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The Jack of all trades learned to master them all
Life at a business school is a rather coveted subject this time of the year.
Prospective applicants and in the Indian context, even their parents/grandparents and distant relatives want to know what the fuss is all about. As I sit back with my seventh cup of coffee for the day, it hits me – almost seven months of my student life are over! While I reflect upon what has passed in this roller-coaster ride of a year, I hope to give you a sneak peek or maybe more into the life a student at the Indian School of Business.
I always thought that getting to the Post-Graduate Programme at ISB was perhaps the toughest thing I ever had to do. I know I echo the sentiments my entire class when I say that getting through PGP at ISB is undoubtedly the most difficult thing I have ever had to do. I firmly believe ISB wants to transform us into not just leaders, but superheroes. What else would explain these sleepless days of moving from one term to the next surviving only on adrenalin and the company of other potential superheroes? ISB isn’t for the weak-hearted, I had been warned.
Here’s a break-down of why.
Keeping in line with the global school of thought, most of the learning at ISB is case-based. This means that a student is expected to prepare sufficiently before class in order to be able to contribute to the class effectively.
This is typically accompanied by individual and group assignments along with post-class follow-up readings. The classroom learning is accompanied by peer-to-peer sessions, speaker sessions by industry experts (including alumni), professional and social club activities and live-consulting projects with companies.
I walked into the school thinking myself to be a Jack of many trades. I was, after-all, one of the youngest students scoring high on that ‘diversity’ bucket we all obsess about. But when I met some of the smartest minds of the country, some of whom had registered patents, published papers and had their own start-ups, I stood humbled.
The beauty of this place is that it throws a new challenge at you every hour and then throws at you people who will challenge your solution till you embrace open-mindedness. Being a Jack of all trades may only have gotten me to ISB, but to get through this year, I need to learn to master these trades too.
Isn’t that what makes one a superhero anyway?
RIDDHI KAPOOR
PGP Class of 2014