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22 Jan 2007, 12:58
People go to B-schools under three circumstances:
1. To make money in post-MBA life (lets admit it)
2. to switch career ( and then make money)
3. with a dream to make it big one day and in the process earn money
I am sorry if my stress on the "money" factor makes many people angry in this forum. However, making money and urge to do so is nothing wrong to confess. Now, the question lies whether making it big or realising the dream is possible through b-school.
I strongly feel that it is subject to following:
1. the talent(better to put the capability) of the individual
2. the feasibility of his/her dream
3. the extent to which the person is ready to fight for it
For many people, b-school is an opening to new world. This is beacuse the workplace or may be the nature of job is not opening that up and will probably never will. It is never accpetable to generalise the concept of " B-school is all b.s. or b-school makes ur dream a reality"
An ultra-elite may give you more opportunitites to start with than many others. But, irrespective of the rankings, the skills (even if it may be possible to learn on job, I feel it depends on the nature of the job), the netowrk that you can possibly make in a b-school (within top 30) is good enough to start your career in post-MBA life.
While I admit that ultra-elites or M7 or whatever admit people with the best brains. But, at the same time, it is also true that like any process in this world, the b-school admission process is not 100% fair. Even with all boxes checked, you may not land up in ultra-elite. I am not trying to be pessimistic but rather optimistic by saying that as long as you have an opprtunity to broaden your horizon and the dream you should go for it.
The struggle may be different for different people. But, if you have it, you will make it one day. The charishma or the failure of not making it to M7, I feel, dies pretty soon, may be as soon as the classes begin. Life is much more than these two years.
For some, an opprtunity is required. People are ready to fight and know that they may have to start from -1. But better to start than to remain forever at -2. Hence, b-school. Hence, MBA, at least for some.
Dream to reality conversion, making it big...may or may not happen. But the means will win over the ends. at least in the postMBA life. need to start the struggle. Hence, need to go to school.
Sorry to have hurt anyone. but just thought of expressing myself.