The confessions of a clueless mind

Time’s been flying. First Term is over, and the second one is already giving us all sleepless nights, and even more importantly, beer-less weekends. The frenetic pace and the nervous energy with which people have adapted to the new, improved, extra-stress term is truly remarkable. That includes me too. Not only did I manage to meet up a few thousand people in my 2 short days at Bangalore, but also drove all the way from Bangalore to Hyderabad, and then spent a couple of hours in the night reading the material for the first class. If there ever were any doubts about my new found geek-hood , I have laid them all to rest. The first week in the new term has been rather disappointing. After sitting through some truly inspiring lectures from the likes of Stine, Finn, Waterman, Vohra etc last term, the new term is , plainly put, disappointing. Competitive Strategy , which is a key course in all MBA programs, is turning out to be a disaster. While it is understandable that Prof. GV is new to ...

Redemption, at last! Finally, the term exams are done and dusted. A mixed bag of sorts, but nevertheless, something that all of us were waiting to end. For all the sleepless nights, it’s redemption time tonight. There’s a party, of course. And for all those unfortunate souls who have to stay back in Hyderabad, it’s an open invitation to drown all your frustrations. Rejoice, I will. But a little bit of pondering, in retrospect, over the exams. Financial Accounting , despite the huge volumes, was a good paper, and I think (hope?) I didn’t bungle too much. But what followed was a disaster. The economics exam was such a mystery that the moment I saw the paper, all I could do was smile. I am blessed with the ability to see humor in tragedy. And this was tragedy at its best. After 2 hours of incessant guessing, I finally walked out without knowing if I had got even one question right. A mystery it was. And remains. Today, luckily, was a much better performance. Business Statistics was smoo...

Please tell me zero is not a bad score in today's economics paper! P.S: This is an appeal for empathy, not sympathy.