too much time, in my opinion. Haha. Funny thing my mom brought up. Everytime I come home, I overeat chinese food and chinese bakery items. She mentioned that because I love chinese food and Houston probably has one of the best chinatowns in the nation, I'll probably end up close to home. Which, thinking about this, if I moved to say, Dallas or Austin, I don't know how i'd survive without good chinatown food! YIKES. Looks like i'm limited to NYC, SF, or Houston.. but I guess seattle has a small chinatown and chicago does as well. We'll see, but the point of all that rambling was because I LOVE CHINESE FOOD. =)
So getting back on topic, in addition to giving 2 presentations today, I had a recruiting dinner with a consulting firm to discuss full-time opportunities with the firm. I thought it was ironic that this was my first full-time recruiting dinner, and I still haven't finalized my internship offer for the summer yet. However, it was weird looking into the future and trying to figure out what I wanted to do for the next 3-5 years. But, I really enjoyed learning about the firm and hope I'll be able to recruit with them in the Fall.
Later today, after that dinner, I worked on a stock pitch I have to give to my MBA in FAP to discuss with him the benefits of UPS. Then, I have a short quiz in Ballroom dancing tomorrow evening and then I need to prepare for a quiz in finance on Wednesday. This week is somewhat tame, but there is always work to be done! I have to work on a marketing plan which is due on Fri, May 8th. I also have a TC paper on microfinancing due Fri, May 8th. Before then, I have a Marketing Exam on Monday, and an FAP and a FIN test on Wednesday. Then, I have one final exam in P2 Physics (which I hope I don't have to take if i did well on this past test, but that's highly unlikely), so my first and last final is on May 13th. From there, I really hope I'll know what I'm doing this summer. I honestly don't have any back up plans if the one in Houston doesn't work out. I'm entertaining things in Austin, but like I said, Houston is where I want to be this summer.
OK, well. it's 1am and I really ought to go to bed. I have to meet my MBA at 9:45am in business casual. Sorry for being extremely stream of conscious in this post. I just wanted to give y'all an update without having to do too much thinking.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Plan II Physics Test
Music: buzz of the laptop
Mood: strange
I guess all the stress has had a physical impact on me. I haven't really noticed anything different, but several people have told me that when they just see me, it seems like something is wrong. Honestly, there's nothing really wrong with me, but I appreciate everyone who has asked or reached out to me. I just hope that this isn't noticable when I do interview with the company in Houston on Friday. That's right, I'm driving down to Houston on Thursday night to interview with a banking company that does loans for mid-sized clients on Friday. The work for this position seems very interesting, and I really think I'm going to benefit if I do get the internship. Needless to say, I really want this internship. I'm going to come off as enthusiastic as possible and express my sincere desire to work with them. They're interviewing 4 students from A&M and one other student from UT. Not bashing A&M students, but I'm hoping I can blow them out of the water.
Oh also, big shout out to Yolanda H. She told me that she reads my blog, and that totally made me happy to know that someone reads this. Haha.
Anyways, quick blog. I have so much going on, I'll try to update this weekend when I'm home, but I don't even know if I'll have enough time for that. YIKES.
Anyways, quick blog. I have so much going on, I'll try to update this weekend when I'm home, but I don't even know if I'll have enough time for that. YIKES.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Hectic Few Weeks
Music: At The Beginning- Donna Lewis (from Anastasia)
Mood: tired, stressed, but surprisingly relaxed
I haven't updated in about a week. This past week has been one of the most challenging, not just with school work , but emotionally as well. I won't go too in depth because I know this isn't the most appropriate place to talk about how I'm feeling, but just know that I really means a lot if you've reached out to me to actually ask how I'm doing and talk about what I'm going through.
Words can't really express how this semester has been. I think I can just say that this semester has been starkly different than my previous semester abroad. The one song that has really gotten me through this week is that Anastasia song, especially the chorus:
Mood: tired, stressed, but surprisingly relaxed
I haven't updated in about a week. This past week has been one of the most challenging, not just with school work , but emotionally as well. I won't go too in depth because I know this isn't the most appropriate place to talk about how I'm feeling, but just know that I really means a lot if you've reached out to me to actually ask how I'm doing and talk about what I'm going through.
Words can't really express how this semester has been. I think I can just say that this semester has been starkly different than my previous semester abroad. The one song that has really gotten me through this week is that Anastasia song, especially the chorus:
And life is a road and I wanna to keep goingWith that, I think I'll leave y'all with the youtube link and go to bed. Hopefully I'll have better stuff to report on in the next few weeks before schools out.
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Relaxing Weekend
Music: Come On Get Higher- Matt Nathanson
Mood: sleeping in
Reading: One Up On Wallstreet- Peter Lynch
What a relaxing weekend it has certainly been! After such a stressful week filled with projects, homework, and obligations, it's been nice to retreat back home and just chill. I haven't been able to sleep in since spring break, but this weekend, I've slept in Friday and Saturday morning and took naps on both Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon. It's been glorious! =)
So Wednesday was a whirlwind of a day; going to physics TA sessions, BC meeting, and then having to prepare for interviews. I woke up at 5:20am on Thursday, got ready and ate breakfast and then caught the bus to the airport at 6:10am. My mom, who's in London right now, knew I would be up, so she called me and we chatted on the bus, which was nice. I landed in Houston at about 8:10 and then the company I was interviewing with had a UT alumni pick me up from Hobby Airport. After a brief introduction about the company, they sent all of us on an interview craze. There were 6 people interviewing for 2 spots (2 from Rice, me, and then one student from Univ of Houston, Sam Houston State, and Emory). They had us go through 6 15 minute interviews and then that was the all. We were done by 11:30am and my dad then picked me up from the Galleria. I think all the interviews went well, and hopefully I'm given an offer to be in Houston this summer. They said it'd take up to 2 weeks for them to get back to me... and that's a long time to wait, but I'm going to be optimistic and hope for the best. In the meantime, I have 1 more interview on Wednesday of this week and one more 2 weeks from now. I've lost count of the number of companies I've interviewed with, and I probably won't count until I get an offer.
On Thursday, after napping, I did my Plan II Physics homework, scanned it in and emailed it to the TA for grading. It was nice of them to let me turn it in late. Today and yesterday, my dad and I conquered Chinatown in Houston, eating at a bunch of restaurant and giving me my fix of chinese food to last me until the next time I come back to Houston.
There's not much more homework I have to do for this weekend. Sunday, I'll be back in Austin by 4pm. I want to bake banana nut bread and just relax some more. Gosh, I don't even want to start thinking about the projects I have to do and the many tests that are coming up. haha.
Oh and lastly, as many of you know-- I'm a Jesse McCartney fan.. hah (wow. I can't believe I just admitted that, but hey, no shame!) I discovered this acoustic version he did for a radio station, and I LOVE it! Check it out. It's actually very pretty!
Mood: sleeping in
Reading: One Up On Wallstreet- Peter Lynch
What a relaxing weekend it has certainly been! After such a stressful week filled with projects, homework, and obligations, it's been nice to retreat back home and just chill. I haven't been able to sleep in since spring break, but this weekend, I've slept in Friday and Saturday morning and took naps on both Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon. It's been glorious! =)
So Wednesday was a whirlwind of a day; going to physics TA sessions, BC meeting, and then having to prepare for interviews. I woke up at 5:20am on Thursday, got ready and ate breakfast and then caught the bus to the airport at 6:10am. My mom, who's in London right now, knew I would be up, so she called me and we chatted on the bus, which was nice. I landed in Houston at about 8:10 and then the company I was interviewing with had a UT alumni pick me up from Hobby Airport. After a brief introduction about the company, they sent all of us on an interview craze. There were 6 people interviewing for 2 spots (2 from Rice, me, and then one student from Univ of Houston, Sam Houston State, and Emory). They had us go through 6 15 minute interviews and then that was the all. We were done by 11:30am and my dad then picked me up from the Galleria. I think all the interviews went well, and hopefully I'm given an offer to be in Houston this summer. They said it'd take up to 2 weeks for them to get back to me... and that's a long time to wait, but I'm going to be optimistic and hope for the best. In the meantime, I have 1 more interview on Wednesday of this week and one more 2 weeks from now. I've lost count of the number of companies I've interviewed with, and I probably won't count until I get an offer.
On Thursday, after napping, I did my Plan II Physics homework, scanned it in and emailed it to the TA for grading. It was nice of them to let me turn it in late. Today and yesterday, my dad and I conquered Chinatown in Houston, eating at a bunch of restaurant and giving me my fix of chinese food to last me until the next time I come back to Houston.
There's not much more homework I have to do for this weekend. Sunday, I'll be back in Austin by 4pm. I want to bake banana nut bread and just relax some more. Gosh, I don't even want to start thinking about the projects I have to do and the many tests that are coming up. haha.
Oh and lastly, as many of you know-- I'm a Jesse McCartney fan.. hah (wow. I can't believe I just admitted that, but hey, no shame!) I discovered this acoustic version he did for a radio station, and I LOVE it! Check it out. It's actually very pretty!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Wednesday Madness
Music: Boom Boom Pow- Black Eyed Peas
Mood: busy busy busy
"I'm so 3008, you so 2000 and late." For some reason, despite how little sense that sentence makes, I still find this new Black Eye Peas song really amusing. Anywho, today is wednesday, which mean's I'm one day away from the weekend.
I've had a pretty busy week but it hasn't been too bad, schoolwise. Yesterday, I left physics early to get ready and drive to North Austin to interview for a mid-level M&A firm at 4pm. I left at 3:30 because Google told me it would take about 12 minutes (or 25 minutes in traffic) to get there. It turns out, Google Maps took me to the area North of the Aboretum when the company's offices were south of the Aboretum (and south of 360 for that matter). I literally had to call the office 3 times to figure out where I was and how to get to the offices. I was almost ready to give up but finally got there at 4:30 and had a successful interview. Realistically, this firm seems interesting, but I'm really hoping to intern with the insurance brokerage firm in Houston that I'm interviewing with on Thursday. Anyways, after the interview, I drove back to my apartment, changed, grabed a quick snack, and ran to wait in line to go see Bill Nye speak. He was great to listen to and it definately allowed me to relax a bit. He spoke on climate change and how we as consumers and future leaders have the power to "change the world."
Today has gone pretty smoothly. Last night, I finished Peony In Love, which was a nice, lovely read but a bit too romantic and idealistic about love for my taste. Now I'm starting One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch for my finance 367 class, which I'm interested in reading. I got up at 7 for my 8am class and had class until 12:15; then for lunch, we had a merger arbitrager come speak in our finance class and I was able to have lunch with him and a few other students at the Carillon, the resturant in the new ATT center. That was enjoyable, but I think speaking with him reaffirmed my opinion that often times, the jobs in finance don't really create any value in society (unless you can argue that they help make the markets efficient... but seriously...). So I'm still in my quarter-life crisis of 'what do i want to do.' Anyways, after lunch, I met with my marketing professor to get a new assignment for the weekend. After this last bit of data collection, we're finally going to move into the data analysis part, which should be interesting and I'm excited about getting hands-on exposure to that. Now, I'm in the Frito Lay just hanging out before my photoshoot with the UT admissions graphic designer at 3. Then at 4, I have office hours for my Physicis class and from then to 7 and throughout BC meeting, I'll be working on my physics homework. I need to go to bed early tonight because I need to be up my 5:30 to catch the 6am bus to the airport to make my 7:20 flight to Houston, putting me in Houston by 8:00 and in the offices for my interview by 9am. It'll be a LONG day. Haha. Maybe I should have just woken up at 6am and driven to the office instead of bother flying. Oh well, flying is a lot easier and less stressful.
Wish me luck on my interview tomorrow. I think I'll rock it, but I need to run through some behavioural interview questions to make sure I say the right things. I've gone through so many interviews that I think I might be saying some things that aren't really kosher. Yikes! So I'll update on Thursday to let everyone know how things went. Once I finalize an offer, I'm going to get red highlights again, so I'm excited! =) Oh, and maybe splurge on some top quality running and spinning shoes.
Mood: busy busy busy
"I'm so 3008, you so 2000 and late." For some reason, despite how little sense that sentence makes, I still find this new Black Eye Peas song really amusing. Anywho, today is wednesday, which mean's I'm one day away from the weekend.
I've had a pretty busy week but it hasn't been too bad, schoolwise. Yesterday, I left physics early to get ready and drive to North Austin to interview for a mid-level M&A firm at 4pm. I left at 3:30 because Google told me it would take about 12 minutes (or 25 minutes in traffic) to get there. It turns out, Google Maps took me to the area North of the Aboretum when the company's offices were south of the Aboretum (and south of 360 for that matter). I literally had to call the office 3 times to figure out where I was and how to get to the offices. I was almost ready to give up but finally got there at 4:30 and had a successful interview. Realistically, this firm seems interesting, but I'm really hoping to intern with the insurance brokerage firm in Houston that I'm interviewing with on Thursday. Anyways, after the interview, I drove back to my apartment, changed, grabed a quick snack, and ran to wait in line to go see Bill Nye speak. He was great to listen to and it definately allowed me to relax a bit. He spoke on climate change and how we as consumers and future leaders have the power to "change the world."
Today has gone pretty smoothly. Last night, I finished Peony In Love, which was a nice, lovely read but a bit too romantic and idealistic about love for my taste. Now I'm starting One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch for my finance 367 class, which I'm interested in reading. I got up at 7 for my 8am class and had class until 12:15; then for lunch, we had a merger arbitrager come speak in our finance class and I was able to have lunch with him and a few other students at the Carillon, the resturant in the new ATT center. That was enjoyable, but I think speaking with him reaffirmed my opinion that often times, the jobs in finance don't really create any value in society (unless you can argue that they help make the markets efficient... but seriously...). So I'm still in my quarter-life crisis of 'what do i want to do.' Anyways, after lunch, I met with my marketing professor to get a new assignment for the weekend. After this last bit of data collection, we're finally going to move into the data analysis part, which should be interesting and I'm excited about getting hands-on exposure to that. Now, I'm in the Frito Lay just hanging out before my photoshoot with the UT admissions graphic designer at 3. Then at 4, I have office hours for my Physicis class and from then to 7 and throughout BC meeting, I'll be working on my physics homework. I need to go to bed early tonight because I need to be up my 5:30 to catch the 6am bus to the airport to make my 7:20 flight to Houston, putting me in Houston by 8:00 and in the offices for my interview by 9am. It'll be a LONG day. Haha. Maybe I should have just woken up at 6am and driven to the office instead of bother flying. Oh well, flying is a lot easier and less stressful.
Wish me luck on my interview tomorrow. I think I'll rock it, but I need to run through some behavioural interview questions to make sure I say the right things. I've gone through so many interviews that I think I might be saying some things that aren't really kosher. Yikes! So I'll update on Thursday to let everyone know how things went. Once I finalize an offer, I'm going to get red highlights again, so I'm excited! =) Oh, and maybe splurge on some top quality running and spinning shoes.
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