I took sullivans 690 class about 5 years ago. The class originally had 40-50 students. I actually didnt have a seat trying to add for the first week. As time went on it dwindled down to less than 25. With how impacted the business program was that means half the class chose not to graduate that semester. That is real world Business.

The class is tough to say the least but you learn so much. You will learn more in one semester in that one class than your whole college career. You will not think that upon completion or graduation but you will be ready to take on the world. Months or years down the road you will awake one day and want to thank John for kicking your ass.

I asked John Sullivan at our semester end dinner on why he teaches here at state as he can easily teach at berkeley or stanford. This is his way of giving back since most people who graduate from state end up working at baskin robbins or something outside of their degree. He trains us to compete with those big schools for jobs. My past job was full of Stanford grads, Berkeley grads, UCLA grads, and me and another fella from state. Both of us took 690 with John Sullivan.

Find the place where everyone runs from and Jump in the fire or chaos whatever it is. After you have cleared the flames do it again. The difference between the people who made it and didn't are the number of times their ass got fried and still compete with that one extra wrinkle in their brain and another coat to their skin.

This is my honest review of this class as it has tremendously help me side step the corporate ladder. I hope this will motivate the next state graduate to take the challenge and kick some ass in the real world.

It is not what you have in life but what you leave behind.

Remember that nothing in life comes easy. Experience first cash second.

For those wondering I was anything but the teachers pet and graduated with a 2.1 GPA from state and actually got an A from Sullivan.