So, I was accepted to business school recently. I'm definitely excited to be counted amongst the few who were honored with the option to attend this particular institution - without giving details yet, suffice it to say that it is a really fantastic school in a gorgeous part of the US.
I have had a long and turbulent relationship with the general concept of business school. I applied, was accepted, and subsequently planned to go to Darden in 2008. I packed my bags, moved home from China, jumped into the family car in Richmond, VA and drove to Charlottesville for orientation. I walked in the front door of orientation, took a look around, walked past the coffee and the crisp collared students, and right out the back door into the courtyard. I just couldn't do it.
Two years. All the money. All the case studies when I could just live them for real. And what if I didn't like the people ...
So, I moved back to China for a couple more months before finding a job at a social media startup and returning to the Bay Area.
And now, here I am, three years later with a similar decision ahead of me. It's no longer a concern about the people or the money (although 80-grand isn't exactly a drop in the bucket). It's really about the time - I'd be 29 when I start - and the concern that business school may actually squelch my creativity, or G-d forbid, make me risk ... averse.
Decisions are tough. I've made rash decisions, highly informed decisions, economically-motivated decisions, and decisions based on the simple fact that I would have always wondered what would have happened had chosen to to take the more extreme option. I'd love to know if any of you out there has a framework you like to use for big decisions like this ...
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Do what makes you happy as long as you're coming back!
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