Math ahhhhhhh....

Once upon a time, I used to boast about my great math skills.  I even taught my classmates/friends math stuff in college because I loved math.  Wonderful numbers....

Now, I can't believe I am soo lost seeing words like normal distribution, central limit theorem, differential, etc... I know the names but can't remember anything more than that.... what has happened??!?!?!

And how lucky for me... our first quiz is in Stat class (oh ooops... Stats for Mangerial Decisions)... but how am I supposed to make managerial decisions when I'm not feeling sooo confident about my math skill as I once did.  Totally need to review.... ahhhhhh

Thankfully, today is Thursday, which means end of class for this week but terrible at the same time because we have several quizzes, homework assignments, and 1 case write for this weekend. Funnnnn.... :-(

Week 1.5 over

This has probably been the longest 1.5 week everrrrr.  We started with Registrations on April 15th and the flood gates were opened.  For a week, the Alums did not let us rest (even sleeping was hard).  At the end, we found out that their philosophy was that if we are tired, then our guards will be done, thus better bonding with our classmates.  Probably a decent idea but not when you are going through it.  Nonetheless, it was an amazing week and met soooo many people from sooo many different backgrounds.

I have to be honest - I can't even remember everyone's names.  And after meeting so many people, there are more and more new faces that I see everyday.  I think remembering everyone's (or majority) name might be the biggest test!

Today, marks the end of day 3 of classes (literally, in 4 minutes exactly).  Another amazing day with loads of reading assignments.  I am taking 4 classes this semester: Marketing Management, Statistical Methods for Management Decisions, Financial Accounting in Decision Making, and Managerial Economics.  Of the 4 classes, I have two teachers from Stern School of Business and UT Dallas.... how cool!!!  This is not to say that the in-house ISB Faculty is not awesome...the other two ISB Professors are pretty amazing too and have awesome qualifications.  We also kicked-off a Leadership Development Course in Orientation week, which continues on weekends for a couple of months (I think...).

Even amongst the several upcoming quizzes, homework assignments, group projects, case write-ups, and boat loads of reading assignments, I think the best thing so far are the people I have met.  My 2 appartment mates are amazing and totally smart, and everyone else has been sooo kind and welcoming.  It's truly a warm, fuzzy feeling so far.

Here are a few photos...

 Flock of peacocks right outside our living room window.  There's even a Peacock Crossing sign (probably first-ever) as you enter the campus.  The campus is surrounded by jungle, and certain birds and animals (seems like even snakes and scorpions have been spotted...yikes!).

Up close of a peacock.

Ceiling of our library, known as Library & Resource Center (LRC).  Looks like a diamond (very big one...of course)

 Another shot in the library...seems like an architectural feature.

Winding staircase at the library, which is 5 floors and is the center of the Academic building.