TWERK, thread that means updates somehow

[sandandsea]

Aug 12, 2023 16:22:20 GMT -5 xctsclrx said:

Aug 11, 2023 7:51:26 GMT -5 twinmomma said:

I just set up my final MBA schedule for the next year. I took a term off during the chaos of buying a house/selling a house/getting married, thinking I would just tack it onto the end and it would be no big deal. Well, turns out that would mean I don't get to walk at graduation in May and I'd have to wait until the following graduation. If I had known that, I probably wouldn't have taken the term off. Even though my program is all online, the actual school is somewhat local to me so I can attend graduation in person and that's really important to me. I know it's silly, but I want to bring the kids and have them see me finish off this big accomplishment after seeing me work at it. It's a big personal goal for me and a life lesson for them.

So instead, I'm going to double up in this next fall term so I can graduate on time in May. It's 7 weeks long and I'll take Accounting Practices and Corporate Finance simultaneously. I can't decide if this is a great plan or a terrible plan. My logic is that the content should overlap, making it easier to get through it all. And I think (hope) these two courses would have less essay/case study writing than others. But that's probably wishful thinking. It's only for 7 weeks though and then I can graduate on time. So, I'm going to power through and make it happen!

I took accounting and finance back to back, they are not the two I would want to double up on unless you have a strong background in them (I didn't) my finance class had a pretty big project attached to it, and accounting for me was difficult because it was a different way of thinking about money and math.


For reference I have an engineering undergrad degree.

Good luck and be prepared to have zero life for seven weeks.


PS, assuming my next two classes go well I will also be graduating this May!!! I am excited to be finished!

I did my bachelors and masters in accounting and accounting and finance don’t overlap as much as you’d think. For me (20 years ago) Accounting classes had more case studies, research how to do it, resolve a problem and issue financial statements type of projects whereas finance had a lot more forecasting, modeling, planning, math, figuring out the value at x date, type of projects.

The general language will probably overlap and they do use a lot of the same techniques but the theory you learn is different and has different purposes if that makes sense.

[twinmomma]

Ooof. Ok maybe I need to rethink how I’m doubling up. I do not have any background in either area, so I was hoping it would be a lot of the same stuff. I can probably swap around for a random elective instead.

[traveltheworld]

mommyatty, my DS is also neurodivergent and has been sooooo much happier being at home this summer. Unfortunately homeschooling is not an option for us either. I'm trying my best to get him to be better friends with a few kids from his school so he'll have an easier year next year, but I anticipate a tough year ahead. All that is to say - I get how you feel.

[sandandsea]

Aug 12, 2023 20:09:27 GMT -5 twinmomma said:

Ooof. Ok maybe I need to rethink how I’m doubling up. I do not have any background in either area, so I was hoping it would be a lot of the same stuff. I can probably swap around for a random elective instead.

It might work out okay since it’s the general MBA required class not masters level specialization courses. Is there a counselor you could talk to about it or the professors? Every school is different too so I wouldn’t count it out quite yet but would expect two different subjects.