Quantitative Preparedness
I was listening to a podcast from mbapodcaster on the topic of quantitative preparedness before entering an MBA program. As I mentioned in previous post that I planned to enroll in some classes. I have enrolled in a statistics and accounting at a local community. It has been a _while_ since I last did any sort of academic stuff. The podcast made an interesting comment - that knowing a topic and being able to follow it in a newspaper is one thing but having to do regular homework and solve problems that test specific aspects of the topic is another deal. As I do my homework for my classes, I definitely agree on this point. The podcast is sponsored by MBAMath , and they offer an online class for admitted students - costs about $149 (promotion price $99 ).
Disclaimer: I have absolutely no affiliation with MBA Math and I have no idea about the content and the effectiveness of this course.
I am actually feeling good having made the choice to go back for these courses. For me, I have to get used to juggling work and study so I think this is a worthwhile exercise. Although, I have to admit, my workload has been increasing significantly in the past couple of weeks. I begin early in the morning ( meeting with European colleagues) and go late - till I literally dart out of the office to my classes. This study work combination will require some serious time management. I may consider taking a class on economics over the summer - this will depend my enthusiasm levels and I also don't want to get winded down before I start the real program. That's all for now, and now I have to finish my Statistics homework that is due tomorrow.
Disclaimer: I have absolutely no affiliation with MBA Math and I have no idea about the content and the effectiveness of this course.
I am actually feeling good having made the choice to go back for these courses. For me, I have to get used to juggling work and study so I think this is a worthwhile exercise. Although, I have to admit, my workload has been increasing significantly in the past couple of weeks. I begin early in the morning ( meeting with European colleagues) and go late - till I literally dart out of the office to my classes. This study work combination will require some serious time management. I may consider taking a class on economics over the summer - this will depend my enthusiasm levels and I also don't want to get winded down before I start the real program. That's all for now, and now I have to finish my Statistics homework that is due tomorrow.
posted by FooBarMe at
8:29 PM
4 Comments:
Good luck! Hope classes are going well. ;-) I finally enrolled in an acctg class at Deanza, so I'm learning about income statements and balance sheets right along with you. It's actually quite fun being back in school. Cheers!
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i_will_make_it, at April 17, 2006 11:31 PM
Last Fall, I took a Calc II course to freshen up on my quant skills. It was probably the smartest thing I could have done (it also helped my GMAT score). I wrote a post about my experience and have encouraged other applicants/admittees to consider it. I think you are definitely doing the right thing.
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Scott, at April 18, 2006 7:28 AM
Good for you! CBS offers an online accounting revew class that I am thinking of taking to help me take the accounting exemption exam.
By
Marina, at April 18, 2006 9:22 AM
We definitely need to get together again before I move away. I think we should have a Bloggers, Beer, and Bowling event.
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Marina, at April 19, 2006 8:08 AM
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