And thus life went on. Gradually, 7.35s became 8s and then 8.30s. The college presentations and projects really taught me to handle pressures (obviously it will be a pressure if one starts working in the last minute) and work with a bigger team (every member with different opinions and wavelengths). We all learned to make PPTs(Did we??). Group formations used to be too much of a fun with people vying with each other (and arguing with the professors) to select group members of their choice.
The best part was, as days went by and we began making presentations after presentations, they became a routine one that we would prepare on any topic the previous day (or the same day) and submit some report which would look like a professionally made one. Thanks to Mr.Google and thousands of unknown saviors who upload their various projects on the net, there was no dearth of information on any subject. Any topic in the world, reports/ppts can be made in a day (maximum).
This is just one side of the coin. I am not trying to say that all project reports are made like this. I have come across various projects (few of mine included) where the group members (or a few of them) have taken enormous pains to go into details, visit organizations personally and make it a really professionally made one. When such hard-worked projects are appreciated by the other students and professors, the happiness that brings can be the best experience one can get in an MBA life. CGPAs not always matter. They are highly subjective and discriminatory.
Enough of boring. Coming back to the topic, I got introduced to chatting (Yahoo messenger) by one of my friends. This was when I came to realize how addictive chat can become (even though the addiction levels depend on the gender of the person chatting with you :)). I remember rushing back from classes, even without waiting for friends at college, to chat on yahoo messenger. It was an interesting phase I admit.
Another event in my first year used to be participating in various inter-college paper writing competitions. One of my papers (along with a friend) got selected for IIM Indore competition. Then on, competitions became a craze. After the IIM Ahmedabad event, where out team won 2nd prize in a simulation event defeating top teams, the craze had gone beyond its limits. Sleeping timings got reduced, thanks to these competitions and the yahoo messengers. In between, there were quite a lot of academics too. It was this period, mainly the 2nd and 3rd trimesters, when I really felt under pressure. Despite all these, managed to increase the time I spent with my friends here as well as watched lots of movies (which I never used to watch when I was working). Whenever I went to college parties, made it a point to mingle with everyone and more than that, DAAAANCCCCCE.
Overall, first year was a mixed bag. I tried to change from a (supposedly) geeky reserved naïve guy to someone who can also be active in the social circles. I am not sure whether I ended up being perceived that way by the end of first year. But it was an eventful one year which brought in new perspectives.
Then came an even more eventful second year…. I will write about it shortly in Part 3 (promise promise... it will be the last one in the series :))
The best part was, as days went by and we began making presentations after presentations, they became a routine one that we would prepare on any topic the previous day (or the same day) and submit some report which would look like a professionally made one. Thanks to Mr.Google and thousands of unknown saviors who upload their various projects on the net, there was no dearth of information on any subject. Any topic in the world, reports/ppts can be made in a day (maximum).
This is just one side of the coin. I am not trying to say that all project reports are made like this. I have come across various projects (few of mine included) where the group members (or a few of them) have taken enormous pains to go into details, visit organizations personally and make it a really professionally made one. When such hard-worked projects are appreciated by the other students and professors, the happiness that brings can be the best experience one can get in an MBA life. CGPAs not always matter. They are highly subjective and discriminatory.
Enough of boring. Coming back to the topic, I got introduced to chatting (Yahoo messenger) by one of my friends. This was when I came to realize how addictive chat can become (even though the addiction levels depend on the gender of the person chatting with you :)). I remember rushing back from classes, even without waiting for friends at college, to chat on yahoo messenger. It was an interesting phase I admit.
Another event in my first year used to be participating in various inter-college paper writing competitions. One of my papers (along with a friend) got selected for IIM Indore competition. Then on, competitions became a craze. After the IIM Ahmedabad event, where out team won 2nd prize in a simulation event defeating top teams, the craze had gone beyond its limits. Sleeping timings got reduced, thanks to these competitions and the yahoo messengers. In between, there were quite a lot of academics too. It was this period, mainly the 2nd and 3rd trimesters, when I really felt under pressure. Despite all these, managed to increase the time I spent with my friends here as well as watched lots of movies (which I never used to watch when I was working). Whenever I went to college parties, made it a point to mingle with everyone and more than that, DAAAANCCCCCE.
Overall, first year was a mixed bag. I tried to change from a (supposedly) geeky reserved naïve guy to someone who can also be active in the social circles. I am not sure whether I ended up being perceived that way by the end of first year. But it was an eventful one year which brought in new perspectives.
Then came an even more eventful second year…. I will write about it shortly in Part 3 (promise promise... it will be the last one in the series :))
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