Is a whole new, difficult journey yet exciting. The orientation program was good. It was held in Lagos Business School Lagos. The lecturers all sounded nice but tough. They made us understand that the MBA program is going to be very hard and stressful but promised to be there to support us all the way. Then came our program manager, a very delightful lady but a tough one who told us that she would not take any excuse for missing class but guided us all through in the rules and regulations of the program. The first two weeks were the hardest for me.we had brush up classes every day for about two weeks. I work in 2 different schools in 2 different locations with a very tight schedule. I close work around 7pm on a daily basis and having to adjust my schedule to meet up with everyday 6pm class was a big struggle for me. I struggled with sleep because I had to read and do assignments and also had to go through my reports from my team and prepare my thoughts on their report for next day. But I will say the brush program really helped me especially the course I took on cousera on leadership. I forgot to mention that Lagos Business School has one of the best kitchens in Lagos. I enjoyed all the meals they served us during our orientation period and I look forward to going there for our physical classes. All through this program, I have had assignments on topics/modules that felt like Greek to me. I struggled and almost gave up but my classmates assisted and supported me. We were shared in groups and I must say it was a good one because you have people you can connect with and share ideas with. Is still not that smooth for me having left formal classroom setting for almost 26 years now. I remember the first class of Data analysis, I was watching the lips of the teacher moving without understanding or hearing anything he was saying. I watched as some of the classmates were answering and asking questions and all I could think of was ‘Pls who sent me to do this program’. Data analysis is still the same module that still makes think of giving up this MBA program. I struggled a lot with that but I have decided the best way to tackle this is go back to the first lecture and start all over again. The sad thing about this is that the lecturer is so detailed and understanding but the problem is that I struggle with the module. Our program manager is so supportive. I remember telling her that I can no longer continue that this wasn’t I thought it will be. When I considered MBA, to be honest, I thought they were going to be teaching courses like business management, leadership etc. I never though I will be probability and some other strange words in DATA ANALYSIS. Well, in all this, I’m happy I’m doing this program. Reflecting on this, I’ve changed a bit and the program is not even up to 2 month. Let’s see how it goes.
