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This is the last time I have to endure the dreadful waiting period for grades to post!

MADM 701 with Williams is manageable. I learned a lot of new and useful material in that class. Just be prepared to write and I studied the material everyday. I went the finance concentration, so I am no help with MKT 710. Good Luck!!

TigerDragon - They are changing the whole course up. Going to the free text book and no simulation option. It amazes me that LSUS thinks a $150 dollar book is going to deter someone away from the program. If I am paying 12k for a degree I want it to be top notch and current. Just my .02! You will have to wait to see what they come up with for materials.

It is rough! Entirely too much crammed into each week. I believe students would actually be able to learn something without the Application assignments. Those are basically just fluff for the class to add work. I have enjoyed to simulation a lot and the test are fairly easy as long as you read through the assigned chapters for the week.

Everything is online and not on campus. Don't be led away by that though. There are many classes that have team projects and I have made some very good connections and friendships. You just have to reach out and make the effort. My wife is getting resume help from 3 of my past team members who work in HR in my wife's line of work. Without this program and connection I made we would be at a lost right now with her resume. I actually got a job offer from one of my team members, didn't take it but I know who to call if I ever want to make a change or change my living location!

They are both open book and open notes. No proctoring. You have to be on your "A" game to complete the test in the timed environment. I didn't take a lunch for 14 weeks straight when I took those courses. I also spent about 2 hours a night getting prepped for the exams. I learned a heck of a lot in the classes. I have actually implemented many of the option strategies we covered in my everyday trading life and have seen a significant amount of gains in my portfolios!

720 was much more difficult to me just because of the international exchange rates for the first 2 test. Either way, be prepared to do A LOT of calculations and formula "plug and chug" in both courses.

MKT 701 is such a cluster! Information and task overload!!

ACCT 701 is officially behind me! On to the FIN 720 final tomorrow and I will be done with AP1 and I am so ready to start AP2 to get done with the program! Never been so happy to spend $50 in my life last week when I paid my graduation fee.

Anyone tackled FIN 720 Test 4 yet?

I can see the light! Last week with these to classes and then MKT 701 and ISDS 705 for AP2 and I will be DONE!!! In lieu of the congrats I would love for anyone to share their thoughts about this pairing and the next 7 weeks of my life. I really want to be lazy right now and not read back thru 168 pages of forum that I have already read but don't remember! Laziness is setting in! Can't believe this year has went by so fast!