All this free time: how are you spending it?

If my foot heals, I am doing half-marathon #2 in April before I turn into a full-time voluntourist for two months.

I actually ran marathon #1 the day before one of my admissions interviews. I wouldn't recommend this.

Trying to walk up 3 sets of stairs with my interviewer without falling over/passing out was not fun.

Lots of respect for all you marathoners. Takes a lot of physical and mental stamina to pull that off.

Sitting for CPA and CMA examinations. Someone shoot me now...

haha masochism much?

lol, but a marathon sounds worse! so much worse.

Marathon training = skinny jeans. Nothing better than that!

What I'm doing....

1) Working Out
2) Naps

Nap time!! I am all about nap time. Actually I didn't stop napping while working on apps. I can't function at all without naps.

I went to bed at 4pm this past weekend... definitely all caught up on sleep again. Now to find new things to lose sleep over...

Strangely I find myself missing the "writing essay" part! Staying up till 5am without sleeping to rush the essays and redoing them 20-30 times! Now I am completely burnt out by work and I almost miss it!!

going scuba diving....and then long naps...

While napping, I dream of essays - especially why MBA.

I have been up all night (US west coast) watching the australian open. It's quite fun actually though I find myself logging into my applications every few hours to look for a change of status

I definitely lightened up a bit and started watching TV again, or wasting time online or with friends, the bar, etc. But after about a month of that I've started to focus again on what's ahead. Some things I am currently/planning on doing are:

+Submitting taxes ASAP so I can start FAFSA
+FAFSA app
+Purchase Accounting study book to prepare for and test out of basic Accounting core class (replace with elective)
+Researching pre-MBA internships opportunities (they do exist)
+Taking free classes on entrepreneurship through Stanford's program (www[dot]uncollege[dot]org/archives/1441). Note - you don't have to be a student at Stanford or anywhere to enroll
+Watching free lectures on other topics of interest (www[dot]academicearth[dot]org - Justice lectures are very interesting)

Sorry if this last bit is a damper to the intention of the thread...I'll go out with this: tonight I plan to get stinking drunk and and worry about tomorrow when it comes.

what are you doing to research pre-mba internships? i have found a couple programs, but not many. Most are for diversity groups that I dont apply for.

have you found any programs that are more open?

(1) Hitting the gym mercilessly. Trying to get swole before school starts.
(2) Informational interviews - Trying to meet up with people in various function/sectors to get a taste of different jobs and roles.
(3) I was looking around for pre-MBA internship but nothing good has turned up so far.
BEST PART!
(4) Relaxing with a book and some wine in the night.
(5) Going out with friends more!

One place to try is: https://www.fastweb.com/content/job_search

Besides that, individual effort is probably the best bet. I plan on narrowing down my field of interest, researching some companies, attending events to network, and trying to weasel into an internship before classes start in August. Pre-MBA internships aren't easy to find, but the most valuable opportunities rarely are.