This is a blog to describe my experiences on my way to the Stanford GSB and beyond. I’m from Sri Lanka and hopefully this blog will provide useful information for prospective MBAs in Sri Lanka and South Asia. I will be joining the class of 2011 in September 2009.
In addition to my MBA experiences, I’ll probably have some random thoughts about Sri Lanka, Technology and anything else that makes me think on here.
I love the idea behind your blog and will be reading it often!
I will be attending business school on the other end of the United States, the University of South Florida, and I am in the process of putting together an extracurricular reading group of outside texts. I was wondering if you had started reading for any of your classes and if you did which text you would recommend to other business students.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Ken Getty
There aren’t that many “extracurricular texts” that I’ve read over the past year.
A couple of books I read and enjoyed (some needed for class) are below:
Goldratt, E. M. and J. Cox. 1986. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Why We Buy – Paco Underhill
Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
by Marty Cagan
Other texts we use in the first year are actual textbooks that you don’t want to read until you start school: trust me!
Many of the most interesting classes don’t use texts at all and are based on case discussions or lectures/guest speakers without a formal text.
Hi,
I came across your blog through Hella’s site.
I am from India and a die hard fan of Cricket.
I am applying to Stanford for the class of 2012 and would like to post you some queries and information about the applications and GSB.
Can you kindly email me your id to deepak.iiitb@gmail.com?
Thanks in advance.
Deepak
Deepak,
Please post any questions to https://srilankangsb.wordpress.com/questions/ (either by name or anonymously) and I will try to answer them. Since I am yet to start classes or spend a significant amount of time on the campus my answers may not be the best source of information though.
All the best!
hey,
hmm i stumbled on ur blog by accident im also a sri lankan grad student in the journalism program. I tried to check whether we hav a student association but I cant get a contact for it.
So PLS do reply when u c this
cheers
poornima
Hi Poornima,
There seems to be a Sri Lankan Student Association (SLSA) listed on the Stanford organizations page. I have not gotten in touch with it yet but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s quite active as I think there are quite a few Sri Lankans in the area.
Hi, I have enjoyed your blog.
A friend of mine from business school 30 years ago, started a non-profit in response to the tsunami in Sri Lanka a few years ago. I thought you may find his web site interesting:
http://www.communityfriends.org
Also, I am volunteering to help him put together an educational program for the children and teachers in this village in Sri Lanka, and would very much appreciate any ideas and thoughts you may have.
Karim
Hi Karim,
Thanks for sending the link. It’s a great initiative, and I didn’t know about it before. Sorry about the long delay in responding.
In terms of ideas for the educational program, I can’t say I have anything revolutionary to add, but I know that we can definitely use additional focus on the rural areas especially areas in the newly peaceful North and the East of the country. I think any attention will go a long way.
Hi,
Thanks for posting ” A day in the life of …”…..as a prospective mba student, i’ve often wondered how the routine of an mba student in a good school might be….Now, I have some idea…:)
Cheerios and good luck!
I will be attending business school on the other end of the United States, the University of South Florida, and I am in the process of putting together an extracurricular reading group of outside texts. I was wondering if you had started reading for any of your classes and if you did which text you would recommend to other business students.
+1
There aren’t that many “extracurricular texts” that I’ve read over the past year.
A couple of books I read and enjoyed (some needed for class) are below:
Goldratt, E. M. and J. Cox. 1986. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Why We Buy – Paco Underhill
Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
by Marty Cagan
Other texts we use in the first year are actual textbooks that you don’t want to read until you start school: trust me!
Many of the most interesting classes don’t use texts at all and are based on case discussions or lectures/guest speakers without a formal text.
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