9.00 AM - The piercing blare of my phone’s alarm brings me back from the thirteenth dimension of deep sleep as my non-REM cycle aborts and I awake with a splitting headache, with the choicest of cuss words for my phone, my timetable, my life in general. But a good seven snoozes later I’m back to my best behaviour. Picking the least smelly pair of jeans from the laundry bag, I jog to my 9.30 class.
The farewell to the seniors last week reminded me of our fresher’s party eight month before. It was hard to realize how quickly the time passed by. Within one month, and the first year was about to complete. The involvement in the daily academic works and co-curricular activities made the time to fly unnoticeable. Quizzes, assignments and projects became the part of my daily life. Late night discussions and few hours of sleep now had become a common phenomenon.
For an MBA student the college campus becomes a home for the next two years. Even the festivals, celebrations all are spent at the institute. The aesthetically appealing IIM Lucknow campus has made the frenetic life of the b-school way simpler. The red bricks enclosing wisdom and the picturesque views at every blink, describe the world’s 34th most beautiful business school.
2 States and Chetan Bhagat, are the bane of every MBA aspirant, especially the IIM ones. The story gave us hope, of surreal and love, minimal studies and lots of dances. You enter the campus thinking your life will change with a serving of sambhar but behold, the last feelings you will have after entering the mess are love and appreciation. You believe you will never have to attend classes, roaming in the corridors with books in hand are enough... my poor friends, you will grow old in the classes, the clock won't move its hands and some of you will feel your cells dying. And you might feel that in spite of so many dances, romances and dramas, you will get placements in a jiffy... you all must have gotten the drift by now... except a lucky few, placements will test your patience, endurance and faith in god.
Undoubtedly, getting into XLRI is the single best thing that happened to me in my entire life. I, still, vividly remember every moment associated with my preparation, interview, sound of my heartbeats when the result window was taking light years to buffer, and finally, the word ‘Congratulations’! It was the moment of ‘dream come true’! It was the moment when you finally realize that ‘ablife set hai’… or is it?
After cracking what is considered to be one of the most challenging entrance exams, The CAT, a thought crosses every person’s mind - Is that an end or just the beginning? What should be the next steps? Is there any success mantra that one needs to follow for the next two years?
Being an MBA in the making from a premier b-school is not an easy life to live. Expectations from family and friends run sky high. They look forward to a glorious transformation their son/daughter/friend will undergo while living within those proverbial four walls of the b-school. Seldom are they disappointed. Studying with a motley crowd in a b-school has its own advantages. Working in a group not only helps in understanding oneself better but also helps in knowing varied approaches to accomplish the same task.
9.00 AM - The piercing blare of my phone’s alarm brings me back from the thirteenth dimension of deep sleep as my non-REM cycle aborts and I awake with a splitting headache, with the choicest of cuss words for my phone, my timetable, my life in general. But a good seven snoozes later I’m back to my best behaviour. Picking the least smelly pair of jeans from the laundry bag, I jog to my 9.30 class.
The farewell to the seniors last week reminded me of our fresher’s party eight month before. It was hard to realize how quickly the time passed by. Within one month, and the first year was about to complete. The involvement in the daily academic works and co-curricular activities made the time to fly unnoticeable. Quizzes, assignments and projects became the part of my daily life. Late night discussions and few hours of sleep now had become a common phenomenon.
For an MBA student the college campus becomes a home for the next two years. Even the festivals, celebrations all are spent at the institute. The aesthetically appealing IIM Lucknow campus has made the frenetic life of the b-school way simpler. The red bricks enclosing wisdom and the picturesque views at every blink, describe the world’s 34th most beautiful business school.
2 States and Chetan Bhagat, are the bane of every MBA aspirant, especially the IIM ones. The story gave us hope, of surreal and love, minimal studies and lots of dances. You enter the campus thinking your life will change with a serving of sambhar but behold, the last feelings you will have after entering the mess are love and appreciation. You believe you will never have to attend classes, roaming in the corridors with books in hand are enough... my poor friends, you will grow old in the classes, the clock won't move its hands and some of you will feel your cells dying. And you might feel that in spite of so many dances, romances and dramas, you will get placements in a jiffy... you all must have gotten the drift by now... except a lucky few, placements will test your patience, endurance and faith in god.
Undoubtedly, getting into XLRI is the single best thing that happened to me in my entire life. I, still, vividly remember every moment associated with my preparation, interview, sound of my heartbeats when the result window was taking light years to buffer, and finally, the word ‘Congratulations’! It was the moment of ‘dream come true’! It was the moment when you finally realize that ‘ablife set hai’… or is it?
After cracking what is considered to be one of the most challenging entrance exams, The CAT, a thought crosses every person’s mind - Is that an end or just the beginning? What should be the next steps? Is there any success mantra that one needs to follow for the next two years?
Being an MBA in the making from a premier b-school is not an easy life to live. Expectations from family and friends run sky high. They look forward to a glorious transformation their son/daughter/friend will undergo while living within those proverbial four walls of the b-school. Seldom are they disappointed. Studying with a motley crowd in a b-school has its own advantages. Working in a group not only helps in understanding oneself better but also helps in knowing varied approaches to accomplish the same task.
