First week over and reality has hit us all !

Well, the first week of classes just got over and I now know first-hand, what doing an MBA in a year means from a top B-school really entails. The FMV (Financial Management & Valuation) class today went so fast, I thought Mike Tyson had punched (and bitten) me.

Barely had I come to terms with Time-Value-of-Money that we were dissecting the concept of Zero-coupon bonds. The same class had us calculating the Yield-to-Maturity for such Debt securities. Man, I need to catch up and fast. The amount of reading to do per day is almost ridiculous. And of course, we get these pleasures at a cost of Euros 45,000 no less !

Yet, there seems to be an eclectic mix of quantitative courses (FMV, Accounting), some analytical ones (Prices & Markets) and some "softer" courses such as "Leading People & Groups". The latter, subjective as it may seem, is probably most important in the long run. The professors are amazing. Wow ! They are all seasoned, honed to the nail.

All in all, I am really happy with my decision to come to INSEAD so far (D-UH -- no brainer !) Whichever way it goes, this is gonna be a hell of a ride...