finally, a non cryptic blog :D

ahh well its that time of the year again ... new admissions, which college to choose, K vs others .. IIM vs non IIM ... workex vs fresher batch ....blah blah blah ..well, this is my space, so i have the right to blurt out my biased opinion. but i will also be giving out the reasons why i think so. firstly, a fresher should take it as an opportunity rather than be apprehensive if he is to join a workex heavy batch. the reason being that the real world doesnt work like your school / college where people of mostly the same age group study/work together. you will as a manger, have to supervise over a lot of people older than you. even inthe workplace the composition is totally age non dependent. your team may have a lot of people older than you. if you carry a burden of doubts, you are doomed. this is an opportunity to prepare yourself better for the life ahead. even in my workplace for the internship, everyone is addressed to by name and the only thing that speaks for you is the work that you churn out.

point number 2: it doesnt get any better than this if you really want to learn things. when people with workex converge, they share their views about he world they have seen which for someis a jolt. and believe me these poeple need that jolt. no names mentioned but i guessmost readers would def understand what i am referring to. if learning by doing is more effective than classroom studies, then this is the best you can get.

point no 3: if friends is what you are looking for and feel that it will be diffcult to cut accross the so called "age barrier" then u r a misfit. one of the very importnt things of an MBA is making connections. and if u still feel shy about getting paly with a person two years older than you, the entire exercise was ... well, difference of opinions will be there but this is my blog and i wont respond to any query on this issue. ha!

so my take, dont worry, i took the plunge, and am very sure you will enjoy it. as for K, and this is where it gets strictly personal, and in fact the very reason why i am writing this - it is one institute which has its own unique culture and character. and i am sure that it is this character which will help establish it as an "institution" going beyond the realm of WIMIIs.