matricula – little list, or to be registered or added to a list.

sub fusc – of a dark/dusky colour, refers to the clothes worn with full academic dress in Oxford. Generally, this means, for men: a gown, cap, and white bow tie (for men) or black ribbon (for women).

matriculation in Oxford – one of the [...]

San Francisco, is unmistakably one of my favourite cities in America. The chill from the bay, the magnificent view of the Golden Gate, the crooked Lombard, all reminded me of the July 4th weekend of 2004. The city was as beautiful as ever. My MBA cohort that had embarked on the SE (Social Entrepreneurship) trek [...]

This past year has been so intense, demanding and packed, that it is only in recent weeks in the comfort of my room, when my Outlook calendars are not full, can I grapple with the thought on how productive life was. There is no ‘typical’ day for an MBA student. Yet, there are features of [...]

People would ask, “You do lots of projects in your company. Isn’t SCP just another project that you could experience else where?”. Not quite.
First, an SCP provides you various perspectives; some of which you never get in an MBA class. Through our network of contacts (which we developed largely through the Oxford Alumni Network), [...]

Well, I had my first day of “school” today and I will have to say that most of my fears and apprehensions about this year have begun to fade already.  We have almost 2 full weeks of induction type activities, primarily because of the tradition and complication of being a student at Oxford.  I’ll try [...]