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“Every time I look in the mirror, I want to see a man whose mother, sister, wife, and daughter are proud to call their own.”
“Every time I look in the mirror, I want to see a man whose mother, sister, wife, and daughter are proud to call their own.”
Recently I met a junior of mine, who asked me what is it like to be at NMIMS Mumbai? That’s when the idea of penning down this article actually struck me. If I were to sum it up in a line, it’s like living the corporate life even before you are actually living it. Confusing? Well, don’t worry, we’ll have that resolved by the end of this article.
"She was hot. He was hunky. Both were young and available to be taken."
Three months into the course and I am still trying to figure that out. Is it about learning financial accounting in a month, or about those intense classroom discussions which leave you mentally drained but gratified? Is it about making a submission for a competition two minutes prior to the deadline or about winning the tug of war match with the team that you formed a day before Microeconomics exam? Is it about those occasional two cups of ‘garam chaai’ (if you are a tea person, one is never enough) at ‘Kaliya’ (a street shop just outside campus) or is it just all about that quiet night walk (evening walks are almost a myth in a b-school) by the campus lakeside just letting everything happening around you sink in? What is it really about?
As the third batch of IIM Sirmaur gears up for the summer placements, the newly-inducted members of the Institute’s Media team pour their hearts out while looking back at their journey through the first three months at IIM Sirmaur.
Reaching the summit of the mountainous CAT gives that feeling of irrevocable and irreplaceable joy, especially after long hours of grasping concepts, preparations, mock tests, and the ultimate stressful pressure of the numerous college interviews. A short break after the b-schools announce their results, and thereafter that dreamt life awaits our arrival in the reality.
Disclaimer: Although the author of this article is from IIM Lucknow, the points stated below are more or less true for all established or older MBA colleges in India. Would still love to hear divergent views in the comments section from students of other colleges.