Let the summer begin...

I wish I could take more time to write about some of the great experiences here... I'm writing them down as I go and will hopefully have more opportunities to share them with you. This post will be more of an update than any great insight.

We had our last final exam yesterday which concluded a 5 day period of 5 hour exams each day. My section had an end-of-year-dinner at a local Cambridge restaurant (which hosted about 70 of us), and then most of us went on to party the night away with about 300 other HBSers at a Boston club. These kinds of big Boston parties were a relatively routine occurrence during the school year, but I generally didn't leave Cambridge on weeknights. I felt however that finishing the last final and our amazing first year warranted a little bit of an extra celebration. What a great way to finish off the year! I feel very close to my section and am so grateful to have met so many wonderful people here. I really underestimated the value of the "section experience" when I first applied to HBS. It's been integral to my entire experience.

Tomorrow I fly to Israel for a student led 10 day tour with 80+ of my first year classmates (that's about 9% of the class). Another large group is doing a Japan student led trek, and other students are going home for a week or two before starting their internships. Some students are even starting their summer internship next week so they can have their vacation on the back end. Summer break is 14 weeks and most internships are 10 weeks, though some (like myself) are doing two internships. I have 2 weeks off on the front end, then 12 weeks at Goldman and BCG that will take me straight into my second year.

I hope to continue updating the blog over the summer with more lessons from HBS. For those of you who have emailed with questions... I will do my best to get to everyone. Thank you for the great feedback.

Let the summer begin!