Is it Graduation Time ...already...!!!???

 Didier Hirwantwari aka "SMF for life"

Graduation = Closer to reaching Personal and Professional Goals. 

I would first like to thank all my followers and fans. This has been a truly great experience and continues to become an even greater experience as I approach the finish line of this program. I have enjoyed writing these blogs and have put all my heart into them trying to share my daily musings and articles and great pictures. It is an experience that has given me much more than I have given.

I started my collegiate career here at the Ohio State University in 2010 and was granted entry into the business school as an undergraduate in Finance shortly thereafter. It was a great and challenging experience and it still is now as I finish up my graduate studies here. I think the biggest part of this school and university as a whole are the people whom I've met. I can honestly say with a hundred percent that it is because of the people I have met that I am here right now. I did well in my studies but it was always the people whom I would meet who would push me to even want to work harder and give an extra ounce.

Thank You to my family and friends for believing in me and carrying me when I was tired. From my stats professor Doug Evans who wrote my recommendation letter and made it possible for me to gain an internship with the FDIC; Thank You. To Professor Albert for everything, from advising to explaining the foreign exchange to listening to my worries. From my undergraduate adviser Jane Palmer who guided me throughout the halls of Schoenbaum so that I could work harder and harder to standout as a finance student and for hugging me at my undergraduate graduation and making me almost shed tears (don't tell anyone) ; Thank You to Professor Kewei Hou for believing in me and writing a recommendation letter that I am sure helped a lot when I applied to this great SMF program. To Dr. Pinteris; Thank You for this great opportunity, it has been a blast meeting my classmates and learning from you. To Professor Lou Zhang, I would recommend your class to everyone; one of the best learning experiences I have had.  To Caroline C., Thank You for your guidance throughout the first semester, it helped me grow in so many ways. Thank You Rebecca Z. for asking me about my experiences with the program and making sure that I have everything I needed; It definitely helps me to stay centered. To Rob C., I cannot say enough thanks for the opportunity, but many thanks. To Claudel; Our talks have made me so much more confident to go out and face the world, thank you. To all my classmates, if you ever read this. I would not be the better person (I think :) ) without you all. Thank You all !!!

I am sure I missed some people but if they (you) ever read this...Thank You.  So .... graduation is around the corner. I have been thinking if I will do the dab like Coach Urban Meyer did in my earlier posts. As I start approaching this date, the impact of what I am going to achieve here grows larger and larger. In such a short amount of time I have learned so much and met so many people. I never stopped learning while here and I doubt that I ever will. There are great things coming down the line for the SMF program and I am very excited. For the incoming SMFs if you read this; Welcome to what I feel is one of the top finance programs into one of the top business schools into one of the best states with the best football team, best damn band in the land, .....Welcome to your Buckeye Experience !!!

Go Bucks

Yours Truly ... Didier Hirwantwari