Random musings

March 19, I had my SP Jain interviews on the 16th. I was to reach the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan at 11.30. So in order to reach early i left my place at around 10. At around 10.40 when i was about 20 minutes away from the interview center I jus felt like having a look at my call letter. The contents of letter really make me feel like . . . (I was to report at 10.30). Now I don't even have to try to do such things. It just happens. But fortunately not all guys are punctual like the IIMs so when i reached the place a few minutes after 11 I realised that rahul and his ideas are not irrelevant despite some exceptions. Now SP Jain is different is quite an understatement. The level of student involvement is simply great. Students are take care of everything from the registration to the final interviews. We had a presentation and at no point did these guys say that there are the best and such. The honesty was refreshing and very evident. In the interviews I did not see a single fresh...

March 13, Having a friend like rahul does help esp when it comes to taking a lift. But then like coin he too has an other side and I bore the brunt of it the day before yesterday. After spending almost 5 years with him you become a true indian. You start believing in the concept of the IST ie the Indian Standard Time. So when I reached the IIC at 11.33 (my report time was 11.30), I felt that I was dot on time, but not before long I realized the folly of my assumptions. There was another chap who reached one minute before me and he was asked to return home. When I heard of it I had all the butterflies that you can think of. But then the other side of the coin tossed up and I went and had a word with the guys around. They relented and asked me to come at 3 in the afternoon but the other guys who reached one minute earlier than me was told to report the next day. So I had lots and lots of time and the guys in the three O Clock...

March 11, Its almost 2.30 in the morning and I am jumpy. I lost count of the number of times i have moved about my room doing nothing. I took up a couple of magazines only to put it down in a couple of minutes. Looking at any of my course book does not help either. Now what do i do to feel better. let me share a gem of a suggestion given to me. I have my interviews at the India International Center. So one smartass suggested that I go to lodhi gardens and stare and laugh at the early birds out there. Isn't that a great way to get rid of your stress. To be honest I just have no idea what I am going to do tomorrow. I have not touched any of my course books and papers are a thing of the past. To make things worse I have been getting some very negative comments for my gdpi. The first gd had the invigilator tell me that i was too apologetic and in the very next one I was told that I was too obstinate. So guys what to believe and what not?? Writing ...