To begin on a lighter note, I have encountered challenges right from my birth, being born as a 1.3 kg premature baby, I believe only that ‘NEVER GIVE UP’ attitude of mine kept me alive and surviving in an incubator for nearly a month. Growing up, I encountered my first challenge when I failed to secure a seat in a medical college, which was my dream ever since as a kid. This failure surely was a set back and I went into my cocoon for a while, but this ‘NEVER GIVE UP’ attitude kept me awake and gave me new dreams of venturing into the humanities stream. The next year I appeared for the HSEE exam conducted by IIT Madras for a 5 year program in developmental studies. Unfortunately, I could not clear that as well. The amount of social and peer pressure I was facing made me almost think of quitting, but this ‘NEVER GIVE UP’ attitude of mine again picked me up from my shattered dreams and made me pursue a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication. While pursuing, that urge to achieve something big in my life pushed me to prepare for CAT. To my surprise, I cleared it in my very first attempt and secured a seat in IIM Trichy with 10 other admission offers from the other IIMs. This journey has surely taught me perseverance and patience with dedicated efforts will surely see you through at a higher place than you dream of. With the same ‘NEVER GIVE UP’ attitude, I am looking forward to more interesting challenges in my life.