So this week's lesson learned is a hard one. I can promise you that these will not always be this deep or thought provoking, but this week's lesson is a good one to start with.
This lesson deals with life, and the decisions that we all make. I always try to life my life to the fullest and never look back on situations wishing that I had done something differently, but something happened this week that really made me think and question how the decisions that we make today, can in some cases come back to haunt us.
For those of you who were not aware, I am applying to my Alma Mater The University of Tampa for my MBA. Part of the admissions process that each applicant must go through is to do a formal interview with the Director of MBA Program, as well as the Director of Graduate Studies in Business. Throughout the interview I was given a difficult line of questioning with regards to my background and the reasons why I wold be a good fit for the program. Midway through the interview, the issue of my transcript is brought with particular emphasis on my lack of quantitive and math based coursework in college, in edition to the grades that I received in my Microeconomics class.
Needless to say, it was a painful reminder of the mindset that I had when I was younger. My thought process was, Economics... when the hell will I ever need that? Or how bout the classic...College Algebra... no one ever uses that stuff, so I proceeded to not care about either area as I figured I would never need them. Hell I don't even think I bought the book for that Econ class! I never thought I would ever use it, so I just wrote it off and either didn't take the coursework, or in the case of Micro Economics, proceeded to half-ass my way to a barely passing grade. Good job Jerm...
Needless to say we continued the interview, and I did get the impression that my lack of math based coursework won't necessarily bar me from admission, but it was indeed food for thought about the decisions that I made when I was younger. Now I won't give you the impression that the entire interview was hopeless, as they still believe that I can come into the program and blend in well with a group of diverse individuals as well as bring something to the table. The issues regarding my background in those aforementioned areas was to make sure that I can in fact, handle the coursework, and not kill myself in the process.
Other than that, I would have to say the interview went extremely well and I am hoping to find out this week if I was indeed admitted. As I walked out of the interview, I did find myself ruing those poor decisions I made back then and cursing myself for not being more focused. On the other hand, I guess it took this particular experience to point this out to me so, I am thankful to the faculty for bringing it up.
You always have to try and find the silver lining and I guess that is mine. Somewhere in all of this I have to recognize the opportunity to right the mistake that I have made in the past. If you leave this blog post with nothing else, then remember that just because you may not perceive something to be of benefit to you at a particular moment, doesn't mean that you shouldn't put forth the effort and take value from it anyway. You never know when you may need to call on experience at a later point in life.
Well, gang, there is my Rev Run moment for this week. Later peeps...
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