The study group after dunking Vipul. Birthday boy in pink.
The study group all dressed up!
And another time with some style!
Had no choice but to miss blogging for the last few days. There was a mid-term exam on Friday, 18th May. It was to test two subjects Stats and Economics. I was prepared for Stats as I had finished reading a couple of books on Stats. Then two days before the exam I tried the 2005 paper and got screwed up. It really stressed me out and I had to work hard. Slept at 3:00 AM. Tried to solve the paper and get the answers. Finally, on the exam day, I think I did reasonally well in stats, i.e. I met everyone else. It seems everyone I met, had done better than I did...:-(...post lunch was Eco exam and I again felt I had done reasonably well. Eco grades came out today. Avg of 25/38 with a standard deviation of 5. I scored 28. Which is slightly above avg, but not what I want. I needed to score around 32 to be competitive. Stats result is still expected but I am not counting on it much.
In the mean time, in Economics I studied the Game Theory, pricing strategies, Oligopoly and all these topics are very intesting. The way Prof Allen teaches is just awesome. He is fast, but his sense of humour is just fantastic! And I can't complain about the pace, because this is expected in the 1 year MBA course.
In Statistics, we are studying Multiple Regression. And I have to say that Prof Waterman is probably the best in the world as teacher for Stats. The way he structures his lecture and explains the concept is just excellent. If I were to rate all my profs in ISB I have been exposed to, Prof Waterman will be rated the best. I have talked to people around and they concur with me.
In Marketing, worked on a case on Virgin Mobile USA. Worked for two consecutive nights until 4:00 AM to complete the case and submit the report a couple of hours before deadline. In the class, studied about the pricing strategy - different from ideal scenario as told in Economics class and about the global brands.
In Accounting class, studied about accounting for Account Receivables that we do not expect to receive and the number of frauds that could be done in this case...:-) I also got my answer to the McAfee scandal too. Learnt about channel stuffing and how coca cola and Bauch and Lomb used it to inflate their revenues at financial period ends.
Stats results are expected sometime this week and I am keeping my fingers crossed. BTW, it was Vipul's birthday today. He is my study group mate. We went to dunk him at mid-night and took the much needed break from marketing assignment. Yesterday, we also had the CAS photo shoot, i.e. photos were taken for putting them into the student profile book. Here are some glimpses in the pictures attached.
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