I was sitting at work today when one of the greatest phenomenons of modern times happened.
It was the 27th of February, the last working day of the month. It is that time of the month when your employer acknowledges your existence, through a directed movement of electrons through the internet and the banking system, transfers stuff to your bank account. And one of the greatest phenomenons of modern times happens.
A hundred phones in the office simultaneously make the “ting-ting … ting-ting” sound of a newly received SMS. Yay! This months’ salary is here! Oh, the joy!
But this joy is coming to an end for me.
As most of you know, I’ve been trying to write CAT for a while to see if I can do an MBA, but it keeps getting jinxed. The first time I wrote it, I did well, but the IIMs cancelled the test ’cause of some paper leak. Then when the re-test came, I forgot to get up on time. Then the next year, when everyone was writing CAT, I was in a nightclub in Shanghai. Then the year after that, the IIMs rejected my application, but didn’t say why. They must have been like ‘Dude. Rethink your life’.
So I rethought, said screw you CAT, and wrote GMAT. I scored 760.
And then, I applied to the Indian School of Business, said ‘Dude, let me in’, and they were like ‘Sure, why not!’. And I was like ‘yay!’.
And so, I’m going to be leaving my cushy and interesting job at Google, and spending the next year at Hyderabad, studying, doing homework, writing assignments, staying up late and mugging one day before the exams. And hopefully, at the end of it all, the economy won’t be much worse, and I’ll have a job.
We’ll see how it goes. I will, of course, keep you all informed through this blog.
Congrats PK
woohoo!!
Saar, please give xerox copy of your paada. I will put in my room-u and do namaskara to it yavvarryday.
Congrats bhai
Congrats dude! Have fun during your second school life.
Thank you, everybody! I assume you are congratulating me for getting to a MBA program and not for being unemployed in this economy!
Thanks anyway!
I think there was some error in the application or interview process and by mistake they chose you…what say?
I miss the ISB campus life a lot! Waiting to read updates from u
Hey, congrats! This is wonderful. Will watch your blog for the updates. Enjoy!
whoa!!! 760 !!! Maga, addBidde…
Congratulations Aditya!
Best of Luck and we will wait for the updates!
dude..heartly congratulations !!
Awesome PK
Heartly Congratulations !!
Dude. Awwwwesome.
Congratulations
Great going! Congratulations and best of luck. Sleep when you can….
Hey PK.. Congrats!!
Anyways even if you are unemployed during that time, it doesnt matter. Its recession so thats the best time when you can study and gain knowledge. Had read an article that more professionals are opting for higher studies during recession.
So good decision.
Dude congrats and keep posting regularly!!
Hey everybody. Thank you so much for your wishes
Congrats buddy, All the best! Wud u continue blogging or switch over to a more serious blog??
All these management guys lack a sense of humor!?
Congratulations!!
So now will we get to see some MBA Advice columns as well?
Life rocks at ISB. Max fun it is! Enjoy the year and in the little time that you get, do keep us updated with the happenings.