For most MBA students, the b-school journey often starts on a very stereotypical note. It happens in an instant… stressful competitive exams, interviews in starchy formals and then suddenly you’re in! Almost overnight, your bags are packed to leave home. That’s when the gravity of it all hits you. This is it.
Everyone has a story and so do I. I am here to share my story with all of you and especially those who are in the same state of confusion that I was in while making the “right choice” for my career. The intention of writing this story using the platform of Inside IIM is to be able to reach out to a wide audience and tell them that it is okay to be confused! It’s okay, not being sure about the career path you want to take. It’s okay to start late. And, it’s certainly okay to question and try out new things and fail and then try again.
Growing up, we have often been told to be the best at what we do. At least, that is what most Indian parents expect from their superstar sons and daughters. Anything even close to the best was not good enough, seldom recognized. Well, my MBA journey in the past one year has been a different story.
If I tell you that you can still have her, would you start looking for her? Will you tell her that you missed her all this time? Would you confess your love for her, finally?
Since I embarked on my journey to pursue an MBA, it has been full of rejections. In making it to my current position as a student at XLRI, I have had more rejections than acceptances. While dealing with rejections myself, I have seen many smart students deal with their share of rejections as well.
What is it about a brand that sticks in our minds forever? What is it that makes us associate certain emotions with a brand? Is it the product? Or the service?
Before joining IIM Rohtak, the biggest fear in my mind wasn’t about placements, academics or leaving the comforts of home. I was only worried about whether I’ll get time to pursue my passion of travelling and photography, knowing the fact that MBA was going to be an extremely hectic course and that b-schools have a reputation for being passion-killers.
We have all been a part of the Indian education system. We have all learned the same technique of mugging up a chapter and answering questions at the back of the chapter. For years and years, we have developed a tendency. Even in college, we mug up the entire chapter so as to answer a subjective question, writing lengths and lengths in order to get marks.
For most MBA students, the b-school journey often starts on a very stereotypical note. It happens in an instant… stressful competitive exams, interviews in starchy formals and then suddenly you’re in! Almost overnight, your bags are packed to leave home. That’s when the gravity of it all hits you. This is it.
Everyone has a story and so do I. I am here to share my story with all of you and especially those who are in the same state of confusion that I was in while making the “right choice” for my career. The intention of writing this story using the platform of Inside IIM is to be able to reach out to a wide audience and tell them that it is okay to be confused! It’s okay, not being sure about the career path you want to take. It’s okay to start late. And, it’s certainly okay to question and try out new things and fail and then try again.
Growing up, we have often been told to be the best at what we do. At least, that is what most Indian parents expect from their superstar sons and daughters. Anything even close to the best was not good enough, seldom recognized. Well, my MBA journey in the past one year has been a different story.
If I tell you that you can still have her, would you start looking for her? Will you tell her that you missed her all this time? Would you confess your love for her, finally?
Since I embarked on my journey to pursue an MBA, it has been full of rejections. In making it to my current position as a student at XLRI, I have had more rejections than acceptances. While dealing with rejections myself, I have seen many smart students deal with their share of rejections as well.
What is it about a brand that sticks in our minds forever? What is it that makes us associate certain emotions with a brand? Is it the product? Or the service?
Before joining IIM Rohtak, the biggest fear in my mind wasn’t about placements, academics or leaving the comforts of home. I was only worried about whether I’ll get time to pursue my passion of travelling and photography, knowing the fact that MBA was going to be an extremely hectic course and that b-schools have a reputation for being passion-killers.
We have all been a part of the Indian education system. We have all learned the same technique of mugging up a chapter and answering questions at the back of the chapter. For years and years, we have developed a tendency. Even in college, we mug up the entire chapter so as to answer a subjective question, writing lengths and lengths in order to get marks.
