And so here it is. Application submitted, interview complete, three modules later and I think it is safe to call us MBA students. But like my favorite cocktails, there are a few different flavors . . . Here at the Saïd Business School, there are two flavors to be exact, but the focus of my notes are the Executive; a seasoned and intense sort, with the same core taste one would expect from dabbling in business administration.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines change to “make or become different”. It is hard not to change after courses in developing effective managers, general management, strategy, marketing – and this is just the beginning! What makes this course interesting is that with 48 other classmates who are in different industries, roles and perspectives, you really cannot predict a day, lecture or discussion. Our classroom, lunch, dining and after school discussions are case studies themselves in management – I cannot imagine studying without my colleague who is a telecom executive, my group partner who is a conglomerate entrepreneur or my good friend who is an IT manager. Change is indeed to make or become different and the way I feel myself changing is through absorbing and learning from classmates, professors and the environment our program creates.

Until June for Module 4 . . .