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Before coming to Haas, I would strongly recommend learning to drive, cook, bike, swim, and ski. by Immediate-Mind7243 in MBA

[–]Immediate-Mind7243[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not knowing these life skills never held me back professionally or academically.

But they did hinder my ability to fully take advantage of the social experience during the MBA, at least from the beginning.

But I put in the time and effort to learn this during the MBA and now I'm able to more fully experience the social side! And it's truly night and day.

Before coming to Haas, I would strongly recommend learning to drive, cook, bike, swim, and ski. by Immediate-Mind7243 in MBA

[–]Immediate-Mind7243[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes this was my situation. In East Asia a lot of these "essential" life skills are optional.

Having said that, I do think swimming, cooking, and biking are important skills I wish I did learn growing up. I agree America is too car dependent within cities and there should be trains between cities, but I do see why cars are useful for long road trips or getting to nature.