To do or not to do an MBA is a question which most of us have tried to find the answer to. Doing an MBA is not a small decision to make. A lot of factors are involved be it finances, personal or professional situations. Many of us have faced the dilemma of going for a management degree. Is it even worth it?
Life at IIM Indore is good till you discover that it's all about the people here. They are MBA aspirants planning to run companies. But look at them closely just to discover little kids burdened with hell lot of responsibilities. Yes, I'm talking about more than 23 years kids who never grew up to forget the child inside them. I'm an engineer, and the only lifestyle I knew can exist in college is ‘jugaad’. Although I wasn't very shocked when people were found to be serious about management studies in IIM campus. They read every day to class and participate in discussions wholeheartedly. Exams are serious events in their lives but you wouldn't have bothered about your scores so much hadn't been your mom shouting at you for not bringing 90% as a kid. But if you are thinking its a bit too much for a student at this age, hold on till I introduce you to a student who can stay awake all the 5 consecutive exam days so that he doesn't miss out on a single word on paper. If he sleeps, he is cutting down on study time!
IIM A, B, & C are not the institutes, about which everyone can dream of! This is what friends remarked when he expressed interest in joining IIMs. He researched further to realize that only 4 out of ~ 400 students of graduating batch '18 of IIMB had more than 58 months experience. Most of admits had academic scores at least 85% at all stages. Can a person with scores in 70s and PSU work-experience of 65 months aspire for traditional 2-year PGP at top IIMs? He had such apprehensions deep inside, but he just moved ahead with his plan.
If you think the biggest sadness is not getting a call from your dream college, then you are totally wrong. It is when you have calls from the college of the same Calibre and you must choose between them.
Reaching towards the end of 2 months of the 2nd year of my MBA journey from IIM Shillong, I can feel the transformation in my overall personality and thought process when contrasted with the pre-MBA previous version of myself. After surviving the roller coaster ride of the first year of MBA, now in the second year with a slighter relaxed schedule, it feels a bit nostalgic while seeing the sleep-deprived juniors hovering around here and there to get their tasks done within the stipulated deadline. Whether it may be reaching classes on time, or attending podium sessions, or completing midnight assignments, or preparing for the next day’s pre-reads or quizzes, the unending rundown continues forever. While going through a series of unavoidable activities day in and day out in such a limited time schedule, one is ought to get into a state of bewilderment.
It is said that even a perfect strategy fails if it is not implemented as intended. Well, let me ask you, 'How often has it happened to you that even after being very sure of your strategy and praising your mind for that stupendous thought, you are completely doomed?' That, my friend, is called a ‘Marketing Myopia’ in technical terms; when you are short-sighted and completely neglect various other possibilities and failing to understand the mindset of your consumer.
To do or not to do an MBA is a question which most of us have tried to find the answer to. Doing an MBA is not a small decision to make. A lot of factors are involved be it finances, personal or professional situations. Many of us have faced the dilemma of going for a management degree. Is it even worth it?
Life at IIM Indore is good till you discover that it's all about the people here. They are MBA aspirants planning to run companies. But look at them closely just to discover little kids burdened with hell lot of responsibilities. Yes, I'm talking about more than 23 years kids who never grew up to forget the child inside them. I'm an engineer, and the only lifestyle I knew can exist in college is ‘jugaad’. Although I wasn't very shocked when people were found to be serious about management studies in IIM campus. They read every day to class and participate in discussions wholeheartedly. Exams are serious events in their lives but you wouldn't have bothered about your scores so much hadn't been your mom shouting at you for not bringing 90% as a kid. But if you are thinking its a bit too much for a student at this age, hold on till I introduce you to a student who can stay awake all the 5 consecutive exam days so that he doesn't miss out on a single word on paper. If he sleeps, he is cutting down on study time!
IIM A, B, & C are not the institutes, about which everyone can dream of! This is what friends remarked when he expressed interest in joining IIMs. He researched further to realize that only 4 out of ~ 400 students of graduating batch '18 of IIMB had more than 58 months experience. Most of admits had academic scores at least 85% at all stages. Can a person with scores in 70s and PSU work-experience of 65 months aspire for traditional 2-year PGP at top IIMs? He had such apprehensions deep inside, but he just moved ahead with his plan.
If you think the biggest sadness is not getting a call from your dream college, then you are totally wrong. It is when you have calls from the college of the same Calibre and you must choose between them.
Reaching towards the end of 2 months of the 2nd year of my MBA journey from IIM Shillong, I can feel the transformation in my overall personality and thought process when contrasted with the pre-MBA previous version of myself. After surviving the roller coaster ride of the first year of MBA, now in the second year with a slighter relaxed schedule, it feels a bit nostalgic while seeing the sleep-deprived juniors hovering around here and there to get their tasks done within the stipulated deadline. Whether it may be reaching classes on time, or attending podium sessions, or completing midnight assignments, or preparing for the next day’s pre-reads or quizzes, the unending rundown continues forever. While going through a series of unavoidable activities day in and day out in such a limited time schedule, one is ought to get into a state of bewilderment.
It is said that even a perfect strategy fails if it is not implemented as intended. Well, let me ask you, 'How often has it happened to you that even after being very sure of your strategy and praising your mind for that stupendous thought, you are completely doomed?' That, my friend, is called a ‘Marketing Myopia’ in technical terms; when you are short-sighted and completely neglect various other possibilities and failing to understand the mindset of your consumer.
