Tick, tock, tick, tock…BZZZZ!

I have two more weeks of work left, two more weeks until I move, three more until orientation, and four until my first day of class. Wow! Time just flies by, and I have so many things to do.

Number one: financial aid
I accepted my financial aid, but now I’m waiting for the bank to send me the papers. I guess I was very lucky, and never had to pay for my degrees. Until now! I looked at my financial aid paper, and there was a strange feeling of… uneasiness to say the least, when I saw the final number. A pretty low six-figure number! Gulp! Well, I’m not the first and I’m not the last to have student loans, so I decided to move on to the other things on my to-do list.

Number two on the list: the Harvard quant course
I have to finish the online quantitative course the school recommended. If there’s anything that makes me nervous about school is the quantitative aspect of the work. The course I’m taking is definitely interesting, and once you get the concepts, it can be quite entertaining and useful. It can also be frustrating at times if you’re like me and do not have a technical background, because certain concepts might then take longer to understand. I’ve never taken a stats class, so it is very interesting to me to see how you can manipulate information to get the result you want (not that you should!), or, how one single element can skew the end result. I’ll definitely think twice now before trusting a poll. ☺

Number three: move apartments
We found a really nice place closer to school. It cuts my commute down to maybe 15 minutes instead of an hour, one way. I just have to start packing. I’ve been procrastinating enough. In my defense though, I did go through my wardrobe and got rid of the unwanted (i.e. never worn) clothes. I figured two years of not wearing them translates into “what were you thinking buying this?!” OK, I got my own message, and got rid of them. Now, I just have to summon enough energy to start packing the rest of the stuff.

Number four: orientation
I received my orientation schedule yesterday. I guess it’s a preview of what b-school is really like. As part of the retreat or communication workshop, we have activities and meetings scheduled the entire day. Sometimes we start at 6:45. Yes, AM. I’ll have to reset my stubborn internal clock that insists that there’s no daylight before 7:30am. Oh, and I also have a book to read before orientation.

In all seriousness though, I am excited for school, and I can’t wait to meet everybody. It’s only 3 weeks away!