Tulane University Freeman School BLOG

This is it, the number one thing I learned in the last 10 months. The most important for getting a job? Maybe, maybe not. But I’m not living to work, I’m working to live.

The #1 Thing I Learned At My First Year Of Business School is

Have Fun!

That’s right, enjoy yourself. This is the last time till you’re 65 that you’re going to have this much freedom. Don’t stress if your group “only” got a B on a project, grades don’t matter remember? Don’t go get an internship in the field you previously worked in – try something new! Argue with your professor, maybe you can teach them something. Don’t eat lunch by yourself, insert yourself into the life of a classmate who’s totally different than you are. Take a Professor to lunch. Heck, the Freeman School is small enough, take the Dean to lunch! He’ll even pay!

And let’s not forget you’re going to school in New Orleans – go out and party! Beers are cheap, drinks are cheaper! There are no rules against dating an undergrad (ok, no freshman), and you’re probably hundreds of miles away from your close friends who will make fun of you for drinking something called “Purple Haze.”

Time and again I read that employers these days aren’t looking for candidates who are qualified just to do the work. They’re looking for people who can mesh with the rest of your team. Don’t spend your life at bschool with your head in your books. Work hard, apply yourself, and the grades will come, and the jobs will follow. I am not the smartest person in my class. I am not the hardest worker in my class. I am not the hardest partier in my class.

I am having about as much fun as you can possibly have, and have no regrets about the experience. I am confident I will do just fine come graduation and for the rest of my life.

Whew! 10! Done! I truly believe in each and every one of these Top 10 things that I’ve learned over the past year. It’s been an amazing experience so far and I’m so much the better for having taken the risk and chosen bschool over another job.

I’ll be updating the blog periodically over the summer, but be sure and check back in the fall for all the Year2 extravaganza! If you have any questions – about anything – between now and then, drop me a line. joel@tulanemba.org

Take Care.

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