Five months at ISB: My takeaways

1) Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize
2) Academics is not the be all and end all of an MBA but can be fun nevertheless
3) It is very important to enjoy what you're doing without any regrets. Any regret that you may have is irrelevant. So if you attended the Co2008 Lounge Party over a CorpFin assignment, it was probably worth it. After all you can't put value to an hour of unadulterated fun.
4)Don't take tangible outputs such as Grades, Projects etc too seriously. Try and have fun, the result may surprise you
5)Try and enjoy the process, have tremendous expectation from the process, not from the result. If you have done something to the best of your abilities, pat yourself, it's then that the result doesn't matter.
6)There is a lot of luck that separates an A(-) from an A.It's important you don't give over importance or feel dejected just because you didn't max it.
7)Know why you came here. This should help you to be focussed
8)Look at your study-group mates as friends. Be responsible to your group. Invest in the relationship. I've had the good fortune of having a ball with my study group. Don't let your assignment grades be any indicator of the camaraderie you share.
9)As our GSB Prof would say per capita income is not really the best indicator of human development, so make sure you choose a job that best fits with your vision of your life. McKinsey is good but is it really for you?
10) Finally appreciate your time here, it is running faster than you think. And we know we'll miss it!