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Ji Gu, MBA 2012
Ji Gu

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Highlights this week:
  • Dinner with friends.
Favorite memories of my first year:
  • First weekend in Tahoe: getting first glimpse of MBA life & "culture shock"
  • Vegas FOAM: dressed up in 70's costume and flying to Vegas for the party
  • Touchy Feely: learned a lot about myself and the importance of not making assumptions
Favorite memories of my second year so far:
  • Negotiation
  • Yosemite Park trip
  • Talking to people
Monday

Today's  biggest accomplishment: Made myself look 30 years old in make up class
Today's biggest challenge: Figure out what to do to resolve some team issues
Most fun: Dinner with friends

Wednesday

Today's biggest accomplishment: A full day of activity even though there is no class
Today's biggest challenge: Jump from one meeting right to another
Most fun: Tasting dates from Saudi Arabia

Thursday

Today's biggest accomplishment: Hit some good shots in golf
Today's biggest challenge: Prepare for two interviews with limited time
Most fun: Golf

Saturday

Today's biggest accomplishment: Had some meaningful discussion about personal stuff with friends
Today's biggest challenge: Focus on start-up for 7 hours non-stop
Most fun: Hang out with my friends

7:10 AM Getting up. It is still dark outside.

7:30 AM Breakfast

8:00 AM Car pool with roommate and do some work before meeting up with my career advisor.

8:30 AM Meeting with my CMC advisor.

9:00-10:00 AM Meeting with China SLT trip leader.

10:00-11:45 AM Global Study Trip Leadership class.

12:00 Noon-1:00 PM Interview with Samsung.

1:30-3:00 PM Meeting with professor to discuss trip.

3:15-6:00 PM Make up class at the Drama School where I made myself look 30 years older.

6:30 PM VIM group; Leadership Perspectives.

8:30 PM Dinner with friends.

10:00 PM-12:00 Midnight Preparation, checking emails.

 

 

 

 

8:00 AM Getting up and breakfast.

8:30-9:00 AM Take bus to school.

9:00-10 AM Weekly CMC meeting.

11:30-2:30 PM Meeting to organize mobile conference at CEMEX.

12:00 Noon-1:00 PM Interview with Applied Materials.

3:00-5:30 PM WIM group.

5:30-6:30 PM Taste Saudi dates and evaluate business opportunities.

8:30 PM Dinner at home with housemates.

9:30 PM-12:00 Midnight Relax and play pool with housemates.

 

 

7:10 AM Getting up.

7:30 AM Breakfast.

8:00 AM Car pool with roommate.

8:00-9:00 AM Working to prepare for interviews.

10:00-11:45 AM Formation of new venture class.

12:00 Noon-1:00 PM Lunch BBL: Guy Kawasaki talks about Steve Jobs.

1:00-2:00 PM Golf

2:00-3:00 PM CMC committee meeting.

3:00-4:30 PM Language class.

4:30-6:00 PM Working on conference organization for Greater China Business Club.

6:30-8:00 PM Leadership perspective class.

8:30 PM Dinner at home with housemates.

9:30-12:00 Midnight Work.

 

 

 

9:00 AM Getting up and breakfast.

10 AM-5 PM Whole day of work on mini computer. Working on start-up with a classmate: build up financial models, discuss business strategy and fine tune business plans.

6:00-8:00 PM Visit friend's open house, an 8- million- dollar mansion.

8:00 PM Hot pot, home-cooked Asian food with friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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