Getting Started !!

Once I was in Ashok Leyland it didnt take long to realize how invaluable a management education is. And how work ex would add value to that education. I knew exactly what I wanted to add to myself before I got to ISB.  

I went through their formal induction and at the beginning of July'07 I was posted to Mumbai. My main reason for choosing Mumbai (over Mangalore - which was my hometown) was because it was the Maximum city. What people would take years to learn in any city, Mumbai would teach it to them in a matter of few months. Life here is tougher than other other place in India. People are tougher to deal with, you get a 500 sq.ft apartment at a rent which would fetch you a bungalow in any other city, living close to office is a luxury which meant you had to rent at a place which was atleast 25-30 kms from where your office was and thus journey times were in hours !!

In a few months I gelled into the city and felt I was ready for the journey to ISB. Thats when I brought my laptop and got a internet connection. Started with researching about GMAT and found that you had to get registered at mba.com and book a date and pay $250. 

Timing the GMAT was critical as it has a bearing on lot of things. It is important to get it out of the way before you start researching and applying to schools. Though GMAT is not a deciding factor but it is not something that can be ignored. It forms a very important part of your 'profile'. That more or less tells you which schools you can apply and forms a integral part of the admission strategy. So I decided on March 25 and booked my date with GMAT. 

The journey just got started !!