The B-School Transition
"Sir I would like to hone my business acumen and gain structured insights into the strategic domains in which a business operates."- The clichéd answer every MBA guy gives in his interview
"Sir I would like to hone my business acumen and gain structured insights into the strategic domains in which a business operates."- The clichéd answer every MBA guy gives in his interview
Like many students, travelling abroad and exploring a new culture, lifestyle and country was something I had always dreamt of. Hailing from Saharanpur, it was never an easy dream to capitalize on. Until a year back, I had never even thought of such a fast-tracked life. MBA at SCMHRD provided me with multifarious opportunities of experiential learning, one of them being the Summer School program to IMT Business School, Paris at a partially paid scholarship.
Hello folks. I am a fresher joined in IIMB in 2017. Yes, this is how I want to introduce myself since the story I am going to tell you a story revolves around how a fresher feel and embraces the challenges and sustains the life in IIMs.
After many ups and downs, trading-off between B-schools and overcoming the anxiety to leave home for the first time I landed up in NITIE the 'Mecca of Supply Chain'. I have always been attracted to the pedagogy of B-schools, the case-based discussions, group projects, and what not. So, I was all set for my first class waiting eagerly to start my MBA journey.
Competitions are an integral part of B-School life. Not only do they arrive with some amazing opportunities and prizes up for grabs but refine a lot of your presentation skills! You also get to identify the individuals in the process of building a perfect team. Who wouldn’t like their presentation deck for the competition to be the perfect blend of analysis, presentation and creative, feasible solutions? Here is a 5 Step-approach that will help you ace your deck in the upcoming competitions.
It is June and I am getting the most awaited chance of winning my first wish from the tooth fairy, on the 10th of the month, after my tenth birth anniversary on 23rd May; while many of my cousins have either lost half their milk teeth or have a full-grown permanent set, this is just a beginning for me and a voice inside chirps, “Better late than never!” Days passed and so did June, every year.
After all the hustle, clearing the competitive examinations, going through the rigorous GD-PI process, we all undergo a mental fight when it comes to finally choosing a b-school. Selecting a b-school is quite a major decision as it decides not only the next two years of your life but this decision has a great impact on your professional as well personal life. The more you talk to people to take suggestions, the more you get confused. Surely every person is different and so are their preferences and judgements while making such a decision but there are some points which one must keep in mind before coming to a conclusion.
It’s Monday, nope, it’s chest day, that is as long as last night’s assignment submission has not exhausted you. Dragging your half worked out calf muscles to the gym, carrying your hostel room keys in one hand and the once heavily used gym gloves in the other, you walk into an iron paradise.