It is that time of the year again when MBA aspirants get their MBA entrance exam results and they start prepping themselves up for the upcoming selection rounds - WAT, GD and PI. This is the time when most Google searches start with ‘XYZ B-school shortlist.’ There is nervousness, uncertainty and complete chaos in the minds of the candidates.
Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
It was the year 2013, the year when realizations dawned and I changed. The old story of how an accidental engineer found himself/herself/themselves. I had received an F grade in 2 subjects in one semester. It was not only a shock, but the worst thing about failing was I didn’t know how to cope with it. I had been a topper throughout my academic life until that day. With 9.6 CGPA in 10th, 91.6% in 12th (CBSE, both), I didn’t know what to do with failure but even though I felt helpless, there came a point when I felt nothing, as if the entire passion for marks, for academics, that I had harboured since I was a little kid reciting poems and stories perfectly to teachers, to parents, and to strangers had suddenly collapsed, and I strangely, felt relieved.
So done with all the enthusiasm? An ephemeral excitement, a momentary commitment and then trying to escape it, trying to convince yourself that you cannot make it. How many of you have actually thought of appearing for CAT and leaving your job behind just because you are frustrated with your job? Gathered up all the thoughts, paid a hefty amount to the coaching centres and enrolled yourself to a preparation course, is that it?
Banking and Finance is one of the most sought after roles at a B-school campus, perhaps second only to management consulting roles that have an equally (if not more) glamourous aura about them. At top B-schools such as the IIMs, FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, JBIMS Mumbai etc., Finance roles have been the most desirable for students, as is clear from the placement reports of these institutes.
The admission season is upon us, and some of you are done with the Interview process, while a few of you are yet to go through the process of some other B-schools.
Life is certainly uncertain,
