*formerly posted on the BGSU MBA blog in 2009
Each MBA student has a reason or set of reasons for why he/she has entered his/her respective MBA program. For some, the transition directly from undergraduate studies to graduate school seems logical and natural. For others, the first years of the post-undergraduate career are unsatisfactory or unfulfilling, meaning that a career change is in order. Yet, others see the MBA experience as a chance to advance further in their current career track.
While sick over the past weekend, I spent some time trying to put to guitar music a song I had written back in January 2008. I am not a ‘musician’ per se, with minimal training and limited talent. Anyhow, I had written this song called “Malcontent”. At that time, I had continued to be thankful for having loving family and friends and decent work. However, I had felt a general desire to take my life into its next phase. Aside from my 8 semesters of undergrad spent in Cincinnati at Xavier, I had always lived in Bedford Heights, Ohio (a southeast suburb of Cleveland). For me, life had reached a dead end; to some extent, I felt like I was being forced to live in the past. I recalled how I had put taking the GMAT on hold for at least 6 months already (to the point that I had stopped studying for it) yet still believed that the MBA degree could be my ticket to anywhere I wanted to go.
For me, a complete career change was not in order, although I did wonder if there were better positions/fields in the long run, such as HR and OD, that would better fit my skills and personality. Regardless, the MBA decision for me went beyond my career and meant a better, more fulfilling life. Having found out about my acceptance into the BGSU program with just enough time to put in a full 2 weeks notice and finish getting stuff together for a day, I was able to hop into my car (just as I had written in this song) and move on to the next phase of my life in lovely Bowling Green, Ohio.
There have been ups and downs, successes and failures, developments and disappointments. I have found this MBA program to personally be a true learning experience—both inside and outside of the classroom. Overall, I am humble and thankful for the opportunity to be a part of the full-time BGSU MBA cohort of 2009 and look forward to completing the program in December.
Each MBA student has a reason or set of reasons for why he/she has entered his/her respective MBA program. For some, the transition directly from undergraduate studies to graduate school seems logical and natural. For others, the first years of the post-undergraduate career are unsatisfactory or unfulfilling, meaning that a career change is in order. Yet, others see the MBA experience as a chance to advance further in their current career track.
While sick over the past weekend, I spent some time trying to put to guitar music a song I had written back in January 2008. I am not a ‘musician’ per se, with minimal training and limited talent. Anyhow, I had written this song called “Malcontent”. At that time, I had continued to be thankful for having loving family and friends and decent work. However, I had felt a general desire to take my life into its next phase. Aside from my 8 semesters of undergrad spent in Cincinnati at Xavier, I had always lived in Bedford Heights, Ohio (a southeast suburb of Cleveland). For me, life had reached a dead end; to some extent, I felt like I was being forced to live in the past. I recalled how I had put taking the GMAT on hold for at least 6 months already (to the point that I had stopped studying for it) yet still believed that the MBA degree could be my ticket to anywhere I wanted to go.
For me, a complete career change was not in order, although I did wonder if there were better positions/fields in the long run, such as HR and OD, that would better fit my skills and personality. Regardless, the MBA decision for me went beyond my career and meant a better, more fulfilling life. Having found out about my acceptance into the BGSU program with just enough time to put in a full 2 weeks notice and finish getting stuff together for a day, I was able to hop into my car (just as I had written in this song) and move on to the next phase of my life in lovely Bowling Green, Ohio.
There have been ups and downs, successes and failures, developments and disappointments. I have found this MBA program to personally be a true learning experience—both inside and outside of the classroom. Overall, I am humble and thankful for the opportunity to be a part of the full-time BGSU MBA cohort of 2009 and look forward to completing the program in December.