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Calm Before the Storm

I’ve been back in Durham for over a week now, and it’s been a pretty darn good week. I’m unpacked, the apartment is clean, my life is in order, I’m well rested, and I’ve been catching up with everyone as they trickle back into town after their internships.

It’s almost a little too quiet. The calm before the storm.

I know that in about a week, things are going to pick up a lot. As second year students, we will have four days of some additional leadership activities prior to regular term classes starting on Labor Day. Once regular term classes start, it’s going to be a little crazy for a while. I am on the Marketing Club Cabinet this year as the Corporate Workshop Chair, so I am working to organize several corporate-sponsored events for our club members throughout the fall. I am also serving as a Career Fellow, so I will be helping first year students review their resumes and cover letters as they prepare for their internship searches. Lastly, I am serving as a Teaching Assistant for a couple classes this fall, which means I will help to grade exams and evaluate first year students in their Management Communications course. (i.e. Public speaking course.)

Recruiting kicks off almost immediately as a second year student as well, so that will also be a priority for me. And oh yes, there are classes too. I am taking three courses during term 1, which I know will be plenty of work in addition to my other activities. But they’re all classes in which I’m very interested, so I’m really looking forward to them.

I’m finding ways to manage the North Carolina heat and humidity and stick to my running as well. I’m running the Chicago Marathon in October, so I have reason to stick to a specific training schedule! Some may call me crazy for signing up to run a marathon during the school year, but running is actually what keeps me sane. I make time for it each week throughout the year here, no matter how busy I am with other things. It truly is the one thing that allows me to clear me head and work out some of the stress of school.

I’m off to enjoy my last few days of complete freedom…I’ve got a rough day of shopping ahead of me. :)

This entry was posted by Ericka Binkley on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 3:30 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

5 Responses to “Calm Before the Storm”

  1. Michael Says:
    October 2nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    Hi Ericka,

    Sounds like you have a busy few months ahead of you! My name is Michael and I am applying to Fuqua for the Fall 2011 daytime MBA program. If possible, I would like to contact you about your MBA experience about Fuqua thus far. I am curious to learn about why you selected Duke and what aspects of the program you most enjoy.

    Please message me if you are available to discuss.

    Thanks,

    Michael

  2. Sulay Says:
    October 20th, 2010 at 11:20 pm

    Hi Ericka,

    Like Michael I am also interested in the Fuqua daytime MBA program. My name is Sulay and I would really appreciate any time you can give me to talk about the marketing concentration at Fuqua and your experiences thus far.

    Please let me know if you have some time to chat.

    Thanks again,
    Sulay

  3. Sumeet Wayachal Says:
    December 11th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    Hi Ericka

    I went through all your blogs and they are indeed very well written. They gave me a very good picture of how the life at Fuqua will be and also provided some very new information which I did not find anywhere else on the site. For example, lunch meetings with second year student. I can imagine how informative these meetings would have been for you.

    I am applying for Fall 2011 daytime MBA program and I have few questions to ask to you. How may I connect to you?

    Thanks again for all the meaningful insights through your blogs.

    Sumeet

  4. Sugirtha Manohar Says:
    December 30th, 2010 at 2:32 am

    Hi Erica,

    I believe by now you should be rather busy!! But just thought of trying my luck :-) Am applying for Fall 2011 daytime MBA program and would like to discuss a few details with you prior to applying. Appreciate anytime you might allocate to talk to me.

    Thanks,
    Sugirtha

  5. Manish Kumar Sharma Says:
    February 3rd, 2011 at 3:06 am

    Hi,

    Thanks for sharing your experience at Fuqua while going through various phases during your graduation course.
    I want to know about the Career Fellow experience and also the Teaching Assistant role. I want to understand the process of selecting the Career Fellows and subjects for working as TA. Do we have a choice in selecting the subjects and first year students or it is the other way round ?

    Looking forward for your reply.

    Regards
    Manish Kumar Sharma