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JANUARY 2003 MBA JOURNAL: B-SCHOOL REVIEW Dana Kyles: Reflections on the Overall MBA Experience "As I reflect on B-School, the only summation that comes to mind is, it was cool. That is probably the understatement of the year, but that is the best summation I have right now." TODAY... Graduation day was very exciting. My family and friends came down to help me celebrate. The ceremony was nice but the best part was afterwards when a bunch of us went to lunch with our families. The movers came the next day and I was out!!!! I spent a week in Detroit then started work the following Monday. The adjustment from school to work has been easy. Work can be difficult sometimes but it's a lot easier than school. The environment is demanding but laid back and I like that. More career opportunities are also becoming available because we were just bought by a German company, E.ON. That makes us, LG&E Energy Co, the largest investor-owned utility in the world. The hardest part of the transition is developing my social life from scratch. I attend an awesome church where I met wonderful people but the single professional scene at large is not active. Louisville, KY is a family-oriented community. Thus, finding a local circle of friends can be challenging, but hopefully will get better over time. TOMORROW... When I think about my future, my professional career is not in the forefront of my mind. I have at least 24 years of work ahead of me and I do not care to dwell on the future for the moment. I am satisfied with where I am professionally and will concentrate on experiences that will make me a well-rounded individual. Remember my motto from the first journal, "Understanding that the Earth is my personal playground, I pledge to explore, experience, and elaborate on each endeavor in order to better myself and the world around me." I am going to focus on the explore part! I would love to travel abroad, get more into the arts, become an community leader, etc... YESTERDAY... As I reflect on B-School, the only summation that comes to mind is, it was cool. That is probably the understatement of the year, but that is the best summation I have right now. It was good. It was money well spent. If I could do it again, I would. The few things I would change about the program have been changed, so what more can I say? It was a good fit for me and I liked it. It was cool. Well guys and gals, this is it. Throughout the years, I have given you my run down on B-school life. It has been a pleasure to document my experiences and share them with you. Good luck with your B-school endeavors and take care of yourselves. That's All Folks!!!!  Get BusinessWeek directly on your desktop with our RSS feeds.  Add BusinessWeek news to your Web site with our headline feed. Click to buy an e-print or reprint of a BusinessWeek or BusinessWeek Online story or video. To subscribe online to BusinessWeek magazine, please click here. Learn more, go to the BusinessWeekOnline home page  | | JANUARY Learn about your online education options |
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