Entangled Hearts by Anastasia Sweet

Author:Anastasia Sweet [Sweet, Anastasia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-26T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

In July Ciana finally starts her new program, with a mix of equal parts exhilaration and trepidation. She’s excited to be attending classes, especially in person rather than online like she did for most of her undergraduate degree. She’s also a little intimidated by how young so many of the other students seem, and so prepared and eager. She wonders how many of them jumped straight from undergrad right into their MBA, how many of them have come with practical experience from the real world - some of them must have, she thinks, given the rigorous application process all of them went through.

They’re told once again in their first week about how the program is designed to incorporate theoretical learning with practical engagement on cases and examples from the world of business. They’re expected to bring all parts of their minds to their work, and encouraged to think about the final independent project they’ll be working on by the end of the two year program.

There are a few students who recognize and know her from ballroom dance fame. Many others seem oblivious except for trying to figure out who their biggest competition will be in the program, which she’s completely fine with. Then after the first week they’re all just students, with reading lists and deadlines.

Ciana reworks her dancing schedule with Weldon to accommodate her course work, trimming their weekly practice sessions to once a week instead of twice, which she can tell he’s a bit bummed about but that he also understands. Estabella and Mervin know all about her new commitments after hearing her updates for the last several months. They reassure her they’re happy to have her contribute to the creative team when she’s able, but only then - her studies are more important right now, they insist gladly.

At the end of the second week of the program the department holds a welcome reception for the entire program - an opportunity for the new MBA students to get to know those starting their second year of the program a bit better, and to meet some of the faculty. There’s a bar and a few nibbles, and seems like an annual event that no one wants to turn down - at least amongst the keen students. Two of the others in her cohort who she’s gotten to know a bit better in seminars so far, Tara and Molly, join forces with her and they agree to learn as much as possible. Tara also seems pretty keen on discovering who amongst their classmates is the most eligible to date, which charms Ciana and almost makes her wish she was twenty-three again. Molly is a little older, having spent time on a Master’s in Economics and a year of volunteering abroad before returning to her studies.

Between the students, the full-time professors, and the part-time lecturers, there are so many people to talk to. Ciana starts out grouped with a few of the others in her cohort, who press some of the second-years for details about just how grueling the final projects really are.

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