Category: 16 months later, it’s all over. While I was finished last Friday (after taking a brutal final for Valuation), the end of the program for everyone officially ended Monday at Midnight.
So, now what? Good question, and one posed to me by a fellow classmate. To be honest, I don’t know…you’d think I’d have learned how to become rich quickly from this program, but the only thing I’ve determined thus far is that there are plenty of options. Perhaps too many.
Obviously, with the holidays coming up, and the end of the work year, this conundrum doesn’t need to be solved immediately. In the meantime, I’ll be waiting to see what my final semester grades turn out to be, and what my final GPA ends up being. While I’m confident I’ve passed all 4 of my classes, it would be good to get an ‘HP’ or better in each of them. If I do, then the one blemish on my record will be the ‘P’ that I got first semester in Managerial Effectiveness. (Yes, I’m still mad about that…)
The one thing I am certain of is that the Duke Cross Continent MBA program was absolutely the best thing I could’ve done to further my career. I’ve met so many great people in the past two years, seen so many amazing sights around the world, that the money spent is no longer a question. Yes, receiving a repayment notice from the Duke office of Financial Aid on Monday was a little bit in poor taste (really, couldn’t wait until the day after we finished???), and the student loans ARE massive…but it was all worth it.
As many said before me on Facebook, it’s been a pleasure fellow Dukies. Good luck with whatever and wherever your lives will be taking you! And to the Class of 2011 currently in progress, you’re 1/3rd through. Don’t take the second 2/3rds for granted, you’ll be done before you know it.
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