How MBA school is like Harry Potter.

More specifically, MBA school is a lot like Hogwarts.

Although there is a degree of specialization, it is not nearly to the same degree as an undergraduate education. You learn about a lot of different subjects, not all of which are necessarily directly related to each other, but which somehow manage to come in handy in a later class.

Your classmates are all over the map, some academically inclined, others less so.

Your instructors are also all over the map, some competent, some less so, some seeking fame.

Your magic wand is your financial calculator. It is a bit mysterious at first, but then later becomes nearly indispensible.

The ghosts of more famous alumni haunt the halls.

Okay, we don't wear robes and hats. I suppose if we all wore suits, that would count.