It was 13th June 2018, when I flew from Ahmedabad to Delhi, with lots of dreams and excitement, to my new journey. For whole year it was a tough situation to manage between busy work schedule and aspiration to excel in CAT. There was a kind of proud feeling that I did make through.
The journey has been only one month long but full of excitement. Each and every moment in MDI has been eventful until now. I came to the beautiful campus on 14th June full of nervous excitement. And from the next day onwards, there has been no relaxation, no more resting on your previous achievements or your brilliant score in CAT. There have been so many events which have been full of memories in the past one month. But, the moment which stands out is the sports competition KOK which has helped me challenge the barriers in my mind.
It was 6.24 in the morning. I stepped down at Nizamuddin Terminus, Delhi. The weather was awesome. I booked a cab to MDI Gurgaon. Driver was playing a Punjabi song and I am talked to him constantly throughout the 1-hour ride. And then appeared the MDI Gate. It reminded me of my B tech campus, the campus full of greenery.
My journey in MDI has been full of rush, vigor and enthusiasm. But the most important aspect of this journey has been the inspiration that I get from my fellow batchmates. There have been umpteen number of instances where I pushed my limits just by getting inspired by my peers and batchmates. I would like to share one such incident here. There was a marathon which was organized by the social service club, SAMARITANS, in which everyone was asked to participate. The rules stated that a person needs to cover six rounds of the whole campus in order to complete the marathon. When I heard this, I got so terrified that I decided not to participate, as running in a marathon was the worst nightmare for me. But there was another rule, which stated that after completing every round, you got some points, which would eventually contribute to your class score. Hence, I somehow managed to convince myself to run just one round for the sake of my class. The marathon started and I somehow completed one round. But just as I was about to leave the track, I saw some boys bracing up to run the second round. When I looked into their eyes, I saw a flame, an intent to succeed, to make the class proud by giving their best. It was that flame which motivated me to push my limits a little further and run. I closed my eyes and ran for as long as I could, and when I opened them, I was standing at the finish line. I had completed six rounds of the marathon! After this incident, I realized that everything is possible when you have inspirational and motivated people around you.
MDI campus is another world. It's like a living in a family with thousand members who are disciplined and focused yet knows how to have fun. One peculiar thing in my campus is marketing planning class in the first term. The class is very interactive where he shares his experiences and stories and makes it very engaging. He teaches us various concepts of marketing moulded into a story. But since the class is at 8:30 in the morning, most of us are in a drowsy state. But our professor has an interesting way to wake us up. So, if he finds anyone dozing off for more than 30 seconds in the class, he will ask that person to dance for a minute on some song in front of the entire class. Even a single second extra can make you dance. Seeing someone dancing with crazy moves refreshes our mind instantly. This also makes us feel more comfortable in his class and we feel, like our prof calls it, “entertained”! We also try to stay awake or not to get caught. But according to me, it's not very difficult to stay awake in his class because the way he teaches is amazing and we just need to stay attentive. This is one thing which I think differentiates MDI from any other B-school because he is the only teacher I know who responds to “found sleeping in the class” in such a way. This is one example of how efficiently the MDI community maintains the balance between sincerity and fun. The campus experience is quite enthralling and amusing at the same time. The activities and academics give us the lessons and the campus life gives us the experience!
MBA is all about prioritization and time management though we have all read about a typical day in any b-school in various websites we were thrown off our game during the first instance of us experiencing the same since it was the first time I was thrown off my comfort zone in the b-school I would consider the induction week as my most memorable experience at MDI so far.
‘If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads’
I had sown the seeds of my dreams when I got admission at MDI, Gurgaon. It took time to sink in that I had really made it to my dream B-school, one of the premier colleges of India. The feeling of awe and wonder (which disappeared after school) made a way back in my life. I had come thinking my cup was full, only to realize that the cup that I was holding was too small.
It was 13th June 2018, when I flew from Ahmedabad to Delhi, with lots of dreams and excitement, to my new journey. For whole year it was a tough situation to manage between busy work schedule and aspiration to excel in CAT. There was a kind of proud feeling that I did make through.
The journey has been only one month long but full of excitement. Each and every moment in MDI has been eventful until now. I came to the beautiful campus on 14th June full of nervous excitement. And from the next day onwards, there has been no relaxation, no more resting on your previous achievements or your brilliant score in CAT. There have been so many events which have been full of memories in the past one month. But, the moment which stands out is the sports competition KOK which has helped me challenge the barriers in my mind.
It was 6.24 in the morning. I stepped down at Nizamuddin Terminus, Delhi. The weather was awesome. I booked a cab to MDI Gurgaon. Driver was playing a Punjabi song and I am talked to him constantly throughout the 1-hour ride. And then appeared the MDI Gate. It reminded me of my B tech campus, the campus full of greenery.
My journey in MDI has been full of rush, vigor and enthusiasm. But the most important aspect of this journey has been the inspiration that I get from my fellow batchmates. There have been umpteen number of instances where I pushed my limits just by getting inspired by my peers and batchmates. I would like to share one such incident here. There was a marathon which was organized by the social service club, SAMARITANS, in which everyone was asked to participate. The rules stated that a person needs to cover six rounds of the whole campus in order to complete the marathon. When I heard this, I got so terrified that I decided not to participate, as running in a marathon was the worst nightmare for me. But there was another rule, which stated that after completing every round, you got some points, which would eventually contribute to your class score. Hence, I somehow managed to convince myself to run just one round for the sake of my class. The marathon started and I somehow completed one round. But just as I was about to leave the track, I saw some boys bracing up to run the second round. When I looked into their eyes, I saw a flame, an intent to succeed, to make the class proud by giving their best. It was that flame which motivated me to push my limits a little further and run. I closed my eyes and ran for as long as I could, and when I opened them, I was standing at the finish line. I had completed six rounds of the marathon! After this incident, I realized that everything is possible when you have inspirational and motivated people around you.
MDI campus is another world. It's like a living in a family with thousand members who are disciplined and focused yet knows how to have fun. One peculiar thing in my campus is marketing planning class in the first term. The class is very interactive where he shares his experiences and stories and makes it very engaging. He teaches us various concepts of marketing moulded into a story. But since the class is at 8:30 in the morning, most of us are in a drowsy state. But our professor has an interesting way to wake us up. So, if he finds anyone dozing off for more than 30 seconds in the class, he will ask that person to dance for a minute on some song in front of the entire class. Even a single second extra can make you dance. Seeing someone dancing with crazy moves refreshes our mind instantly. This also makes us feel more comfortable in his class and we feel, like our prof calls it, “entertained”! We also try to stay awake or not to get caught. But according to me, it's not very difficult to stay awake in his class because the way he teaches is amazing and we just need to stay attentive. This is one thing which I think differentiates MDI from any other B-school because he is the only teacher I know who responds to “found sleeping in the class” in such a way. This is one example of how efficiently the MDI community maintains the balance between sincerity and fun. The campus experience is quite enthralling and amusing at the same time. The activities and academics give us the lessons and the campus life gives us the experience!
MBA is all about prioritization and time management though we have all read about a typical day in any b-school in various websites we were thrown off our game during the first instance of us experiencing the same since it was the first time I was thrown off my comfort zone in the b-school I would consider the induction week as my most memorable experience at MDI so far.
‘If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads’
I had sown the seeds of my dreams when I got admission at MDI, Gurgaon. It took time to sink in that I had really made it to my dream B-school, one of the premier colleges of India. The feeling of awe and wonder (which disappeared after school) made a way back in my life. I had come thinking my cup was full, only to realize that the cup that I was holding was too small.
