It is now nearly 3 weeks since I landed in Madrid. Having worked in London for the last 7 years, I never really thought that I would come to this wonderful city of Madrid to do my MBA program. Now after spending few days in the city and after some exceptional first impressions of the college, I am glad that I took a break in my career and came all the way to do a 1 year MBA. IE Business School is known for it's continous standing in the World's Top 10 Biz Schools Rankings and that has been a major factor behind my decision to come here. Looking at the criteria of the Rankings, one would get an idea of the facilities of the school and other academic parameters. But still, I was really curious until I got here and attended the classes on Day 1. I was curious to see what makes it stand apart from the rest of the Biz Schools? I am a great fan of Financial Times and followed FT Business School Rankings for a long time. So, I was curious to see in person the various facets of the sch