My new laptop

  

Got my new laptop delivered today! It’s a DELL Inspiron 1525

XL Lingo

MBAs are usually jargonomaniacs… Yes! if you’ve ever interacted with an MBA, you would have noticed the same. A few words from the XL lingo and some more from my other MBA friends are listed below… Good to get a feeler of these acronyms before I join the course!

GRAX: Gossip and Rumors @ XLRI

FRAX: Free Riders @ XLRI

TAX: Troubler @ XLRI

PIXAR: People In XLRI (always) After Rewards

RELAX: Real Enlightenment After eXams

BOXING party : Booze only party (there little difference between an ‘X’ and ‘Z’ after a few drinks)

PAPPU: Placement Officer (elected from within the class)

TILLU: Project Team Leader

Get connected to fellow GMPians 08-09

If you are a current student and looking for ways to get connected with the fellow GMP mates. Here are a few pointers…

1. Join the Admitted students’ group
Here’s the link, http://groups.google.com/group/gmpxlrs08-09

2. Attend local meets
Student-meets are being organized in different cities around the country. Here are the details of the Pune meet,

Venue: Baristaa F C road

Date: Friday, May 16 2008

Time: 7 pm

Get in touch with a student in your city and plan a meeting yourself. The above mentioned group has different threads for city meetings.

3. Read XLRI-GMP 09 blogs
Here is the list of bloggers from our batch

Dream to XL
MBA 2010 Dreams
Coming Back to Life
The XLRI GMP 2009 Blog
Manish’s blog

Need something more… Write to me

XLRI – GMP increases intake to 100+

Thought of sharing this link with all the present and future GMPians

http://www.financialexpress.com/

A lot of other changes are also proposed for the new batch entering this year. I hope to experience them all during the next year at XLRI. And don’t worry, I will keep you guys updated too

The countdown has begun…

First things first, I finally decided to pursue my MBA at XLRI. It was a big decision but these clouds of recession and slowdown in the US made the decision easier for me. Let me not underestimate the numerous hours(!) that I spent talking to friends, current students, MBAs and others who helped me decide. The last date to deny the offer was May 20th and I am on time.. so no worries . The program starts on June 12th and I am all so excited about it… XLRIwalo… Mein aa raha hu….

My personal life had taken back seat during the last hectic year of GMAT, then applications, interviews, then decisions and confusions. Now, as the dust settles, I know… there’s some catching up needed. Family and Friends take higher priority during the next month… I would be touring Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand with my family in early June. It was a difficult choice between Cox n Kings, SOTC, Kesari and other customized tours but I have finally opted for Kesari.. Hope it turns out well (More about it later…).

I resigned from my company and have been on notice period for some time now. A relaxed work schedule is definitely helping me conserve energy for the power packed year ahead. The pending parties (some had been waiting for almost 4 months now!) and planned ones for this month have ensured that my enthusiasm and spirit doesn’t go down.

And yes, there’s a lot of meeting and catching up (Is this Networking ) with other admitted students for the GMP. Surprisingly, there are about 9 people from Pune… We are planing a get2gether soon and I will keep you guys informed about it.

Another one month to go and the countdown has already begun. I have been asking people on what should be the right thing do before I join the MBA… I have been getting varied suggestions from plain and simple – “Have Fun” to hard and rough – “Study Finance/Accounting/Probability”. If you have an advice, drop a line in the comments section.. And a thank-you card would be waiting for you in your inbox