Life@XLRI

5 months into XLRI and now I feel quite settled here. Have seen the most dynamic changes in my lifestyle, attitude and ability to handle things in the past 5 months. A B-school teaches you things which no other place can probably teach.

Nowadays, the uncertainities in my life are pretty much influenced by the suprise quizzes and dynamic schedules.....Really speaking, suprise quizzes are not surprising any more. The initial tryst with the life at a B-school is pretty enthrallling.....New people, new friends, new methodology, new rigour, new study technique(the continuous learning process which most engineering colleges lack) and a new pattern of evaluation for most people.....And then there are the numerous exciting communities to showcase your talent......There is action all around and everytime. Life flows at its fullest speed and doesn't give you a chance to stop and look back...

The biggest among all the changes that one which one experiences is the moulding into the culture of a B-school....Every B-school has a culture.......XL has its own too and its really a jubilant one......The level of interaction and support from batchmates and juniors is something which is rarely found at other places......The discovery of XL bonding for me is has been pleasant surprise which keeps throwing new instances of camaraderie with XLers all around....I feel a proud member of the family now.

A typical day in my life:

mailto:Wakeup@8:30 ----> (The wake up time for most students vary from 8-8:55) ----> Taking a bite of sandwich on the way to classes@ 9 AM is a common experience which people get accustomed to soon.............And then suddenly you get a Balance Sheet problem to be solved in 10 mins....Stakes are high and time to react is less.....Decision making in crunch situation at every moment......Yes thats MBA teaches....

At 10:30 AM the class is over.......the wait for next class @11 starts.......and another session follows till 12:30 PM when we break for lunch......Breaks are meant for gossiping, socializing and chatting except in cases where casestudies are to be solved, presentations are to be made or when quizzes are to happen in the next class.......

Attending a CEO forum@2:30 PM at times or an Economics lecture for that matter keeps the intellegentsia awake......Evening games happen......Basketball,Football, Volleyball,Tennis and TT......There can be a class @4:15 or @6PM or @ 7:45........and if you are really unlucky you may have a day with classes at all the slots.......Breaks give the chance to browse and connect to the outside world also......virtually.......Browsing through ur laptops.......

The life continues till 4 AM in the morning with assignments , studies and parties going on......
there are wet nites......there are Bike rides.......there are grax sessions.......Overall its worth enjoying ....!!