XL-My Way!

Lately it has been all work, work and work. And then you realize it is play, play and play.XL helps you experience the two poles before you can realize what exactly this place has to offer. The first day you see many happy souls in awe of the place but as time passes their happiness is eclipsed by the almighty assignments and their soul mates (read deadlines).Orientation program made us suspect that our XAT percentile might be a fluke but the actual lectures confirmed all our doubts.

Classes began with a lecture in accounting where our so called knowledge went for a toss and we were forced to believe that profit is a liability and loss is an asset. Really? Yes. We were advised to do a very beautiful thing with our prior knowledge-“Forget it”. This is where I realized that forgetting things is not always hassle free.Quantitaive Techniques made us aware that we were worthless as engineers and that XLRI is always there to rectify our mistakes. So it was high time that urns, colorful balls, coins and dice started to fight for a noble cause and as would be responsible managers we began to solve their problems.

Campus does play an important role in helping us survive. Although the XL website gave a lot of insights about the campus and the offerings, they didn’t explain things to my satisfaction. The experience seemed much better. The greenery, the lawns (always smiling) are splendid and they justified the fees that XL charges. I got my housing placement at The Father Enright Men’s Residence, which is the residence for the fresher batch. The very first day I got a taste of the professionalism that is maintained here.The security guard greeted me and handed over the student manual. At first I knew only my roommate, but now through the various activities I have grown to love and be loved by the people I live with.XL indeed feels like home.

There are loads of events happening which comes as a great relief from the academic work. For the first time I am witnessing these events taking place at such a huge scale. Most of these events are one of their kinds and extremely respectable all over the country. A unique thing that makes XLRI more special is the outbound programme and the adventure trip. As the seniors say it the best thing that will happen at XL.Looking forward for that trip.

XL ki kudiyaan-yes they are very very smart and they easily are a testimony to the fact that beauty and brains do go hand in hand. Some of the best colleges in the country have sent their products here, although the engineers rule the roost. Girls still make the guys work very hard with their percentage being roughly 33.33.

The mess strives to serve good food but then we want more. We don’t have a wide variety of food but it qualifies to be nutritious and hygienic. The best part is you can avail infinite servings at all meals. The library, as I have heard, is pretty huge and serves your appetite to read. I would be in a better position to describe this holy place once I visit it.

Dates in the calendar are closer than they appear.Mid-terms about to begin from 16^th.So tension looming charge. All sorts of calculations going on in our heads to survive the war. Although by now we are clear this is no engineering college and last minute study cannot rescue us.So,we are trying to follow a continual studying process, so that we are in touch with the happenings in the class.An important disclaimer still remains that who tries tries,who does does.

After two weeks in the saddle, it is easy to fall asleep early and get ready for the biggest,longest and never ending lecture of the weekend—Quantitative Techniques.

You never know what you will find around there!