survival tip - prepare for financial accounting in advance

If you've never taken accounting, if you have the opportunity to read up on it in advance before you start your MBA, it will be time well spent.  I sure wish I had.  I studied Computer Science and Math in my undergraduate, and I've owned a few small businesses.  As such, I underestimated the learning curve.  It's not "rocket-surgery", as our O.B. prof says, but I feel a little behind.  Fortunately, my professor, Dr. Nelson, has optional Saturday review sessions.  She's great.  One of my teammates, Bob, went through the accounting portion of The MBA Survival Kit, and said it really helped him.  Gosh, I wish someone had told me to do that before I started the program.