Thursday, March 09, 2006

One period over

We survived! One whole period. We have 5 periods of 2 months each for the MBA.

So we completed 1 period today with our last exams getting over today. It was a big dejavu only far more intense and the chances of failing are BIG. We have this weird system  of a z-curve in which the mean is at the center and up to to 3 std deviations on either side is tolerated. Beyond that we have to repeat the course :((. The exams were tough and competitive and we still have no clue where we stand in the class. It's very highly likely that I might fail in 2/5 courses - but who knows if somebody screwed up more than me, then may be I'm saved!

So it's time to relax now. We're off to Cambodia for the break - Angkor Watt specifically will be our main destination. I've been dreaming of going there since class 9 I think. It's the largest temple in ruins in the world. Just google on the name - it has very huge Indian influence. That is in fact one thing I've observed in South east Asia - the influence of Indian culture and languages is huge all over. Bali is a Hindu majority state in Indonesia where you find names like Yudhishtir and Pandav even now - where as these names don't exist in India any more!

Anyway back to the topic, end of period - lots of new resolutions taken and lots will be forgotten soon :). It's that time when you sit back and reflect on what went right and what we did wrong. This MBA is a big step, I repeat. It's not a joke to be in with people with such varied experiences - with people who have worked on the stuff your learning in class.