To Meow or not

As soon as the CAT and other MBA entrance results are out, a pertinent question which had been delayed till the day of the results, comes back from the grave like the Undertaker, and starts encircling the minds of the 'aspirants' akin to the manner in which the wrestling God moves around his opponent. The question, or actually the only question which can make or break your chances of getting into a 'decent' MBA college - "Why do you want to do an MBA?". I am pretty sure that the only person who can answer that question with 100% clarity is Rajnikanth, for the lesser mortals, well, they need to prepare their defences. Here I will attempt to present the reasons why people should do an MBA and who should not, hoping it helps someone in making his final interview answer unique and interesting.

Why you should do an MBA

1. For freshers: If your graduation (you may include schooling) was like Greg Chappel's coaching and you have been turned into an Irfan Pathan with absolutely no clarity about your role, opt for an MBA and try to cool off for a while. Lay low, get your thought process straight before you go out into the big bad world. You may as well become a free rider, and enjoy two years of extended holiday. There are some who simply do not wish to join a company, well an MBA is the perfect medicine for you clumsy bastards who in four years of engineering, have changed three keyboards and two mouse pads with mouse, playing FIFA, CS or chatting with someone you thought likes you.

2. For Work-ex guys: I am sure that having worked in a company helps you a lot in building such a strong perception about everything, that not even American Air Force's best Hawks could carpet it down. Well, for those people who seem to be bored by their work, or want a change in career, or wish to laze around, or wish to run away from their girlfriend, or wish for something other than a 9 to 5 schedule, MBA offers you a package you simply can't reject. You have earned enough (you think), to manage your expenses so you do an MBA to realise that the person teaching you is not much older than you, and most of the stuff being taught to you, you already know! And most importantly you realise that half your class could have been your sons or daughters if you had married at an appropriate age! {On a serious note, I have a lot of respect for the work-ex guys, for it is them who bring some sanity and sobreity in the batch, which otherwise would become gang of hooligans if the freshers were left to themselves.}

3. Money: If you want money in life, do an MBA. Period.

4. Girls: MBA girls are like Vodafone 3G - Faster, Smarter, Better. So you may join and take your chance. In my two years I have seen a lot of young couples form within a span of less than 6 months and then carry on from there. If you have been deprived of female courtship in your graduation (BTech, specifically) and even while working you could not hit it off with girls, MBA is just the place for you. Sometimes, this makes me think whether Pt. Nehru thought about the concept of IIMs with Lady Mountbatten in mind. Anyways, you get the wind, the choice is yours!

Who should not do an MBA

1. If your name is Piyush Chawla, or if you have similar acquaintances: If you know people who matter in this country, you should not waste your two years reading something which is never even used. Instead you may spend your time in more productive activities like listening to good music or going on a world tour. Learn something from Piyush Chawla, how many domestic matches did he play (leave alone ODIs) before playing the WC - 2011? So, enjoy life if you can, MBA is not for you!

2. If you think that Newton and Leibnitz contirbuted far more to the society than Paul Krugman can ever imagine to do: Well, you are the one with the scientific bent! The world needs people like you! Go do an MS abroad (and a PhD if you remain sane), and conribute in a more productive way, rather than making pie charts and bar graphs. MBA is not for you!

3. If you like to sleep: If you have been living like a sloth so far and wish to continue your way of life, please do not join an MBA institute. Not only will you make life hell due to all the workload you will not be able to handle, you will also trouble your groupmates who will have to drag you along with them while working on case studies and presentations. Well, if you can survive with that moral guilt of making people slave for you, you may choose to come but at your own risk (there have been cases where slaves have murdered their own master).

With this I end this post! Hope you liked it and I wish it actually helps someone in making a choice between MBA and not-MBA.