Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Typical questions

So, i was out for a family dinner last night amongst the typical crowd and a few unknowns. So ofcourse, i was asked the obvious question " so what do you do?"....its funny to see the reaction when i say that i'm studying something outside of engineering or medicine... which mind you is the norm within my community. I find it interesting to see the lack of exposure and recognition towards other fields. Anyhow im sure many of you have been in the same situation, i have gotten past it, but still manage to find it amusing

-Annika

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Post-undergrad woes

After months and months of thought and research, I've finally decided to do my MBA next year. I found a program where you don't need two years of work experience and I have rationalized to myself that this is the best option for me.

Having said that, there is one thing standing in my way of applying: the dreaded GMAT. I've been studying for about 10 hours a day for about week aaaand the results are quite dismal. Having said that...I've only been studying for one week. I plan on taking the test in February and I think I'm going to need every moment I can get to study for it.

It's safe to say that for now, the GMAT prep books are kicking my butt.
The math section is proving quite difficult (as I expected), but I also REALLY suck at Critical Reasoning and Sentence Correction. These are places I thought I would do quite well, but no! As it turns out, I actually do suck! BUT the reading comprehension section is relatively easy for me.

As depressing as this sounds, I am optimistic! I'm sure it'll get better as time goes along. For now...back to the GMAT!
- Kristen

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog. Our names are Annika and Kristen and we are both Communication Studies majors enrolled in the 4330 Participative Media class.

In our blog we will be discussing issues concerning post-graduate options, preparatory steps for graduation, stress tips, coping with the demands of a stereotypical South Asian family (we will go into this in a later post).

Please note that this blog is not restricted strictly to members of the South Asian community, we will just be discussing issues pertaining the community, but if you are of another ethnic background and would like to contribute ....please do!!

You can look forward to some spicy recipies for coping with these dilemmas in our later posts.