You arrive here, and you are basically thrown in a washing machine. Time flies. You soon realize that you have not time to do all the work you are supposed to do and you start de-prioritizing everything. The things that before the master seemed to be pillars of your motivation (“I want to master the art of economy!” or “I don’t want to miss any company presentation!”) become secondary to buying the best costume for DASH or to organize the Oktober Fest trip. So you start thinking… I really went to all this troubles to have one year of party and fun? Where are all the challenges? Where are the “smartest people out there”?
Than the P1 exams arrives, and the washing machine starts the spin cycle. You see restless people that study overnight because they can play hard but also work harder. You see generous people that never say no to a request of help. You see charming people that are willing to share a delivery-Indian-food-dinner with whoever is studying in the next BOR. You see freaked out people that smile to you and handle their stress like a teenager handle the final monster of a videogame.
You see the “smartest people out there” and you are happy because you have other 8 months to share with them and you hope you will be able to share more experience with them after this amazing year.
Simone – 18 Oct 2015, 2:07 a.m. – INSEAD