Here are some of the lessons that I thought will be worth sharing.

1. Revise Daily – Well this advice is being given to us since our childhood but after entering the crazy life of MBA this becomes a essential thing to do. Whatever happens in class, just revise it once each day everyday.

2. Party! but don’t go crazy – Well it is essential , yes mind it – essential to party in the start of our MBA life to make friends, socialize. Partying becomes even more important when you have a large batch size in your college. But always remember that partying should never  get in conflict with lesson 1. This way you will be having less of guilt feeling after you wake up in the morning next day!

3. Just don’ read it – Analyse it : In MBA you will be having loads of pre read case study discussion. Make sure you not only read the case study in advance but also analyse it and make some important points. Otherwise you will only end up doing DCP.

4.  Start Early – make notes from the books :  Don’t wait till exam time, just start reading books or make notes as soon as the session starts. Even if you are able to have a quick read, it will really help you in exams. And if you are one of people who like to read using his own notes then, start preparing it well before the exams. While making notes, just start writing without actually trying to memorize them. The reason i say this is because one tends to slow down when memorizing, and hence loose the momentum which results in leaving the activity of making notes.

5. Managing distractions : In MBA you will be faced with lot of distractions : various emails, FB updates, Competitions, etc. Now handling it is one of the most challenging task at MBA and the one who is able to do it comes out with flying colors. My advise will be that whenever you study, just write down the things that you will be concentrating on in next 1 hours (make short targets). This will help you to re-focus even if some distractions comes.

6. Managing Emails : In MBA you will be daily bombarded with loads of emails from plethora of cells. Handling these emails are a tough task. But these is a simple solution to it. Whenever you read an email, try to take action on it there itself. If you are studying, try not to pick up your phone whenever an email comes instantly. Stick to you schedule targets of one or half hour and then read the emails. Also, reading emails and then marking it unread will not help! Try to use filters, labels to segregate important emails.

Gaurav Jain