Of course, not.
Now, when I am studying here I asked the same question again to myself - Why MBA? And I got a totally different answer altogether.
MBA actually prepares you for life. It sounds too absurd and cliche right? But just think about it.
Imagine you are in a troublesome situation, nothing is going in your favour, you are working 18 hours a day and still not getting results, your boss gives you 3 deadlines for tomorrow, which will easily take a week to be finished.
What will you do? Well, it's just bread and butter for an MBA graduate.
Recently, the 33rd PGP batch of IIM Lucknow had their convocation and I talked to a few of these future managers, and they all agreed that MBA education has indeed changed their lives. These two years have transformed them into something else altogether.
For the first 6 months, they were cooked on high pressure with sacrosanct deadlines, clubs and committees, CV reviews, mentor meets, HR reviews etc till their desired summer internship, after which a parade of parties, trips, sports, section wars and other festivals start. See-Saws swing so swiftly, now with you on the driving seat, helping seniors in their placements and the see-offs.
New spring brings a new batch and now you get the mentorship role, and the MBA cycle starts again; the only difference being that, after this, you will say adieu to college life, a grand grad trip, and then the final parting convocation.
It's a complete experience altogether, a must have journey where you learn the fundas of business, operations, marketing, people but most importantly life.
It's different!
But how is it different from my grad school?
Three words - Background, Experience and Culture.
Till undergrads, we all study in one stream, say Engineering, everyone around you is from a science background, common thinking, similar approaches.
MBA doesn't work that way - you need diversity, people from Science, Commerce, Economics, Humanities all providing their insight. People with work experience sharing their know-how with freshers. Group projects, common assignments makes you aware of group dynamics. You work in different and random groups, discussions coming to a common consensus, it is actually like a mock round for upcoming jobs.
You party till dawn and still come to class at 9 in the morning, and trust me, companies loves this. You actually train yourself to extend working hours to meet goals, squeeze time out of your schedule, prioritising work etc.
What have I learnt?
I have learnt that I am ready. In simple words, I don't know what my future problems will be, but whatever it will be, I will be able to tackle it.
It's not just about learning management theories - you acquire business acumen. You start analysing any problem critically in a much wider perspective. Yes, and apart from studies, you get amazing friends, life-long connections and some even find their soulmates in the campus.
So yes! The juice is worth the squeeze!
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