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Meghan and Brittany take us on a hilarious journey through their MBA experiences, from their questionable motivations for attending grad school to the friendships & bizarre encounters that made it all worthwhile.

Whether you're contemplating graduate school, in the midst of your educational journey, or simply enjoy stories of friendship forged in challenging circumstances, this episode offers both laughter & unexpected wisdom. 

What classroom experiences have shaped your life in unexpected ways? We'd love to hear your stories!

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Meghan (00:01):
Welcome to Fearlessly Female, where two blondes make a
right.
We are Megan and Brittany, thehosts of Fearlessly Female.
This podcast was born out ofambition, drive and a lot of
wine.
We're two powerhouse comedicwomen having uncensored
conversations about topics thataffect women.
We're airing all the dirtylaundry, so grab your favorite
drink and give us a listen.

Brittany (00:23):
Today's podcast is all about the hilarious and
painfully relatable grad schoolstories.
For you, ooh, grad school.

Meghan (00:30):
The best, worst decision we've ever made, exactly.

Brittany (00:34):
And for those of you that don't know, Meghan and I
met in business grad school andwe've been causing trouble ever
since.

Meghan (00:40):
It was friendship at first spreadsheet.
It was friendship at firstspreadsheet

Brittany (00:43):
Precisely.
Before we get into our wonderfulgrad school stories, we're
going to have our warning Calmyour tits.
Offense will not be taken here.
So grab your favorite drinkburn your bra and let's have a
good time.
All right, so let's start fromthe beginning.

(01:03):
Meghan, why did you decide totorture yourself?
I mean, why did you decide togo to grad school?

Meghan (01:07):
All right people.
So I never imagined I would goto graduate school.
Graduate school, me of allpeople.
I did all right in school, butI was never what I would call an
academic.

Brittany (01:18):
Well then, why did you decide to go?

Meghan (01:20):
Oh my gosh, I love this story.
So there are a few reasons.
Of course, remove the glassceiling and all of that but one
part of that reason was becausethere was a manager I worked for
at the time and she had an MBA,and I thought she was as dumb
as a box of rocks.

Brittany (01:40):
So a competitive thing ?

Meghan (01:43):
You bet, If she could get one hell I could.
I have to tell you about aparticular management, that
particular manager's retirementparty.
So everyone was doing speechesabout her, blah, blah, blah.
And you know me, a bit of asmartass.

Brittany (01:57):
Better than a dumbass.

Meghan (01:59):
Exactly.
So I got a wild hair up my butt, looked at my coworker and gave
her that visual.
Look like hold my beer.
So I grab the microphone.
I grab the microphone as shesinks into the corner, out of
sight.
That room has I don't know likea hundred people in it.
Anyways, I go Carlita, and Ichanged her name for nice

(02:20):
purposes.
I don't know if you know this,but part of the reason I went to
grad school was because of you,so I just want to thank you for
that.

Brittany (02:31):
You did not!
You bet your ass I did.
My coworker, who knew the realstory was dying and couldn't
believe I did it.
Sometimes the extrovert in mecomes out.
Okay, britt, why did you decideto go to grad school?
My gosh, I love that story.
All right, the real reason Iended up at the fancy MBA with
finance focus is probably moreless about intellect and more

(02:53):
about my epic battle with basicnumbers.
So it started with the dream ofwanting to be an
anesthesiologist or a lawyer orsomething like that.

Meghan (03:02):
It's so weird hearing you say those professions when I
know how much of a businesssavvy and entrepreneur you are.
Way different thananesthesiologist or a lawyer.

Brittany (03:15):
So in undergrad I wasn't too sure, so I tried out
a bunch of different classes andone of them being calculus.
Now I'm pretty sure my brainjust kind of has a natural
repellent for anything beyondbasic addition and subtraction.
So let's just say myperformance in calculus was less
about solving equations andmore about deciphering ancient
hieroglyphics.

(03:36):
I think I actually failedcalculus, or I don't know.
Now that I think about it itwas probably pre-calculus, which
arguably is even moreembarrassing.
But it's just.
It's like feeling the warm up,you know no-transcript.
So, as my dreams went up insmoke, I flipped through our
college catalog searching forthe holy grail of majors, with

(03:59):
one crucial detail no mathrequirements.
So my search narrowed down totwo glorious options history or
psychology.
Now, while I appreciate a goodhistory documentary and I'm
definitely a pro atoveranalyzing my friends Neither
of them seemed like a directpath to, you know, paying rent.
So that is how I stumbled intothe glorious world of MBA.

(04:23):
My logic was simple andprobably bordering a little
absurd it was the fastest routeto make the most amount of money
with the least amount of youguessed it actual math.
I figured hey, it's business,right, it's all about strategy,
leadership and spreadsheets.

Meghan (04:40):
I do love a good spreadsheet.
Let's talk about that stupidtest.
If you listen to our GivingGives Back episode.
You heard me talk about theforever scars I have from math
with my dad growing up, so youknow a GMAT test is gonna run me
through the ringer the GMAT, Istill have nights worth thinking

(05:03):
about algebra.
To be fair, I did go into thefirst test.
Spoiler alert, I had to take ittwice, just thinking I could
take it and pass.
I mean, I had a college degreeShould be good enough, right?
Exactly so I failed the firsttest, just really bummed about
it, and I remember at the timemy boyfriend broke up with me.
So, as I do in these situations, I get a fire under my ass and

(05:24):
I was like I will show you.

Brittany (05:26):
Yes, that's the Megan, I know.

Meghan (05:28):
So I started really studying for the next test.
I remember at one point I wasstudying with my brother, who is
graduating his undergrad at thetime, and we were walking
through a problem and he's likewell, you did the problem wrong,
but you came up with the rightanswer.
Good enough for me, was myresponse.

Brittany (05:45):
I mean, how do you get there?
Doesn't really matter, as longas you get there right.

Meghan (05:49):
Exactly.
But I went back and I took thetest and increased it by 100
points.
I barely scooped by getting in,but I got in.
Any horror stories for you inthat test?

Brittany (06:01):
Oh my gosh.
The only thing I calculatedcorrectly was how many glasses
of wine I needed after it wasall over.
All I remember was if I see onemore question about trains
moving in opposite directions.
I'm just going to jump in frontof one.

Meghan (06:14):
Oh my gosh, ain't that the truth?
I hate that scenario.
Who gives a shit?
Just get on the train.

Brittany (06:22):
To be fair, I think I had to take the test twice too.
I'm not really good atstandardized tests.
I've just come to accept thefact that I'm not standard.
Luckily, I got an interview,which honestly thank God,
because I'm way more charming inperson than my stupid GMAT test
score.

Meghan (06:42):
I agree, you're not standard at all, definitely
above average.
Cannot be contained by a sillyScantron.

Brittany (06:46):
All right, so we talked about why we decided to
go and the hard part aboutgetting in.
What about while we wereactually there?
What was the hardest moment foryou?
What about while we wereactually there?
What was the hardest moment foryou?

Meghan (06:57):
So there were like 18 classes you needed to graduate
and like 75% of them had everycombination of financial
accounting, managerialaccounting managerial finance it
goes on and on.

Brittany (07:10):
Accounting accounting.

Meghan (07:13):
Accounting accounting.
Yeah, accounting accounting.
Anyways it goes.
I was leaving my first classand I remember leaving in tears
all the way to my car, thinkingthere was no way I was going to
get through this program Alittle bit of an ego check for
me in my intro story withCarlita.

Brittany (07:31):
Hey, if Carlita did it spoiler alert, you killed it.

Meghan (07:35):
That's right.
That first teacher was amazing.
He really taught me so Iunderstood, versus retaining
knowledge to pass a test.
I credit that class with beingsuccessful board member and
elected treasurer of a nonprofit.
Again highlighted this in thegiving gives back episode.
But tell me about your hardestmoment.

Brittany (07:55):
Boy, I would say probably like advanced
statistics.
I mean, there was just so manytiny little numbers and weird,
weird designs.

Meghan (08:07):
Pick a different topic! I blocked that out and I'm
getting flashbacks.
Change the subject immediately.

Brittany (08:13):
Okay, on that note, let's talk about the fun ones.

Meghan (08:17):
I mean, there was a lot of fun in grad school.
That's, of course, how I metyou.
So life-changing in the best ofways, I think our origin story
is worth a reshare?

Brittany (08:26):
What do you think?

Meghan (08:27):
do you think, lead the?

Brittany (08:29):
So Megan slid me a note across my desk and said do
you want to be friends?
Check, yes or no?
Little George Strait here.
But of course there was no, nobox and man I'm sure glad there
wasn't.

Meghan (08:43):
See people I like, I hold them hostage.
I mean I make a friend for life, but let me tell you if I don't
like you, oh my gosh.

Brittany (08:51):
Is this where you're going to tell them about the
story about firing a professor?

Meghan (08:56):
Which professor?
There were two.

Brittany (08:58):
Oh my gosh two.
Well tell both.

Meghan (09:03):
Okay.
So the first one was my speechteacher.
We had to give a presentationno notes, just straight
memorization and while I wasgiving it, the professor was
making a hand gesture that Ineeded to speak up and it
distracted me.
So I lost my train of thoughtand just stood there not
speaking for what felt likeminutes to me, but was probably
10 seconds or something.

Brittany (09:24):
Wait, she said you weren't loud enough?
No one has ever accused you ofthat.

Meghan (09:28):
Exactly so.
After class I was trying totalk to her to get feedback of
how to overcome distractions,not accusing her of anything,
but really trying to get tipsfor me.
Instead she said if I didn'ttell you to speak up, I wouldn't
have heard you and I would havefailed you in front of all my
classmates.
So I was absolutely not lovingthat.

Brittany (09:51):
Holy crap, was her hearing aid like turned down.
I mean, what did you do?

Meghan (09:56):
Well, I went and talked to the administration and in
that conversation found out shewas forging feedback forms from
the students to turn into them.
So she was a goner.

Brittany (10:07):
Oh my gosh, all right, wow, okay, one down, one to go.
What happened with the secondone?

Meghan (10:15):
Like a badge of honor at this point.
So the second one showed up tothe final 30 minutes late, 30
minutes.

Brittany (10:22):
Are you serious?

Meghan (10:24):
Yep, 30 minutes.
So let me set the stage alittle.
The classroom is in a bigU-shape so everyone can see the
front of the class and as soonas the professor walks in I say
for everyone to hear you knowyou're 30 minutes late.
Right, professor was mumblingabout some copier.

Brittany (10:41):
Of course, the most hated machine, a printer always
screwing it up.

Meghan (10:45):
Back with.
That's not an excuse and is notacceptable, just as it is in
your syllabus for us.
You are 30 minutes late to atest, which is a big deal for us
, and it is not okay that youcame in 30 minutes late and you
will extend the time for ustaking the test.

Brittany (11:00):
That's right.
Hold on to the standards,anyways.

Meghan (11:03):
Talked to the administration about him and
they said he was a a betterresearcher anyways, so they
would take him off of teachingdamn two for two.

Brittany (11:11):
I'm sure saint mary's was probably glad she graduated
yeah, they were like get her outof here.

Meghan (11:18):
What about you?
Do you have any undergroundachievements like me?

Brittany (11:23):
um, well, this story is less about the actual school
part of grad school, but it ispretty funny.
So me and this other girl thatwas in my class would sometimes
go down to the local dive bar tograb a drink and play pool.
We were OK, you know, we mostlyjust played for fun.
Nothing I would ever bet on.
But this one night after finals, this place was super packed

(11:43):
and these two guys came up to usand asked if they could play
with us, and so one of them wastrying to hit on my friend like
hardcore.
So we were like okay, girlsagainst guys, whatever, fine,
Meghan, we whooped the shit outof them like so bad and they
just walked away like didn'teven ask for her number.

Meghan (12:01):
That is great.
I love a good table shark story.
Clearly he did not have theballs he needed for that
situation.

Brittany (12:11):
Well, he definitely left them on the table that
night.

Meghan (12:15):
Okay, as we wrap up, I have to tell this last story.
All the prefixes for ourclasses were G-M-A-N.
G-man.
So for years after grad schoolBritt was in my phone as Britt
G-Man.
It wasn't until actually thisyear I changed her name, and it
wasn't to her real last nameeither.
So anytime I'm doing actualcompany documents I have to

(12:37):
think about what her real lastname is.
What is it again?

Brittany (12:41):
Pardon, but I don't know, that could just be the
wine talking now.

Meghan (12:46):
Cheers to that!

Brittany (12:48):
Really, oh my gosh.
Thanks for hanging out with ustoday.
If you yourself have ambition,drive and booze in your system,
we would love to have you have aguest on our show or hear your
ideas.
Message us at furiouslyfemale_uncensored or email us at
furiouslyfemaleuncensored@gmail.
com.
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