MBA: My love-hate list

I enjoyed doing this - listing out what I like and what I dont about the course Iam currently pursuing.The preferences presented are **PURELY ABOUT WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE COURSE SO FAR** and NOT about the institute that Iam currently studying in.

5 things I love about doin an MBA:

1. FUN!!!

2. The satisfaction of pursuing a dream despite all odds that I was up against.

3. The respect that it earns me.

4. The practical experiential learning that it's giving me, albeit the hard way.

5. The kind of exposure in terms of learning material and information sources.

5 things I hate about doing an MBA:

1. The fact that it's 80% glorified gassy common sense, 20% substantial stuff.

2. The possibility that I could get severely shortchanged, having quit a plush job.

3. The fact that every day as an MBA student is just another 24 hours of mad rush against time to meet the next day's deadline.

4. The fact that most peers that one knows, regard one as just another 'contact' in his 'network' and seldom as a 'friend'.I intended to make this a short n sweet love-hate list but I can't resist from elaborating on this one, for, a very recent incident left this item of my hate-list etched in my thoughts.

It was one of those boring afternoon sessions in class and I had nearly dozed off but woke up with a rude shock when the prof's jarring words played harsh on my eardrums.It was very heartening to see a senior professor driving home the purpose of interacting with one's neighbour in class, as follows: "Why should you communicate with your peers well during your stay here?Because tomorrow you should be able to pick up the phone and dial his number when you want to get some job of yours done!". I was spell-bound for a moment.Agreed, networking is important but it shouldn't be emphasized to the obnoxious extent that it is perceived as the sole purpose of attempting to build a relationship with a peer!Unfortunately, attempts to build selfless relationships that lack ulterior contingency motives seem to be a thing of the past.They seem to be a class of concepts that fit well only in the supposedly abhorable abyss of the older generation's value system.This is the mindset that most MBAs I know seem to have:Sad but true.

5. The system of GRADING every damn activity that you do in 24 hours of your precious time.Iam glad, atleast our daily maintenance activities have somehow escaped the wrath of the grading system!These activities apart, there's hardly anything else I can think of, which isn't graded.

Quote for the day: We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
-Kahlil Gibran-