I too belong to the more than 80% of student fraternity in my business school-the engineers. After a glorious and fun filled graduation, I immediately took up the role in the software side in a magnanimous IT firm of India. My initial plan was to work there, get good exposure to the corporate life and then join a good business school to do my post-graduation in the field of management. Well, as my work intensity and the responsibilities started increasing, the initial plan was starting to take a back seat. The constant night-shifts, providing support for the job post work-hours, works on the weekend etc., kept pushing the plan’s execution. Balancing the work, doing justice to that and preparing for the MBA entrance exams wasn’t my cup of tea. There were times, when I had to skip a mock test or leave a test halfway because work came up which required immediate attention. Two years with three attempts had gone in vain and my plan was lacking the motivation that one needs to have to execute it. I was entering the third year of my professional life; the workload and the responsibilities had doubled by then. It was a make or break for me as far as my dream to do an MBA. My entrance exam performances showed a downward trend. But I didn’t give in. I had enrolled myself for a web-based coaching and dedicated whatever time was available for my preparation. I had put my best foot, and after crossing multiple selections rounds, successfully landed in TAPMI. This taught me how to keep oneself focused under any circumstances and efficient prioritisation of available resources.
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