The last month has involved crash courses (Accounting, Economics, Statistics and more), career seminars, program introductions, THE math test, extracurricular activities, parties, the Leadership Simulation, the Learning Team Retreat, and, of course, Cohort and Learning Team assignments.
As part of Pre-term, Wharton bought 500 tickets to a Phillies game. It was a great game with a lot of home runs (mostly by the Phillies) and a ton of fun to see 499 classmates wearing their Wharton t-shirts!
The Learning Team Retreat started with a 6:00am bus ride into the Catskill Mountains of New York.
We arrived at Iroquois Springs to the cheering and screaming of our Leadership Fellows (2nd-year MBA's). I was skeptical, but open to the experience, and I have to admit that I had an absolute blast.
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Cohort I was of course the weekend's dominant cohort.
We had to deal with a little bit of rain during the two days we were there, but fortunately the weather cleared and allowed us to participate in some of the outdoor activities that we scheduled.
There were a number of games and activities that allowed us to get to know our cohort better. This game above was actually the one where we were assigned to our Learning Teams (unbeknown to us until the game unfolded).
Canoeing was a fun part of a relay race which provided quite a few laughs. Before a team could start the canoeing section, others had to run, grab a paddle or life-jacket and spin around ten times. It was absolutely hilarious watching people trying to run back. I actually got to participate in the canoeing portion of the relay for my cohort and we won, which was rewarding!
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This was one of the many activities which helped us work together and get to know our new learning teams. I need to track down a picture of me and my learning team, but it is a pretty cool group. There are six of us, 3 guys/3 girls, we come from Mexico, Singapore, Nigeria and the US, professionally, there are two bankers, a consultant, an economist, a real estate developer, and an entrepreneur (of course). Educationally, we were educated at Harvard, Yale, the London School of Economics, Georgetown, UNC and BYU. I couldn't be happier with my learning team and I'm excited for the next two years!
Just thought I'd throw this picture in. My wife, kids and I went up to NYC one weekend and had a great time ... definitely an advantage of living in Philly (which is also a WONDERFUL city).
As part of Pre-term, Wharton bought 500 tickets to a Phillies game. It was a great game with a lot of home runs (mostly by the Phillies) and a ton of fun to see 499 classmates wearing their Wharton t-shirts!
The Learning Team Retreat started with a 6:00am bus ride into the Catskill Mountains of New York.
We arrived at Iroquois Springs to the cheering and screaming of our Leadership Fellows (2nd-year MBA's). I was skeptical, but open to the experience, and I have to admit that I had an absolute blast..jpg)
Cohort I was of course the weekend's dominant cohort.
We had to deal with a little bit of rain during the two days we were there, but fortunately the weather cleared and allowed us to participate in some of the outdoor activities that we scheduled.
There were a number of games and activities that allowed us to get to know our cohort better. This game above was actually the one where we were assigned to our Learning Teams (unbeknown to us until the game unfolded).
Canoeing was a fun part of a relay race which provided quite a few laughs. Before a team could start the canoeing section, others had to run, grab a paddle or life-jacket and spin around ten times. It was absolutely hilarious watching people trying to run back. I actually got to participate in the canoeing portion of the relay for my cohort and we won, which was rewarding!.jpg)
This was one of the many activities which helped us work together and get to know our new learning teams. I need to track down a picture of me and my learning team, but it is a pretty cool group. There are six of us, 3 guys/3 girls, we come from Mexico, Singapore, Nigeria and the US, professionally, there are two bankers, a consultant, an economist, a real estate developer, and an entrepreneur (of course). Educationally, we were educated at Harvard, Yale, the London School of Economics, Georgetown, UNC and BYU. I couldn't be happier with my learning team and I'm excited for the next two years!
Just thought I'd throw this picture in. My wife, kids and I went up to NYC one weekend and had a great time ... definitely an advantage of living in Philly (which is also a WONDERFUL city).
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