The orientation camp is over and I think it went pretty well. The events I ran went off without a hitch. Today (Monday) I’m still yawning at 10am—oh so tiring.
Glad to have met so many of you first years, please feel free to fire me an e-mail, post a comment, or harass me in person if you need anything. I’ll post photos in the next week or so but my laptop is on the frits right now so I can’t download any pictures off my camera. Also, a huge shout-out to the PSO people at the Casino night. Thanks for coming out. 
I have today off and am trying to use it effectively. The to do list is:
- Get my laptop fixed. I think it’s a hardware problem so I’m off to the Apple Store.
- Get a good start on job applications. Yes RIM is sending me an offer but I don’t know the details of it yet and I haven’t decided on if I’m willing to live (“full-time”) in Waterloo.
- Clean my apartment. It is a mess since I haven’t unpacked from my move back from Waterloo.
- Do some of the required reading for the first week of class.
I have decided (again this year) to avoid most info sessions. I’m still not sure if I’m shooting myself in the foot but: there are so many to go to, I don’t like fighting with my classmates for “air time” with the recruiters, and I’m not sure how effective I’ll be at saying “something that catches the recruiters attention” rather than “something that turns them off.” For example, I was told by the recruiter from RIM that asking about the NTP case is a way to get short listed into the “doesn’t get it” or “is asking canned questions” pile. She also says she remembers only “a coupple” of names out of hundreds. It’s hard to stand out in such a talented crowd that I think I’d rather just play video games. Counter arguments?
In other news, I found out that the school used one of my blog postings at the taste of the MBA. This is both wonderful and scary at the same time.
p.s. I’m thinking of giving a first year access to post their experiences on my blog. This will allow you (the reader) to see all the changes that Rotman has made between the last two years. The school is really great at listening to feedback and continuingly improving the program; I think it’s important to show this. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Any first year student interested in using my blog as a platform to share your experiences? Why? 
