My hubby's MBA journey @ UP...

Today is my loving husband’s second day of MBA Classes. I supported his dream to take part time MBA Classes in UP Diliman this year. This may mean less time for me and Gabby, I knew this step would make him complete his dreams not only for himself but also for us.

I remembered the time when he told me about his plans. At first I was hesitant, but as he explained the bigger return of this investment in the long run, I finally agreed. There are a lot of trade-offs --- but little sacrifices for today would mean a lot for our family in the near future.

He took the UP GPAT exam. He didn’t have any review or enrolled into one, just stock knowledge. The GPAT Exam was long, he left the house so early at 6am of February 5 and the exam was not through until around 12.30pm. It was an exam with quantitative analysis, reading comprehension (sorry, I forgot the other areas of the exam) and it was right minus ¼ wrong. You have the option to answer all the questions and take a wild guess or leave the questions blank if you do not know the answer because you won’t get the deductions for blank answers. The results were out last February 18 and he was scheduled for a Proficiency Exam. Some were scheduled for an interview. The difference is that, for those who passed and would take the interview, they should pass the interview again and will take the Proficiency Exam. For those who passed the proficiency exam, no need to go through the interview at all. Yahoo!

The Proficiency Exam consists of 5 areas – Algebra, Calculus, Math of Finance, Statistics and Accounting. This is free of charge for the applicant. You have to pass all of these areas for you to be admitted. Unfortunately, hubby just passed four areas and failed Accounting which is I guess acceptable for he has just basic accounting college background on this field.

There is a one time retake for this, and for him to be prepared for the retake (take note: this is the only chance we have, or else, hello next year again), he took the Accountancy Workshop. The fee for the workshop is 4,000 php, that is for the handouts and of course the instructor’s fee for the whole 30-hr session. For those who failed other areas, 1 thousand each for the workshop.

He enjoyed attending the said workshop. His workshift ends at 5pm and his workshops starts at 6pm to 9pm. Hands-off to his instructor because according to him, there is no dull moment in the class.

Come May 19  (a day before my birthday), he took the retake. And as we hoped and prayed, he passed the exam and fruitfully entered the University of the Philippines again. J

He has so many hopes and plans for us, and I believe this is the first step. By God’s grace and guidance, I know he can do it.

This is an insight from a proud wife. J