I turned in my final exam for the Operations Management class today and hopefully I did well enough on it to keep my final grade up. I’m definitely a little uneasy about this class, but at this point, it’s out of my hands.

The final grades for the Spring 2009 semester were posted and I did a little better than I thought I would. I got A-minuses in both classes, so now I guess I’m fully admitted and can get to work on the graduate classes starting in the fall.

Well, I finished my final and I’m on the cusp between an A and a B in the class. I’m happy with it, the class was good, I learned a lot about accounting that I hadn’t been exposed to. In fact, I learned enough to know that it’s not a career field I ever want to get in to.

One class to go, then I get the summer off…

Well… Today’s officially the first day of grad school and I’m busy signing in to resources, posting introductions, and generally getting class stuff in order. I’m taking 2 classes (Accounting and Operations Management) this semester, both deficiencies needed due to my tech heavy undergrad degree. It looks like the learning environment that UIS has implemented is usable in Windows, Mac, and Linux. Linux is the big surprise, but everything I’ve tried out so far has worked perfectly.

Today was the big day, after a few weeks of studying and cramming I went down to the testing center and took the GRE. I needed to report scores to UIS as a condition of my admission. It looks like they’ll have the scores in about 2 weeks, at which point it’ll just be the accounting and operations management classes keeping me from full admission.

The test itself was interesting, and I definitely benefited from using the software that ETS sent to me. It helped me to be comfortable with the way the test was administered. I did well on the verbal side and definitely could have done better on the math if I’d applied myself a little more. But no worries, the scores should be good enough to satisfy admissions. If not, I’ll do some heavy math cram and re-take…

I got the packet in the mail yesterday, but it was late and I was tired so I didn’t open it until today. I’ve been provisionally admitted to the MS in MIS program at The University of Illinois at Springfield and will be starting classes in the Spring 2009 semester. I’ve got two deficiencies to take, an accounting and an operations management class, and then I’ve got to get GRE scores submitted. While I was at Half Price Books yesterday I found a current Kaplan GRE test prep book and am going to try to devote a little time every evening to study through November. I’m going to take the test in December…

I just finished filling out my application for grad school at The University of Illinois at Springfield. I’m going back to work on a Masters degree in Management Information Systems and will be doing my course of study on-line. I chose UIS because of the on-line program, as my work and personal schedule do not make it easy to attend classes in a traditional classroom environment. I’m hoping to be taking classes starting in the Spring 2009 semester. Now I’ve got to get transcripts mailed out and start studying for the GRE.