Several times people already know what they want to do in life, where they want to work, who they are going to marry, how many kids they are going to have, but majority of the world is like me, we go with the flow, we let things happen, I do not know what is going to be the ending of this article, but I know I won’t stop until I am happy with it.
“This is war, a war that tests one’s mental and emotional strength.
April 26th, 2017 was just another day when it started. I was late for my office, to begin with, and then was stuck in a miles-long traffic jam. As I was cursing myself for the delay, there was a notification alert on my phone. Since I didn’t have nothing much to do in the traffic jam, I checked my phone to find an email with the subject line “IIM Shillong: Admission Offer for PGP (2017-19). It took me a minute or so to let the feeling of getting selected in IIM Shillong sunk in me. And after that started the unbearable wait of one and a half months before I could start my journey at IIM Shillong
We all develop our perceptions of a b-school from what we read, hear & see from family, friends, relatives, coaching institutes, social media, TV, print media and the internet. However, the reality might often be different than what we expect. After securing admission, there are certain things which a student realises are pretty different than what they imagined. That calls for a reality check so that one can better understand what's in it for a potential aspirant.
"The Greater Fool" is a theory in investing in which someone makes a risky investment on the assumption that they can sell it for more at a later point to some literally greater fool than they are. It states that the price of an object is determined not by its intrinsic value, but rather by irrational beliefs and expectations of market participants.
It has now been close to two months since I stepped into this Institute and before you dismiss that as being not long enough time to be able to give substantial insight on institutes, I’ll put out a disclaimer that this would be of most interest to those preparing/about to start preparing for the various management exams with an intent of joining a b-school soon or those who seek to get a glimpse of what to expect at the institute that is also popularly known as the “Campus in Clouds”!
My journey to get into a top b-school of the country began in the summer of 2015. Even though I was very much sure of my decision to go for an MBA after my graduation, there was always a doubt in my mind whether I will be able to make it through the CAT. The reason for my apprehension was that since my childhood I had always dreaded Maths and in an exam like CAT where you are constantly under the pressure of time while solving the questions, it takes the difficulty level to the next step.
Several times people already know what they want to do in life, where they want to work, who they are going to marry, how many kids they are going to have, but majority of the world is like me, we go with the flow, we let things happen, I do not know what is going to be the ending of this article, but I know I won’t stop until I am happy with it.
“This is war, a war that tests one’s mental and emotional strength.
April 26th, 2017 was just another day when it started. I was late for my office, to begin with, and then was stuck in a miles-long traffic jam. As I was cursing myself for the delay, there was a notification alert on my phone. Since I didn’t have nothing much to do in the traffic jam, I checked my phone to find an email with the subject line “IIM Shillong: Admission Offer for PGP (2017-19). It took me a minute or so to let the feeling of getting selected in IIM Shillong sunk in me. And after that started the unbearable wait of one and a half months before I could start my journey at IIM Shillong
We all develop our perceptions of a b-school from what we read, hear & see from family, friends, relatives, coaching institutes, social media, TV, print media and the internet. However, the reality might often be different than what we expect. After securing admission, there are certain things which a student realises are pretty different than what they imagined. That calls for a reality check so that one can better understand what's in it for a potential aspirant.
"The Greater Fool" is a theory in investing in which someone makes a risky investment on the assumption that they can sell it for more at a later point to some literally greater fool than they are. It states that the price of an object is determined not by its intrinsic value, but rather by irrational beliefs and expectations of market participants.
It has now been close to two months since I stepped into this Institute and before you dismiss that as being not long enough time to be able to give substantial insight on institutes, I’ll put out a disclaimer that this would be of most interest to those preparing/about to start preparing for the various management exams with an intent of joining a b-school soon or those who seek to get a glimpse of what to expect at the institute that is also popularly known as the “Campus in Clouds”!
My journey to get into a top b-school of the country began in the summer of 2015. Even though I was very much sure of my decision to go for an MBA after my graduation, there was always a doubt in my mind whether I will be able to make it through the CAT. The reason for my apprehension was that since my childhood I had always dreaded Maths and in an exam like CAT where you are constantly under the pressure of time while solving the questions, it takes the difficulty level to the next step.
