Friday, September 26, 2014
That time of the year...
GBC Orientation camp seems like a time in a different era. Things just got real after the Pre-MBA 's fairly "chilled-out" life.
Managing time: That's the biggest challenge that I'm facing as of now. It's not that I do not get to complete things - many a times even before time. It's just that some things are far more important to me and I would like to have more time for those aspects of my Rotman life.
It's that time of the year when you have literally everything that you want to do on your plate. Right from overload of assignments, homework, presentations, reaction papers, to application to your prospective firms to creating application packages including videos for their special programs and attending innumerous info sessions to starting with the case competitions! All of a sudden, 24 hours are just way too less. Oh and BTW, coming Monday we begin our Foundations term exam.
So if any of you are considering doing an MBA program at Rotman, make sure you have your priorities sorted beforehand. That will definitely give you a head-start when you begin your program here! While you are certainly "allowed" to be confused about what you want to do post MBA, do make sure that you have clear options laid out in your mind, instead of "I'll see what I want to do when I get there" approach.
P.S. I was and I still am very sure about what I want to do - strategy! Whether its internal or external consulting- time will tell, and whether its not consulting at all- time is still the best judge. But you need to have your options open - if you don't have a high GPA, things might just get tough for management consulting jobs (pure strategy as many often say). Almost every external consulting firm values GPA quite highly as an interview selection parameter.
I hope this helps you get a hint of what the first few months of a full time MBA would look like at Rotman! All that said - it's an exciting phase of life! And despite busy schedules, it sure is a great learning experience! One of the most practical MBA programs out there in the "market". ;)
Managing time: That's the biggest challenge that I'm facing as of now. It's not that I do not get to complete things - many a times even before time. It's just that some things are far more important to me and I would like to have more time for those aspects of my Rotman life.
It's that time of the year when you have literally everything that you want to do on your plate. Right from overload of assignments, homework, presentations, reaction papers, to application to your prospective firms to creating application packages including videos for their special programs and attending innumerous info sessions to starting with the case competitions! All of a sudden, 24 hours are just way too less. Oh and BTW, coming Monday we begin our Foundations term exam.
So if any of you are considering doing an MBA program at Rotman, make sure you have your priorities sorted beforehand. That will definitely give you a head-start when you begin your program here! While you are certainly "allowed" to be confused about what you want to do post MBA, do make sure that you have clear options laid out in your mind, instead of "I'll see what I want to do when I get there" approach.
P.S. I was and I still am very sure about what I want to do - strategy! Whether its internal or external consulting- time will tell, and whether its not consulting at all- time is still the best judge. But you need to have your options open - if you don't have a high GPA, things might just get tough for management consulting jobs (pure strategy as many often say). Almost every external consulting firm values GPA quite highly as an interview selection parameter.
I hope this helps you get a hint of what the first few months of a full time MBA would look like at Rotman! All that said - it's an exciting phase of life! And despite busy schedules, it sure is a great learning experience! One of the most practical MBA programs out there in the "market". ;)
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