A New Life.. A new rising sun.. and a broader horizon

Probably this is going to be what I always wanted to do in my life. Learn the management theorems from the Gurus themselves. And maybe thats why fate conspired me to think of Great Lakes as a choice.

Once I started following the college through pagalguy and talked to a few seniors, i knew his was the place I wanted to be in. I attended a session called 'Meet the Dean' and wow. I was bedazzled to say the least. As soon as the college opened its admission process, I applied for it. The process was very simple. Write your details and fill in about five essays, ask your recommender(two of them) to write something good about you and finally write your job profile. All this while making sure that you are genuine and also making sure people understand that MBA is your logical next step. Easy right? Not so easy mate, as this turned to be the place where my brain worked overtime and some people even said that they could see steam coming out (of my ears).

Submitting the application I could sense my heartbeat go like the autorickshaw meter's fare in Bangalore. It was a moment which i can replay even right now in front of my eyes. My recommender(s) also finished their part and all I could do was hope and wait. Even then I checked the site, PG every single day.

Results, like the one's they announce on T.V shows ' coming up in a minute after the break', were delayed by some days. Excruciating wait was followed by exuberance. I was short listed for the GD-PI call. The fact that this was my only call and my only shot at MBA was not even on my mind till my GD-PI day. I clearly remember the day at a hotel in Bangalore. Dressed in black formals , I managed to misplace my sunglasses. But the whole session was good and the interview panel and seniors made me feel very comfortable. The GD was on an easy topic which made it tougher to get good points but remembering the day I think i just voiced my opinions for around 3 minutes and i made around 3-4 new points. I guess those points were good.

The interview panel, who was supposed to take my interview, were delayed in traffic. (Cant blame anyone, its Bangalore!) Interview lasted around 15 minutes and the made sure they understood why I wanted to choose Great Lakes and why an MBA.

Well, after the interview day, the final results took like an eternity to come out. This time around excruciating pain was followed by a sigh of relief. I had made it. Calls and messages from everyone and yet I felt alone in my celebrations, until two people set up a Facebook group. That was the birth of Spartans.

Today after getting relieved from my company, getting my suitcases packed, checking and rechecking my document, I stand on the threshold of a new bend in the river of my life. I am a Spartan. And I am proud of it.