That is when I last wrote a post, summer of 2009. I had got calls from MDI, XLRI &; IMT for my management post-graduation and I was in the process of giving the interviews. I was also working the "technical" field on linux thin-client sercer setup on Debian (lenny). I had started to swim, read novels again and had been almost getting bored.
Then I converted my MDI call for a post grad. in HR field, and suddenly I wasn't bored. Hectic schedules started from the first week itself. In my engineering, we DID NOT have compulsory lecture attendance (and I think partly that was a reason I never studied), but boy-oh-boy MBA was different. More than 90% attendance or they dock your grade one level; as it is I have a negative correlation to grades, there was no scope for a dock!! Tried to enter the several clubs at the institute ("MBA is never only about the acads" as the seniors were saying); and got through to the cultural club.
Though never strong in acads and very lethargic, I can work. A practical person at core, I excitedly worked for the cultural club; even participated for on-stage performances- mime (link here) and dance (no proper record, yey!! I suck at remembering the dance steps apparently). Acads as usual were giving me a hard time; pre-session readings and assignments and presentations, discussion and class participation in every class, post-session projects were irritating to say the least. I was at my lethargic best throughout and as a true DAIICTian believed in Just-In-Time! Though bunking classes was not an option, sleeping certainly was :D. Some professors din't quite notice, while some were very strict and pushed for participation; as if! We got our seats fixed according to our roll no.s and as luck had it I stayed at the last bench :) .. solving sudokus and word-jumbles from the Delhi Times, reading the whole Times from front to last, sketching (random) on the notebook on the same page as the class notes, writing more short proses, and ofcourse sleeping; which no matter however hours I slept the night before, was a constant. The courses too sucked big time; and the exams obviously. I din't quite have the experience or the requisite skills (read: faff, in the terminology of MDI) for writing 3-4 pages answers to a single question!!
Between all this I made some wonderful and special friends, got shifted (after 2 weeks :D) to the best room at campus with attached bathroom (thanks to my roomie's luck I should say), enjoyed my time with outings to the malls of gurgaon (there's not much else to do in gurgaon), failed miserable at acads again (and again), created more projects and presentations than in the whole life and then some, helped organized the various cultural activities and festivals at MDI and got selected as the joint secretary of the club, tried to dance at the irregular parties in the campus without success, went to a few 4'o clock outings to McD and convergys (the 11 pm limit of entry-exit is errm "manageable" sometimes), had to go through the dissapointing period of getting a summer internship (my grad. grades are just so awesome ;) ), attended sad and happy events back in Indore, plus a great trip to Jaipur, then started to study a bit more (very reluctantly), extended my gaming career for some time more (dissapointingly irregular), got selected as the secretary of the cultural club, joined the college's corporate communication team, finally got selected for an internship, and cleared my room before going home.
Now looking back it was a great time, could have been better could have been worse, but who cares. And the summer of 2010 is going to be a great time (though at home!)
Then I converted my MDI call for a post grad. in HR field, and suddenly I wasn't bored. Hectic schedules started from the first week itself. In my engineering, we DID NOT have compulsory lecture attendance (and I think partly that was a reason I never studied), but boy-oh-boy MBA was different. More than 90% attendance or they dock your grade one level; as it is I have a negative correlation to grades, there was no scope for a dock!! Tried to enter the several clubs at the institute ("MBA is never only about the acads" as the seniors were saying); and got through to the cultural club.
Though never strong in acads and very lethargic, I can work. A practical person at core, I excitedly worked for the cultural club; even participated for on-stage performances- mime (link here) and dance (no proper record, yey!! I suck at remembering the dance steps apparently). Acads as usual were giving me a hard time; pre-session readings and assignments and presentations, discussion and class participation in every class, post-session projects were irritating to say the least. I was at my lethargic best throughout and as a true DAIICTian believed in Just-In-Time! Though bunking classes was not an option, sleeping certainly was :D. Some professors din't quite notice, while some were very strict and pushed for participation; as if! We got our seats fixed according to our roll no.s and as luck had it I stayed at the last bench :) .. solving sudokus and word-jumbles from the Delhi Times, reading the whole Times from front to last, sketching (random) on the notebook on the same page as the class notes, writing more short proses, and ofcourse sleeping; which no matter however hours I slept the night before, was a constant. The courses too sucked big time; and the exams obviously. I din't quite have the experience or the requisite skills (read: faff, in the terminology of MDI) for writing 3-4 pages answers to a single question!!
Between all this I made some wonderful and special friends, got shifted (after 2 weeks :D) to the best room at campus with attached bathroom (thanks to my roomie's luck I should say), enjoyed my time with outings to the malls of gurgaon (there's not much else to do in gurgaon), failed miserable at acads again (and again), created more projects and presentations than in the whole life and then some, helped organized the various cultural activities and festivals at MDI and got selected as the joint secretary of the club, tried to dance at the irregular parties in the campus without success, went to a few 4'o clock outings to McD and convergys (the 11 pm limit of entry-exit is errm "manageable" sometimes), had to go through the dissapointing period of getting a summer internship (my grad. grades are just so awesome ;) ), attended sad and happy events back in Indore, plus a great trip to Jaipur, then started to study a bit more (very reluctantly), extended my gaming career for some time more (dissapointingly irregular), got selected as the secretary of the cultural club, joined the college's corporate communication team, finally got selected for an internship, and cleared my room before going home.
Now looking back it was a great time, could have been better could have been worse, but who cares. And the summer of 2010 is going to be a great time (though at home!)
