This is where we say goodbye...sounds a bit dramatic ;) Our dialogue started more than four months ago as I entered the program and experienced orientation. Since then I have completed many of my core courses, interviewed and secured a summer internship at General Mills, and created strong relationships with peers, faculty and mentors. That's a lot to have accomplished in 4 months!

There has been an incredible amount of learning both in and out of the classroom. I have said this before, but one of the hardest lessons I had to learn this year is to let go of my type-A, perfectionist personality. In business school (as in life) there is SO much to do and only a finite amount of time in which to do it. You are sometimes going to come short as far as your expectations on how things should get done. At the end of the day though, it's all about prioritizing your time, putting 110% into all you do and then respecting the result.

I have enjoyed sharing my experiences with you over this past semester. Please check the site for entries by the new A.C. Nielsen blogger in early February. Always feel free to contact me in the future, however, with questions about the program (velagaleti@wisc.edu). Health and happiness to you and yours in 2009!

All the best,
Sunaina