When the underlying logic of important events in one's life is decided by frivolous parameters what more can u say?
we r supposed to be choosing courses which wd decide our future and u dare to know the "thought process" that go into the decision of designing the future! and yeah the thought process of people who had excelled in their respective fields of study earlier ( with exceptions like the author) and ppl who had decent industry exposure and consider themselves too practical ( big joke!)
first of all, we r a bunch of ppl who have gotten extremely bored with life and decided that nothings gonna improve by a judicious choice of courses.
after completing 25 courses in 1.25 years, no one is in a humour to quench their thirst for additional knowledge if there ever was..and no one is excluded from this, the topper not withstanding. so here is the guide to choosing courses @ som. juniors can learn valuable lessons i m sure.
The Ten 'Som'mandments
1. For ppl who hv no problem getting up early..all pre lunch classes only. afternoon sleep is a must. that too full stretch and under the blanket.
2. For ppl who hate waking up at the crack of dawn at 8 am(like me)..take classes from 10.30 onwards..and ofcourse they will not sacrifice afti sleep also. so take courses which start at 4 in the evening
3. Maximise courses per day. strive for maximum holidays per week and choose courses accordingly. who cares if u have classes 6 hrs a day. anyway sleep in class is assured. especially the ERP room Aesthetics and AC effect is a decent bet!
4. If u r a localite, make sure ur holidays r spaced next to each other. transaction costs to home n insti r reduced.
5. Make choices by prof and not by merit and usefulness of course. after all u want a peaceful life!!
6. Check if the prof gives good grades. that is minimum of AB ( like for sales n distribution mgmt) . prioritise courses by probability of grades expected. yes, u can plot normal curves, fix confidence levels. calculate Value at risk due to unhedged exposure..:P
7. Finance is a big pain. more effort and tough to get grades. take vague courses where prep reqd is minimum. and u can gass off the whole paper.
8. Choose courses so that ur diwali holidays n reqd leave can be optimised. after all u got to spend fair bit of time at home.
9. No courses on sundays as far as possible. after all Huma theatre and the many babes crowding around r not to be missed on sundays!!
10. finally ofcourse make sure the class timings do not conflict with your regular yahoo chats or skype voice chats with ur near and dear ones. afterall networking is the name of the game in MBA!!!!
7 comments:
3.So unfair... Toongarathu AC room vera.. with those posh lightings like ball room..
6.Dont put veti scene
BTW dont u have some core courses at all ???
after all MBA is pass time :-P
anyways.. for that matter everything is ..
@Karthik
I am waiting for an "OHT" types comment from you in this post ;-)
you missed one more reason - placements.
I'm going to focus on IT companies, so i need to take atleast 1 systems course to show i've .. er become an expert in systems - so take subjects like SPM and SAD :)
Otherwise, gr8 post (...for a change :P )
Among the herd of bakras, there always lives a lion. A lion, who believes that MBA is meant for tough subjects and that too highly mathematical. The lion goes for a course on Optimisation instead of trying to optimise his courses.
Result? he gets kicked, bruised and badly injured. As the royal sheeps and enjoying their blissful moments, the lion is left to lick his wounds and indulge in self-consolation.
Hope you had taught me these SOMandments before I took my Optimisation course. I would not have made a mistake.
On a serious side, they say whatever you study will never go waste. So chin up Aravindan! Who knows? In future ,you may have to create new business models in a knwoledge economy, for which you may have to take care of IPR issues using a Systems Model. Or you may have to manage new ventures. Future is for SOM students. SOM Rocks! ( Couldn't resist the temptation to tell this)
too much :-(
Sommandment #9:
Theatre .... Babe ... indha peru lam nee eduthena seruppu adi dhan ......
Nee evolo vaati huma pezhirka..idhu ennaku theriyom
Question of Day: What is common between Aravindan going to HUMA adlabs and Karthik writing a one-line post ?
Ans: "Both Never happened :)"
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