How To Make The Most Out Of First Few Months In MBA

2. Is Academic Knowledge the Key? While many would downplay the importance of academics for ROI in MBA; one needs look from a slightly different perspective for expanding their knowledge base. Every term can have close to 6-8 major projects which make it to approx. 20 projects in the first year; make sure that you choose a different sector and company every time for the projects that you do.  This would also help you prepare for summer placement interviews.

3. Networking: On an average, there are approx. 350 students in a year of b-schools, it might go up to 650+ in case of IMT or IIM-I, might go down to 70-80 in baby IIMs; but then let’s take the average of 350. As a lot of people say, Alumni base is the biggest asset of any b-school. You’ve got an opportunity to connect with 699 future business leaders, CXOs directly on campus. Connect with as many people as you can, don’t be limited to seniors from your club/committee only. Immediate advantages that you would get are the insights on companies and processes for summer internship, and long-term benefits are immense.

4. Don’t make Competitions your priority: This is the time when registration for a lot of corporate competition opens. Folks who have just joined the b-school and started taking basic classes, start registering for these competitions. Cracking these competitions need in-depth understanding of various frameworks and their application. A marketing competition would involve finance and operations into it as well as the HR aspect. All of this would not be mentioned in the problem statement but it comes naturally when you complete a few basic courses. Riding many boats at a time would only undermine your prospect of getting to the shore. Utilise your time first to understand the concept, models and their applications and strike hard once you are ready.