There were a lot of more fun things I could have done this weekend. But instead, I went to Ames Iowa for the Big 12 MBA Case Competition with 3 of my business school classmates. I’ve been to two competitions so far this semester, and the last one in Washington D.C., the case took up way too much time to be worth the trip. This one was a lot better, because they only gave us a day to work on the actual case.
The whole case competition concept - is basically like more school during the weekend, with an intense amount of teamwork activities. This weekend however, we worked very well together. We combined our skills and knowledge, and shut people up when they needed to be shut up. The team as a whole was also able to convey their knowledge through the speaking presentation. There is definitely one huge thing that I gained from business school, and that is the ability to control my nerves better during public speaking. While I still talk way too fast- blame that on my mother- I feel that I was able to effectively present our analysis and recommendation on Amazon's Kindle.
So, admittedly, I had a great time in the great state of Iowa. Pretty scenery, good food and the big 12 competitors were all very nice. But it's still no lone star state... and I did get stuck in Des Moines airport for 5 hours.
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