2007 Analysts: Plans for Your Last Semester in College?

For you veterans - what'd you do or not do your last semester in college that you would or wouldn't change? (Something tells me it involves a lot of Vodka)

WTF $14k? Holly fucking shit! $14k for apartment + fees? Is that all on your own?

Assuming you get an apartment that costs you $1500/month/person in a 3 bedroom place. First, security would be $3000 right? Then max broker fee is $2700 on that (assuming 12 months with a 15% fee - which is high, no?).

Either something is up or you are getting a really pimp pad. BTW Ikea will not run you $3500 for full apartment. Check out people selling furniture after school ends. I know up here people try to sell ikea furniture like it is going out of style (you can get some great prices). Max to furnish your apt from Ikea would be $2000...I mean you don't need kitchen shit at all.

Just take in the sights and things around you man. This is your permanent transition into the working world, so travel, hang out with friends and just try to have a memorable last semester...

Just to be mildly nostalgic, my last semester, we ditched class for a few days and went to Mexico. More than 22,000 hours into your IB experience, you can never forget memories such as those...

We we returned, we did however promptly make up our missed assignments...nobody likes a slacker...

BTW - please tell me that 10k is just for your signing and not your relo included...

Bars will be there when you start working, the opportunity to do keg stands will not.

JayG- $14K included everything. Just checked out a studio in Gramercy, nothing special, for $2200. Move in is $2200 first month, $2200 security, and $4000 for brokerage fee (15% of annual rent) - grand total move-in of around $8400. I plan to drop $1000 on a top of the line bed, but good tip on getting used furniture. Granted, some of the furniture and clothing can wait until paychecks start rolling in.

Vadremc- $10k is the grand total. After Uncle Sam waves his magic hand, it magically turns into $6000.

Wizard- Keg stands are so 2002. March Madness style Beer Pong tournaments are where its at.

BTW - Anyone else pissed about firms taking forever to reimburse travel expenses for interviews? I'm STILL waiting for $700 from my October Lehman interview - and as a college student that can pose quite a cashflow problem. At $0.25 beer night that buys 2800 beers!

1 - 2 weeks in Cabo 2 - weekend trips to see high school friends who go to "real" colleges 3 - a great books list 4 - GMAT 5 - hit the gym hard 6 - rage 7 - nap 8 - blow off responsibilities

I have 4 classes, all fin/bus related so it's not exactly a cakewalk but let's see:

1. Smoke pot, play videogames, visit friends pretty much everyday
2. Get completely wasted drinking until 6 am Wednesday through Saturday
3. Go out drinking every night BUT sunday
4. At least 2 weekend trips to Canada
5. 2 week Spring Break, 6 days in Amsterdam, 8 days in Mexico
6. Ask parents to wire money for liver transplant by end of sem

Unfortunately I have an early start date and a lot of work for next semester, so:

1. Try to write thesis, but actually procrastinate
2. Really write thesis
3. Revise thesis
4. Edit thesis
5. Get shitfaced for a week straight
6. xbox 360 live
7. a week on the aegean on a chartered sailboat
8. find apartment, buy furniture, etc

Enjoy life.

Go out and relive the glory days like freshman year. Lord knows my tolerance has gone pretty much negative. We need to fix that problem.

And then, a relaxing vacation before the job starts, Hopefully in Greece, Norway, Paris, and possibly St. Tropez.

none really, but i would've travelled more before starting work. unless you do bschool it's your last chance to travel for a while. while i guess not if you're just gonna do a 2 yr stint.....

except i go to a school where we don't do anything but drink, and many a girl can out drink and out chug guys. Can you guess which?

as for me, you are so right. ;x I'm done after my second martini.

1. GMAT, take it in May perhaps.
2. Hit the gym real hard.
3. Some brush up of accounting etc.
4. Decent GPA.
5. PARTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.
6. Girlssssssssssss 7.PARTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

fuck me, you're right. Just googled the Lobb pricelist. Knew nothing about them - thought they were in the Gucci range.

it's your money, but consider saving some. you'll thank yourself later

I want to go on a mini-shopping spree.

What about no-fee apartments?

Sure, if you like roaches and views of trash-filled alleys.

What about Rock Rose buildings?

I've heard that they are exceptions. There are always exceptions, of course, but you have to dig longer and harder to find a truly excellent no-fee building. There will be a lot of crap mixed in with the good ones.

1. Study for the GMAT
2. Be healthy (eat right, work out)
3. Take the GMAT
4. Take friends out
5. Shop for work clothes
6. Look for a place to live (in May)
7. Probably end my relationship with my girlfriend (sad, but it almost needs to be done, otherwise it wouldn't really be fair for her)

I see a lot ppl have the GMAT on their list. A lot of people have advised me to take the GMAT this semester, b/c a. I'm "still in school mode" and b. I won't have time to study once I start working. It sounds like a good idea, but honestly senioritis has hit me hard, and I can't get motivated to study. Is taking the GMAT senior year really a good idea?

Scores lapse in 5 years, who knows exactly if you will go back for your MBA in 5 years. I had much more fun at Mardi Gras last night than I would ever have studying for the GMAT.

I didn't even think about taking the GMAT. I guess you people more on top of your shit than I am. However, ideally, I will not be going to business school and will get a straight-to-associate promotion. If not...., well then we shall see.

Otherwise, plans include relaxing, visiting my girlfriend as often as possible, working out, and yeah...

I guess that make sense, I'm looking for a straight-to-associate promote too..............but i still eventually want to get my MBA

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I'd advice taking it. I def will. I mean there's no way I can do banker hours and even think of GMAT, let alone study for it. And 5 years is a long time, things change, plans change. Suppose you just want to take a 2 year break from banking, even if you get a direct promote...I've known it to happen.

Having said that and bought all the books, I've so far put in about half an hour towards my preparations..... :-)

1)Brush up my excel skills a little 2)Go to the gym and burn off the consequences of 4 yrs heavy drinking 3)Chill out on the beach for two weeks in the hope of storing up enough vitamins since I'll never see the sun again 4)Try not to get so chilled out that I actually fail any courses in 2nd semester, as I almost did in 1st sem.

I am planning on visiting stevoswim at ASU and feasting on hot ass