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Perfect competition: From better pirouettes to wEharmony by Jocelyn Wong
Posted by: jocelynw in Student Life on January 13th, 2011
With the conclusion of the first semester, and the commencement of the second, it’s safe to say we all survived!
The final weeks of last semester were definitely a whirlwind of activity, assignment after assignment, right up until finals. The first semester was similar to a slap in the face, warning you to get yourself ready for the rest of the year.
We started off with Strategy, Marketing, Leadership, Economics, Accounting and Statistics – a full course load and a shock to those who have never used the word “monopoly” unless referring to the board game.
Need a pep talk? Find a friend!
Posted by: jocelynw in Academic Survival, MBA Experience, Student Life on December 15th, 2010
It’s 10 weeks into the school year, and we have five weeks remaining before the much deserved and long-awaited Christmas break. How are the SFU MBA students doing?
Some have excelled in their assignments, some have squeaked by and some… well… some are beginning to realize that a Masters degree in Business Administration is going to take a lot more hard work than expected. Maintaining a B+ average isn’t asking for a miracle, but no one said it was going to be easy. What should students do to survive the 20 deadlines in front of them, the long study hours and dreaded finals? In my opinion, students need to rely on each other to build their self-esteem, point out each other’s strengths and realize the best support that students have is from — no surprise, perhaps — the students around them. Read the rest of this entry »
From Fast Track to Go-Kart Track by Jocelyn Wong
Posted by: jocelynw in Student Life on December 8th, 2010
The go-kart track may or may not be the ideal metaphor for the competitive environment that MBA students exist in – but at the very least it is a terrific venue for removing oneself from the academic grind, if only briefly.
Recently, Corporate Champions Vancouver organized a major-league go-karting event with 600 participants and over 30 organizations – including SFU’s Segal Graduate School of Business.
In the heavily-contested Heat 2, three SFU MBA teams went head to head with each other and 9 other corporate teams in a race of endurance – how many laps can a team do in an hour. The SFU MBA teams had some tough (and high-profile) competition, with rival teams from Electronic Arts Canada, Rogers Communications, PLC Construction, and PriceWater House Coopers.