The "bad" news is that the van to take me to the airport comes in three hours! I realized that I had to do laundry because I forgot to include a couple of things in my original list.
I'll be flying out of Newark airport. I know that a lot of New Yorkers prefer to fly out of Laguardia or JFK, but since I'm a New Yorker by way of New Jersey, I prefer Newark. I consider THAT to be MY airport!
So now is when I start debating whether or not I should just stay up for three hours and then sleep on the way there, in the airport, and on the plane half way until they serve breakfast. Or if I should take a quick nap and hope that I don't oversleep. Luckily the van will be at my door and they have my cell phone number, so hopefully if that's the case, I would hear my phone, but you never know.
Honestly, at this point I'll probably opt for the first option.
I'll be rooming with two people whom I connected with online through conference references. Definitely a great way to cut costs... So what will occur at this conference? Well here is the agenda for the Reaching Out Conference.
Let's just say that it's going to be incredibly fun!
The conference is mainly for MBA students and professionals, but there are about 20 pre-mba students (myself included) who will also be in attendance. A great thing about the conference is that it's mainly organized by 2nd year MBA students. I've met a handful of them. Two are 2nd year Tuckies, one of whom I met when I visited in March. The other one I was introduced to a couple weeks ago by the Tuckie whose going away (from NYC) party I attended. Another organizer is the gentleman that I reached out too who goes to Cornell.
They suggested that the pre-mba students get together before the reception tomorrow at 8, so I sent an email to all of the pre-mba's to see if they wanted to meet up for dinner. I'll be arriving at the hotel around 1 and then will check into the room and study a bit. I have a whole host of homework to get done, and I know that later in the day I won't be able too. From 4-6 I'll be volunteering which may entail helping to set up... or helping to register folks in. There are two reasons I chose to volunteer. The first reason is because I figured it would be a good networking opportunity before the conference officially starts. The second reason is because instead of the $99 registration fee the fee for volunteers is $75.
So on that note, I'm going to watch a CNBC Original about the life of garbage!
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