It is good to be back! The semester is in full swing and I can hardly believe this is my last fall in Ithaca...again :) Ithaca has a strangely addictive nature that draws you back if you have been away too long. Too long can be a summer, a year, or a couple years but most current students and alumni alike click their heels saying "there's no place like home" when they arrive. There has been a lot of clicking these past three weeks on campus as the big bad second years have returned and today many alumni are visiting for the annual career fair that serves as the kickoff to the recruiting season at Johnson. I am actually awaiting the start of the event now...
I have to say, I am a lot busier than I expected to be this second year. On top of the need to manage my full time recruiting process, I am loaded with leadership responsbilities and not to mention classes. Unlike first year when all I could think about was the core and surviving Michaely's cold calling, I find myself jumping from club meeting to club meeting planning the events and activities of this last semester of leadership. Fortunately, I have a class schedule that allows me to manage all of these tasks. During this first half of the semster I only have classes Monday through Wednesday (sweet!) but my end of the week is a tough one. On Wednesday I have 4 classes back to back (to back to back) taking me straight through from 8:40 am to 4:55 pm. Phew! Fortunately, my last class on that day is Introduction to Wines. Yes, you read that right. This class is likely THE hardest class to get into at Cornell. It is offered through the Hotel Management school but I am sure you can understand the benefits of a business student taking this course. Sadly, I missed the opportunity to do it undergrad, which is why it was a priority this year.
Well, it sounds like the atrium is buzzing with pitches from first years trying to make their great first impressions on the recruiters and alumni at the career fair so I think I'll go join them now. But check back soon, because I still have a ton to share!
Cheers!
