Robert Kennedy College - No pain No gain !

One of the things I learnt quite fast into the program was that it certainly was a lot more demanding that I expected it to be.  The age old saying 'no pain, no gain' came to mind - and I must admit, I did not quite expect the levels of sacrifice I needed to make to make a success out of the program.

Apart from the lectures and the reading, I resorted to a lot of different things to broaden my level of understanding and appreciation for the subjects : and thought of sharing some of the ones that gave me a lot of benefits with you :

1. I started discussions on the various topics discussed on the 'lectures' with my team.  I ran the slides, and got them to ask questions - enabling me to ensure I knew the material well enough to speak of it to others.
2. I kept a a file.  I know that printing stuff is old school but it helped me tremendously.  Whenever the lecture went on the screen I scribbled notes, and also made footnotes on the kind of research required.
3. I started building a video library - mostly through TED (www.ted.com) which helped me get some really awesome insights which helped in the assignments
4. I started having small group discussions with students of various MBA programs, and started cross referencing some of the material they were subscribing to
5. I made post it notes on all the books I read - and kept a list of it in the PC - so that when the time came for assignments, I had material ready
6. I subscribed to the HBR - the magazine really helps !
7. I also took printouts of articles I read, highlighted key areas, and had them on file with each relating lecture note - this helped tremendously in ensuring I could piece the assignments together.
8. Sought help from a few lecturers in local universities to discuss key concepts, and test whether I had correctly understood the key principles

All told, these little things helped.  Above all, it helped to have great tutors - I recommend you not make the same mistake I made by not putting enough posts - make use of the forums - and the tutors will be of great help !