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Academics, Admissions, Bart, Career

Late February Letters

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Dear Recruiting Season,

It seems like forever since we last met! How are you? This semester has been much more relaxing than when you were in my life. Don’t get me wrong – I really enjoyed meeting and talking to all sorts of interesting people at career fairs, company information sessions, and other recruiting activities (dinners, networking events, etc.). I couldn’t have gotten that offer without you, and I wouldn’t do anything differently if I could. I’m just saying that it’s kind of nice to be able to go home when my classes get out, and it’s extremely nice to know where I’ll be working this fall. So thanks for all you did for me. I hope you treat interviewing students equally well this semester.

Gratefully Yours,

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Academics, Bart, Career, Student Life

Back to School, Spring 2009

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After an extremely pleasant and lengthy break between fall and spring semesters, we’re back in school. Before I explain how happy I am to be back, I thought I’d share a few pictures of the break.

Here’s one of me at the Master in Professional Accounting Council (MPAC) December party at the end of fall semester. My wife, Janssen, and I played some good doubles billiards against a couple of fellow MPA students. I honestly can’t remember who won the game, but Janssen for sure took the MVP spot for our team.

From MPA Student Life Blog Pictures

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Academics, Bart, Student Life

Best and worst of fall semester 2008

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Worst

1 – Realizing, as I had just started the last problem on my first Intermediate exam, that there was a time limit and it was up.

2 – Seeing the Longhorns NOT go to the conference (and national) football championship despite our being the best football team in the nation.

3 – Witnessing the layoffs and struggles brought on by this crazy economy’s current situation.

4 – Interviewing for a management consulting position and finding my first case study interview to be “adversarial.”

5 – Seeing BYU, my undergrad alma mater, lose in football to TCU and to our arch rival, Utah (though I’m admittedly happy for Utah to be heading to a BCS bowl for the second time).

Best

1 – Receiving and accepting the job offer I wanted in my location of choice.

2 – Finishing the semester (we’re close enough) knowing a LOT more than I did coming into it.

3 – Spending time both inside and outside of class with a bunch of smart, interesting and fun MPA students.

4 – Receiving last-minute, free tickets to Las Vegas to celebrate my father-in-law’s 50th birthday with the entire family (you should have seen how excited my wife was!).

5 -Thanksgiving break (it was just so good!) and, soon, Christmas break! Can’t complain about five weeks!

Bonus Best – I was walking through the library one day early in the semester and I noticed a sign that outlined how to get a free locker. I jumped on the opportunity and have been able to cut down on my book lugging tremendously. I highly recommend it.

Bart, Student Life

The MPA Lounge

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Welcome to the MPA Lounge. The door only opens for those with ID cards that have been activated to allow entry, making the GSB 4th floor room exclusively for MPA students.

Two girls are sleeping in the corner, one on each couch. Apparently the end-of-semester demands kept them up late last night.

In addition to those two couches, there are six comfy arm chairs (not lazy boys, but pleasantly comfortable), and five tables at which people can study, cruise the Internet, eat, or socialize.

Three guys just walked out after spending approximately five minutes socializing. For some, this is a place to make quick pit-stops between classes.

Of the remaining three students (besides me), two are working on an assignment at one of the tables, and another is studying at a separate table. Except for the sounds of my typing and the group studiers quietly discussing their assignment, it is relatively silent in here. Continue reading The MPA Lounge →