A beautiful location away from the main city, a lush green campus, an array of clubs & committees intended towards self-development, amazing faculty, friendly students .. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH .. And the list goes on …. Such similar string of words has been used time and again to make campuses across the world “UNIQUE”. But is that what actually makes a college campus unique?
It was 4.00 am in Pattaya, I checked-out from my hotel room and was waiting in hotel reception area for my family to arrive. Tired because I was made to wake up early, I started scrolling my e-mails being almost sure that I would find nothing interesting as always, but god had other plans for me this time. My eyes stumbled upon one particular message from IIM Visakhapatnam Administration. My heart started racing like a Ferrari and my mind started thinking of all the things that could happen to me after reading this mail. Slowly, my hands wet from the profuse sweating clicked on the thread. And voila… It was Congratulatory message for being selected in the one of the prestigious Institute in India for two-year MBA program. I was so happy that for next 10 minute or so, I did not realize where I was or what was I doing there.
My name is Lakshmi Sravya. I am a fresher looking forward to shape my future in one of the prestigious B-schools. In this process I got a call for interview from IIM Visakhapatnam and that was my first IIM interview call. Before that I converted the calls from other 2 private b schools and an IIM call excited me. I performed decently well in the interview and got converted. Though I was very happy I was confused whether to join a new IIM or to give an another try. First I thought of knowing completely about IIM Visakhapatnam.
Sometimes in your life you found yourself well settled, well paid, living near your hometown You found yourself surrounded by a word “comfort” but even having all of this you cannot stop your mind about not thinking more in life. I found that I have earned sufficient experience but know very little about how the whole business is run.
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves.” William Shakespeare
I have chosen IIM V over other well established B Schools of our country. It has been a tough decision as it included letting go a chance to study together with one of my best friends (which we deeply wished for while trying to bell the CAT.) This tough decision has been backed with some solid reasoning which I wish to share with you all …..
The Day was 6 June 2018, Interviews of different B-Schools were over and I was eagerly waiting for results. With the FIFA World Cup fever going on I was out playing football with my friends. It was halftime when I got a call from my friend saying results are out. I was tired and anxious, my heart was pounding just thinking what may be the outcome of the result. I opened my mailbox and there it was IIM Visakhapatnam mail.
For any individual interested in management, getting into IIM is a dream come true. Fortunately for me I had the luck of getting selected in two IIM’s. But, I choose IIM VISAKHAPATNAM. The first thing that got me interested in IIMV is that it is mentored by IIMB, which is well know for its own perks and reputation. Most of the faculty in IIMV are from IIM’s themselves, which is good since they can relate to students and help us improve. The behavior of the administrative staff is top notch. I never expected that kind of treatment from an administrative staff which I received during my interview.
