It just keeps getting better!

It just keeps getting better! “What matters is your attitude!” Yes, we’ve all heard this cliché, but it’s true, guys! And at no other place will this be tested more than at ISB! We are already in the 2nd half of term-3, ISB MBA is steamrolling away! Some crucial subjects are introduced in this term, most notably Corporate Finance. For a non-finance guy like me, this is an introduction to a new and important world! And we were fortunate to have an awesome teacher, Bhagwan Chowdary ,from UCLA for the first half of the course. A sampler of his amazing ability to teach concepts – he compared the virtues of a volatile stock in a portfolio to a good friend who cheers you up when you are down and who will share his woes when you are cheerful!

The ISB experience can easily get overwhelming, but that’s completely counter-productive! The attitude to have is that of some detachment, some learning, some focus and some fun. Great place to test out these sorts of theories! It just keeps getting better. I feel term-3 is better than term-2, which was better than term-1. That’s probably because you figure out how the place works, you figure out how to ‘navigate’ it (and you figure out where you stand!) There’s so much to read, learn and do but you can only do so much reading, learning and doing! Hey, it’s a one-year MBA program as opposed to 2, so, what do you expect!?

The weather’s fantastic, these days. Everyone seems to be enjoying the beautiful campus. The photography club is having a ball with pic-of-the-day, photo competitions, etc! It amazes me how insulated we are here from the outside world. Every time you get out of the campus, it hits you – the almost mutually exclusive outside world and the ISB world!

I sometimes feel bad that I am unable to utilize several of the campus facilities – I love libraries, and we have a great library, but I hardly get time to read anything other than what I must read. During the break, I picked up ‘Fooled by Randomness’ and read most of it. It was very interesting, I wondered how I would have felt about the book had I read it pre-ISB (the book touches upon several topics which MBAs are exposed to). Talking about facilities, I know my wife is not interested in applying, but otherwise, I’d love to spend another year @ ISB as a spouse!

Where was I? Oh yes, it just keeps getting better, guys. I can imagine now how things will get crazier (read ‘better’ ) come electives season, come placements season! And after placements, the final term is going to be one long party. And just when you begin to feel guilty for having too much of a good thing, it’ll be time to get back into the real world!

Tags: Life @ ISB