Nervousness was never there. Not that I had been optimistic and had thought that life here at IMT would be great. It was just that I was ready to give education another fight.
But I was in for a surprise. I am not here for a class. I am here as a participant of a program known as MBA. Studies no longer consist of how much can you retain in your memory, but how you can utilize your brain to its full capacity.
Learn. Unlearn. Relearn. Everyday is a surprise. Surprise that is good. Surprise that makes me wonder why was MBA never part of my planned life. Thank god! He didn't make the mistake and sent me here anyway.
I was prepared to be immune to the tantrums that my roomie might have thrown. And turns out, we had a lot more in common than anyone could have foreseen. With her, its comfort and humor all the time! I was prepared not to receive smiles from my hostel mates, and all I get is smiles. Each and everyone here at IMT has some aura surrounding them. You can tell by the way they talk, the way they walk, that these people will enjoy every situation, but when they will get down to business, they will get it done.
Shy I thought I would be surrounded by such talented people. But no, everyone is so welcoming. Everyone wants you to be comfortable. Friends I have found here.
Every day of the week, we have guest lectures. Many prominent leaders take out their time to come and speak with us. Articulation skills just added more value to their communication skills. Never before in a class, have I not turned around to see what time the lecture will end! They come, and have something new for us to learn everyday. How do they do it? I don't know. But I m inspired, that one day I will also be famous, and end up coming back to this college to give a guest lecture.
No longer do I have books to memorize. I now have case studies to read. And once read, to speak my heart out in class. There are no worries. No answer is right or wrong. No question is stupid. Just say what you heart says and pay attention to what other classmates say. It is amazing, without books and just a single piece of paper in my hand, and I have learnt a lot more than I ever had in such duration of time.
And once the typical day at college ends, the learning doesn't end. There are facilities for major sports here and are usually occupied. Sports. What joy it brings to my heart. I now have female friends, with whom I can sit in the mess and watch the Euro 2012. I can roam around the campus to various canteens and order a maggie anytime I wish to!
So leaving my job and going to college was not a bad idea. Maybe some other college could have felt like a torture. But to be part of IMT Ghaziabad, it is just a blessing.
But I was in for a surprise. I am not here for a class. I am here as a participant of a program known as MBA. Studies no longer consist of how much can you retain in your memory, but how you can utilize your brain to its full capacity.
Learn. Unlearn. Relearn. Everyday is a surprise. Surprise that is good. Surprise that makes me wonder why was MBA never part of my planned life. Thank god! He didn't make the mistake and sent me here anyway.
I was prepared to be immune to the tantrums that my roomie might have thrown. And turns out, we had a lot more in common than anyone could have foreseen. With her, its comfort and humor all the time! I was prepared not to receive smiles from my hostel mates, and all I get is smiles. Each and everyone here at IMT has some aura surrounding them. You can tell by the way they talk, the way they walk, that these people will enjoy every situation, but when they will get down to business, they will get it done.
Shy I thought I would be surrounded by such talented people. But no, everyone is so welcoming. Everyone wants you to be comfortable. Friends I have found here.
Every day of the week, we have guest lectures. Many prominent leaders take out their time to come and speak with us. Articulation skills just added more value to their communication skills. Never before in a class, have I not turned around to see what time the lecture will end! They come, and have something new for us to learn everyday. How do they do it? I don't know. But I m inspired, that one day I will also be famous, and end up coming back to this college to give a guest lecture.
No longer do I have books to memorize. I now have case studies to read. And once read, to speak my heart out in class. There are no worries. No answer is right or wrong. No question is stupid. Just say what you heart says and pay attention to what other classmates say. It is amazing, without books and just a single piece of paper in my hand, and I have learnt a lot more than I ever had in such duration of time.
And once the typical day at college ends, the learning doesn't end. There are facilities for major sports here and are usually occupied. Sports. What joy it brings to my heart. I now have female friends, with whom I can sit in the mess and watch the Euro 2012. I can roam around the campus to various canteens and order a maggie anytime I wish to!
So leaving my job and going to college was not a bad idea. Maybe some other college could have felt like a torture. But to be part of IMT Ghaziabad, it is just a blessing.
