Surviving the First Week

When was the last time you have thought about your first week of a new experience? Your first week at a new company? a new country? a new school? better yet, a new relationship? First week is always the hardest, yet the most exciting and interesting. And just when you thought you got it, you quickly realized that there is much more that you did not know before. Isn't this what makes life ever so interesting?

So this is what I did during the first week at Haas besides preparing for the cases and the key takeaways -
1. Attended career marketing plan workshop: It's all about having a strong personal statement
2. Seeked advice from our career advisor: Do your research so you can ask sophisticated questions
3. Attended the IB workshop -guest speakers from Goldman Saches: The culture and work content of an Goldman associate is not much different from that of a McKinsey associate. Perhaps it won't be so bad to try to get a summer intern at an IB
4. Sat in "Product Management" speaker series: Passion for the product itself drives excellence. And 70% of people hate their boss
5. Participated the Venture Capital penal: When making a sales pitch to a large audiance, try to say something funny " I am just a regular guy trying to save the world"
6. Joined our Cohert for lunch and drinks at Raleigh's after the make up class on Friday: Peach Magirita are good. And there are cheap but good food by the student ID center
7. Had drinks at the bar of the week at Raleigh's and later to Blake's: Don't show up too late for the BOW
8. Meet up with my second year mentor: Don't wait until second year to get to know people. Do it at first year!! 9. Had drinks and talk gossip with the Taiwanese crowds: We are truly an awesome crowd..

Last but not the least, I finally got to settle in at my new apartment. I feel happy, prepared, excited about the upcoming week