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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 03:58
Q3 was, for me , quite stressful, in that i had to balance recruiting with academics. The biggest complication in the middle of all this was when I fell sick for a week. At Darden, it is all about being continually in the game - class contribution and building your fundamentals case by case is key to academic success. After the 1 week break (and I had to miss a few more classes), I felt really behind on decision analysis. I went to the professor and told him that I am solving cases by myself (in the process of catching up) and asked him if he could help me, should I get stuck in some. I got the most amazing and unexpected response - My professor mentioned that I should swing by his office, sit with him, read the case right there and solve them from scratch. Nowhere else, would someone be so dedicated as to offer to spend 3-4 hrs of his/her time consistently for a week, helping one student catch up. In most other places, faculty are so busy with research/administrative work that they only have the time to answer questions. I did manage to successfully catch up and enjoyed my time working one-on-one with this professor. As you consider your choice of school, I challenge you to find another school where you have this level of support network. Afterall we go to B-School to learn and I challenge you to find a place where the learning element is emphasized better than at Darden.
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