I’ve been reading books that may (or may not) be helpful to me once I start my MBA. I simply did a Google search and started downloading any recommended books available from my library as an e-pub.
The book I’m currently reading is Freakonomics. I actually read part of this book before - I picked it [...]

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admin on March 12th, 2010

I’m nervous about going to a campus doctor for ADHD medication.  Unfortunately, since I’ll be using the school’s health insurance, it will be the cheapest way to get the drugs I need.
I haven’t used the Focalin or any other ADHD medication regularly since I started studying for the GMAT last spring. I really wish I [...]

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admin on March 11th, 2010

I’ve been reading various articles and blogs about getting the most from your MBA.  I really should be delving into a finance blog rather than surfing the internet, but let’s face it - I’m on vacation, even if it is a 6 month holiday. =)
I found a few interesting blogs to follow, mostly current or [...]

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admin on March 2nd, 2010

I looked into buying the accounting prep book recommended by my school, Advanced Preparation for Financial Accounting by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie Pearlman Breitner. The book is ridiculously expensive here in New Zealand, so I’m going to wait until June/July when I return to the U.S. Amazon offers the book for about $50 and [...]

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admin on March 1st, 2010

This post has nothing to do with the MBA or the GMAT - although if I felt like being creative I’m sure i could form some kind of tie in.  BUT in reality, this is a shameless plug for a friend of a friend who is trying to launch a video game to help stop [...]

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