I eat stress for breakfast
31 Aug
Today was my first day of class. School hasn’t started yet, not officially, but I have an early class this week.
Being back in The Business School was weird. I had been excited to see my classmates again, to hear about everyone’s summer internship experiences and to share my own crazy stories, but once I was actually there, I realized that The Business School was the cause of so much of my problems. The high expectations, the competitive spirit, the over-inflated egos, the “playing-adult,” the constant trying to one-up each other.
Sure, I can handle stress. In fact, I love stress. I thrive under stressful conditions. I create these conditions because they make me who I am: an overachiever. But it didn’t preclude the possibility of side-effects.
I had been looking forward to sharing some of my crazy work stories, but now I kept my mouth shut. I didn’t want to make myself a target for backstabbing now that recruiting season was commencing. I’d learned my lesson the first time.
All I can say is, I can’t wait to graduate.
Oh, I know how that feels like. When uni starts I’ll lose hope for humanity. Thankfully I have another month. ^.^ Good luck!!!
I’ve heard so many stories about people beating each other out in the business industry. It’s a college thing really… and I haven’t really encountered people trying to one-up me (maybe I’m just so awesome lol). Good luck with school!
How much longer do you have?
I can’t wait to graduate either.
One more year. I am so ready!!
I have one more year but I’m applying to law school so that’s another 3 years =/
I (too) love stress. Right now my vacation is ending. It’s sad. But once I get into the school schedule – learn to time my days and weeks according to school work and assigments, then I will be happy :)
When are you graduating?
I’m graduating in 8 months. But it feels like 8 years right now.
keep looking towards the end, and i think it should be here sooner than you think. and then you’ll end up at columbia, and we will go shopping a lot in the city.
Or NYU.
I should probably start my applications. But I barely have time to go grocery shopping and school hasn’t even started yet! WTF!
Also I honestly don’t want to go to anymore school. I think this is what people warned me about: the wanting-a-real-job syndrome that creeps up when you’re near graduation and all of a sudden more school appears. Bah!
I eat stress and work for breakfast. LOL I want to graduate too. SOON ENOUGH!
The funny thing is when everyone graduates the competition seems stupid because everyone is in the same place of trying to get a good job, etc.
Good luck with your last year :)
Ah.. trust me, I know all about not being able to WAIT to graduate! Although I still have two years to go. I can daydream, can’t I? :)