Richard Ivey - Hong Kong

So I have hit the mid way point half down and half to go. As I am very much a postive person I like the idea of my glass being half full.The last few weeks have been a roller coaster ride of my life, I had some ups a few more downs and a ton of stuff in between. A few things have been helping me through all of this my great classmates form Ivey and my amazing group. They don t know it but the ... ... (MORE)

It has been some time since I have decided to write in this blog; the main reason was that well to be honest two of the last three courses I had very little interest to me.The last course I took was Management Financial Resources & Performance, this was by far one of the most interesting and challenging courses so far in the program.The Professor made the topics interesting and very diverse... ... (MORE)

Ok so let s get right down to it. My last few classes have centered on Entrepreneurship and Communications. I have decided not to pull any punches here and tell it like it is, no use give out my opinions unless they are as truthful as possible after all I want anyone who reads this to make a better more well informed decision if you want to or should attend.The Entrepreneurship class was well ... ... (MORE)

Well the first two weeks of my MBA were a challenge to say the least. The class is made up of 43 individuals. There are 9 women and obvious 34 men. The age range is from 29 till I am guessing late 50 s with an average age of 38 (I just make it under that curve). Interesting I think all the women are younger than the average. Ivey is very "Team" based so everyday we would be in diffe... ... (MORE)

Well my first two weeks of classes begins in just a few days. I am sitting in a café like I have been doing all week trying to get my balance sheet case study to balance think MISSION IMPSSIBLE #4 staring Chris Pelyk not as good looking as Tom but much taller. I have come to the realization that it is just not going to happen, maybe this one of those 1 in a billion cases where the balan... ... (MORE)

Well I have to admit it has been a few years since I truly studied a balance sheet (by a few years I mean about 10 when I was last taking an accounting course in University) I had forgotten all the complexities of the balance sheet and where everything actually fit in. Yes we all know it balances at the end of the day, but where in the hell do you put in the fact that your merchandise got soake... ... (MORE)

Well I was accepted into the Richard Ivey School of Business Hong Kong campus on January 13, 2007. The same day I found out that I was exempt from taking the GMAT s. Yes I was lucky enough to have the grades and experience to get in without taking them. Although I think a lot of people are exempt, it still felt good.Now some of you may ask why does someone who lives in Beijing travel 2.5 hour... ... (MORE)