Life

I was with IMS for the past two days conducting mock GD-PI sessions at the Achievers’ Workshop. And boy, what an experience! It feels extremely good to be on the other side of the table. I had the most wonderful time, guiding people, giving feedback and even taking their cases in the unstructured “stress” PI.

There are some truely outstanding individuals who have geuiniely good profiles; they have already worked hard and prepped for the entire process. It’s amazing to see their level of preparedness. And at the other extreme are those who have the potential but haven’t worked towards realizing it; my heart goes out to them. Guys (and gals): You’ve worked so hard to clear the CAT, don’t screw this up now. Of course, there are a few others who don’t deserve the MBA anyway, so I’ll not talk about them.

It feels so good to be treated as a demi-God of sorts. The IIM grad in the making! Wow! You cleared CAT! You cleared the GD-PIs! You have arrived! The way the aspirants look up to you – and even the other faculty, especially since they have passed out years ago, and you’re still in there. It’s a lovely feeling. Pride. Brand recall. Equity. Values. Godly!

Like I keep saying, all of us IIM students should move out of the campus every once in a while and see what the world thinks of us. You’ll begin to appreciate yourself a lot more, and see that the minor setbacks, the minor things in life on campus, it all just doesn’t matter. Perceptions or otherwise, it’s a rather interesting feeling. IIM / MBA / Cal rocks.

Hats off!

———

Wake up and smell the coffee.