Hi all,
It's crazy to think that it's nearly the end of my first semester of the Master of Management! I'm a local student and did my Undergrad studies at Sydney Uni, but perhaps that is the end of the overlap between my past and what I'm doing now!
I finished a Science/Arts double degree last year and have gone from having no clue about anything vaguely business-related, to... well...where to begin... starting a business!!!! (well at least in theory!..perhaps more on that later), reading financial statements, creating financial models, understanding economics, interviewing entrepreneurs, being able to explain the GFC (well ...even using "GFC" as lingo!)...etc etc etc
I now read the financial section of the Sydney Morning Herald and, for the most part, understand!!!! - this I would never have predicted if you had have asked me a year ago!!
So it's been a steep but very valuable and rewarding learning curve in a stimulating environment...With half the class from business backgrounds and half from overseas, everyone is from a diverse and interesting background and we are always learning from eachother as well as from the lecturers!
40 people who see eachother nearly everyday and are working on a variety of projects together has meant that we get along well, socialise together and are a like a little management family...aww... :) We'll be sad to see some of our cohort leave next semester for their exchange semesters at CEMS partner institutions but are looking forward to those that join us from the other side of the world (very exciting!)!!
A busy couple of weeks now as the semester comes to a close, but shall be updating you again soon.
Lorenn