I wonder what was going through the Dean's mind yesterday when my fellow P1's were drinking champagne in class before his presentation on the grading system... My guess: "Only at INSEAD..." At least it was after lunch :)
Also, yesterday, we received some very sad news... The era of free copies of the financial times is now aparently over. While Green INSEAD might see this as a blessing in disguise, what ever will we use as props during Amphi stormings and student council presentations???
So to catch up a bit on what I've been up to (at least what I remember):
First, the people. During welcome week, I introduced myself to so many people multiple times, and it turns out everyone is just as diverse and interesting the 3rd time. By the end of the week, there was a moment when after running through the basic questions of name, origins, work history, etc. I forgot what came next...
Atfter welcome week, we started our 5 core courses on OB (organizational behavior), economics, finance, accounting, and stats. It's interesting how it's set up because all of the course content is clearly aligned to give you a foundation in business from the start. The schedule is unexpected though. Either someone put a significant amount of effort into timing each particular class meeting relative to the other courses, campus activities, and class assignments, or they just enjoy playing with your mind. Basically, if you have the same day twice within a few weeks, it must be an anomoly.
During week 2, finance training started for anyone interested in banking internships. Whether or not you partook made a big difference in your experience so far, I think. For about 3 weeks any given night was a choice between which of 5 different activities you would like to go to plus course work, resumes, cover letters, and obviously going out. It was much faster than I expected to go from 0 to 120 mph! My only regret is not getting a flu shot first...
Now that interviews have started and I'm considering never working again, everything seems to have slowed to a slightly more normal pace, but maybe it just seems that way because I actually slept for almost 8 hours last night.
Anyways, it is once again the weekend! Tonight I'll be at the same party as DTLF, so the big question of the moment is what I'll wear to my first themed chateau party...
Will I identify any P3 bloggers tonight?
