3.5 actually, mostly because reading this tale of a former journalist at Harvard Business School was so soothing for me as an Arts & Letters type about to take a similar plunge (not Harvard, but a top-20ish b-school).

Here are ways in which I could connect to the author:

1) Seeing the MBA not so much as a path to riches, but as a way to "understand the world better", and also perhaps some financial stability for one's family.

2) Being somewhat quantitatively challenged, and just scared of math in general.

3) Not really understanding what exactly a management consultant does all day.

4) Not 100% sure why I chose the MBA route, but can point to a gut feeling I can do something productive with it.

So for someone not interested in business school the details might be a bore, but as the author is a journalist it is well written and a good story. I would have liked more a clearer ending, but maybe the final path was not decided yet. Sequel?