Raring to go!

I’m a first year MBA student from Nigeria, West Africa. As a background, I majored in pharmacy at undergrad, switched careers to public accounting with PwC (including a two year stint in Texas and Oklahoma) and will now be spending the summer with the Investment Banking Division of Citigroup in New York. As the more perceptive reader might be able to tell, I’m kind of interested in finance and look on the summer program as an opportunity to do something I’ve wanted to do for a long time – become a bona fide “master of the universe” (aka investment banker).

I’m pretty excited about the timing of my sojourn as the economy’s rebounding and I expect there’ll be many exciting deals to work on. I’m hoping fervently that on my return to Ross in the fall, I will be able to point to some major deal and say “hey, I helped to make that happen”. I also hope that I make a huge impression and secure that coveted full-time offer. The major downside lies in the fact that my chosen industry is extremely intense. For example, there is an expectation that I’ll frequently be required to work 16-20 hour week days as well as long hours on weekends. This would somewhat limit the opportunity to properly explore the good things that New York has to offer. I guess my attitude is that if all those other people can do it, so can I.

All told, I’m raring to go and “I’ve got a feeling….. that [this summer’s] going to be a good one”. I look forward to the prospect of sharing my experiences with you.