Life has been super busy lately but I feel purposeful and happy. The negative part of it is that I am so wrapped up in the routines of daily life. Days roll into weeks and time just flies by. I’ve been consistently productive for quite some time now, yet the amount of work just continues to pile. It's been more than 4 months that I've joined XLRI and only about 6 months or so remain before I'm outta here. Today I'd like to share with you some observations made during these few months.
1> Students are very competitive, very grade-conscious and work too hard.
2> Majority are focussed towards securing grades rather than towards assimilating knowledge.
3> A lot of students are in a state of flux and have no idea why they are here and/or where they would want to be post-mba.
4> A 1-year mba is extremely intensive & quite stressful and you always keep wondering why there are only 24 hours in a day!
5> Peers evaluate you in terms of your scores/grades.
6> Friendship & camaraderie are passe.
7> Finance & Consultancy rule!
8> Quite a few students would make excellent secretaries (to bosses) since they are able to start taking notes even before the Prof. has uttered a single word.
9> Finally, if MBA is a religion then Profs are God...period!
These are observations based upon my personal experience and you have every right to agree/disagree.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Life in a B-school
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2 comments:
Good article and a very relevant one. The trend of being Grade conscious has caught up GMP starting our batch. It is not healthy since objective of an MBA for GMP is different. People realize only at the time of placements that the time spent in securing good grades was not worth it.
these are common maladies in all B Schools I guess, with XL being no exception, rather it is the problem with students not B Schools
Suman
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