I logged in last night to my Blackboard account and clicked on my “grades” portion of the menu. Honestly I was dreading looking at them because I struggled so much with week 3 that I was almost certain that I had failed miserably. As it turns out I made 100% on everything which is a shock. I don’t even know why I bother to have expectations anymore as I pretty much turn out to be wrong every single time.
I’m working on week 4 right now and I am tempted to say that so far it isn’t as brutalizing as week 3 was but I won’t, because I’ll just turn out to be wrong and wind up with something like a 50% or whatever. So I won’t say or expect anything, I’ll just do my best and that’s it. After this assignment I begin week 5 which will be the last normal week in this class. Week 6 is usually something special because the final paper is going to be 35% of my total grade. One of those make you or break you type of papers and of course as such, the actual assignment itself is going to be in the ballpark of 8 to 10 pages in length barring the appendix, references, cover page, abstract, etc. Not totally impossible but it can be fairly difficult to type such a paper in 7 days while still maintaining quality work on a subject so new to me.
I really could use a break of a week or two to catch my breath before starting on my concentration requirements, but it doesn’t appear that I’m going to get one. I’m also going to have to continue in my education in accounting and finance beyond this because it is the one area that I’ve encountered that I am weakest in. It also tends to be the most sought after skill that many if not most employers expect from MBAs. So there it is. At least the next accounting and finance courses I take will not be as accelerated. I plan on LSU (Louisiana State University) which is at your own pace so I’ll have time to fully digest it as I go.