Of Choices, B-schools and what ensues...

Long time since I had been sane enough to write something.. But now I am almost back on track.

Life gives us lemons and we are supposed to learn making good lemonade very early.
That I did fine.
Life also gives us gifts on a platter sometimes. And this looks too good to believe.
That too, I had now. Admissions to three (not one, not two) top B-schools of the country came in a span of a month.
Sure I expected one, but three.. never.

Then comes the tough part of the luck- choosing one of the 3 colleges. Rating the colleges on parameters so crazy that the CAT criteria is put to shame. Choice is what spoils half our life.

Landed up in Kozhikode and the city was in a lockdown that day. What an entry to IIM Kozhikode!
Intimidated by the seniors in more ways than one. Got trapped in more hostels than one. Hated almost everyone, almost to the extent of getting out of the 'non-violence' concept.

40 days into the course and college, I find the energy, time and peace to get down to writing something. And this comes at the cost of losing not just sleep but much more. Getting to grips with the reality of this kind of life, which is a world apart from where I come from, in over a month is a commendable achievement on my scale.
I know the world measures on a different scale. But that is what I've learnt over the short while I've been at 'K'ampus - you make your world the way you like, and you have no one to help but yourself.

Till the next time...


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