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Run through the finish line

We are 20 days away from changing our lives. Yes, just 20 more days until Kellogg and the JD/MBA program officially come to an end. But for those who are getting excited, don’t get too excited just yet.  Because I’ve got two words to temper you just a bit. Two words that are making most JD/MBAs wish they had a bit more time to relax.  Bar Exam.

One thing I’ve learned right here in the JD/MBA program (that applies to any program) is that you can’t let up.  Because often times, we have to keep moving forward, we have more work to do, we have to learn more about our jobs, we have to keep fighting for every customer. In short, we’ve got to keep running through that finish line.

With just one more paper to go (on the Kellogg side) I find myself still working harder than ever.  For many of my classmates, they are more focused on one thing, whether school, graduation or work. But for JD/MBAs, we not only had to finish law school but then we had to finish business school a few weeks later. Meanwhile, we started bar exam prep before Kellogg ever ended. Fortunately, most of us don’t have classes at the moment, but a few of us do have a few lingering projects.

For me, I also have a lot of side projects going on. This weekend, I am working with Latino Legacy Weekend in Austin Texas. We’re still working to move Education Matters forward. I’m also in the process of redesigning my website in a really big way. And I’m also starting to do a bit of work with the campaign in Chicago.

So for me, the year, or even the week doesn’t end with finals. I’ve got to keep moving things along for a few weeks after finals and in reality will be just as busy up until the bar ends at the end of July.

In short, I’m running through the graduation “Finish Line.”