The
first 20 days of Life at XL!
When
I converted XLRI, it was a good 2-month period still to go before I would get
to step into the most sacred and hallowed portals when it comes to a Business
school. So, the 2-month period was spent getting high on XLRI achievements and
specialities which well and truly set it apart from all Business Schools in
India. As 14th June
neared, the excitement was palpable and emotions galore.
So, finally,
I landed at XLRI on 12th June.
And the moment I entered the campus, I knew I was in for a very special chapter
in my life. The lush greenery blew me away. XLRI campus epitomizes beauty in
the highest form and you got to visit the campus to appreciate its splendor. 13th June was our orientation and I got to
see the Professors with such skills and experience that you would just wonder
in awe whether you deserve to be taught by these Gods. The rest of the day was
spent in exploring the picturesque campus and getting the official photograph
clicked.
Then
came 14th June and XL
culture took off that very day. The senior-junior interaction was immense and
the seniors had planned so many things for us which took us by complete surprise.
We even freaked out by some of their planning but everything was planned and
planned to perfection and it was made sure that we were all smiles at the end
of it. I would have loved to disclose what all greeted us in the first few days
and the flawless planning of seniors but as they say it- Whatever happens in XL,
stays inside XL! Such ice breaking sessions and parties ensured that we took to
XL culture in the best possible way and the XL spirit got imbibed in us and we
all were breathing XL, living XL, sleeping XL (for whatever small duration we
managed to hit the sack) .Yes, we were living our life big-THE XL SIZE!
Now,
I introduce you to perhaps the most important aspect of MBA - DREADED
DEADLINES! There were deadlines galore and I was running like a kid in a lost
territory with no idea where to go but one thing was certain- Deadlines are
there for a reason and in a Business School you are supposed to meet them come
what may! So, I worked, sometimes taxed myself but eventually did what mattered
the most-meet deadlines and after meeting deadlines, the joy was divine and I
felt the satisfaction of achieving something tangible.
The
professors at XLRI have an aura around them and I had heard a fare share about
their legendary tales even before stepping in XLRI. When the time to meet them
in person came i.e. lecture time, what I had heard about them disappointed me.
The Profs, as we love to call them, were far more dynamic, learned, knowledgeable
etc. than those stories could portray.
Our
accounting lectures are taken by the most dynamic teacher I have even seen in
my life. He is called GOD in XL-lingo. He can make a drab concept look insanely
appealing and can crack the wittiest of jokes without showing a tooth. And
amidst all this, he makes accounting seem fun and teaches concepts like no one
else in the world can.
The B-School world is entirely
different from an engineering college and after 1 year of not-so-hectic
corporate experience, life here has taken a different turn where I have to be
on my toes all the time and I have so much work and so less time that
prioritization is what I end up doing more often than not. Life is running full
throttle at XLRI and days are days but the different part is nights are not the
usual sleepy nights where you are just dozing off. There are so many events
taking place during night. Excellent peers, stupendous teachers, unmatched XL
culture, bonhomie shared with the seniors make all this running around like
mad-men worthwhile and all I can say is XL MERI JAAN!
The most eventful 20 days of my life
have been the 20 days spent at XLRI and this makes excites me all the more
about the major chunk of life that is still to be lived at XLRI.
Once an XLer, Always an XLer!
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