The first few months of an MBA life can be extremely daunting. For many, the MBA is a comeback to student life. For others, it is just the next step in their student life. Either way, there is a certain degree of excitement related to starting an MBA. There is a fresh energy in the incoming students, and it is very important to utilise that energy in the right direction.
"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you!"
"I just got a shortlist for the Aditya Birla Scholarships. Check your mail once", exclaimed a classmate of mine, right after our lecture ended before lunch. I refreshed my gmail account and there it was, we had been asked to collect forms from the placement office to apply for it.
I could start this article with how I touched the 99 percentile mark, how I was downhearted with the few calls that I got, how tough it was a decision to join a new IIM and how I landed up at IIM Amritsar. But, I think that is everything that every MBA aspirant feels at some point in time and you all are familiar with these. So, let me take you through a narrative that will make you know these "New", "Baby", "Budding", "Developing" IIMs better and probably help you in selecting a b-school.
They say volunteering does not need time; what it does need though, is the heart. Truer words were never spoken. We all want to give back to the society but somewhere we always end up getting lost in achieving this goal as more often than not we are hindered by our own thinking “How is my little contribution to the society going to make any difference?”. The fact of the matter is that the difference one single person can bring is, indeed, not so significant but these little differences culminate into something that could possibly bring about the change we all strive to see in our society. What matters, in the end, is that we do OUR part sincerely.
Like most MBA students, I have looked forward to my Summer Internship with both a mix of hope and apprehension. Hope to learn new things, to finally be able to apply my learnings on the field and apprehension towards my own insecurities and fear of failure. With the internship coming closer, however, I decided to let go of my fears and commit myself to give my best shot – and damned be the outcome.
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