That Time of the Year - For all the second-year B-Schoolers in India about to say goodbye

…When the last exam is written. And not a single soul cares about grades, for a change!

…When you interact with any of your favourite professors the last time, and thank them personally for a good learning experience.

…When you go for “the” B-School trip with your entire group. Almost all of XLRI can be found in north-east India or Bhutan. Maybe at other colleges, it would be Goa. Well actually, it doesn’t really matter where you go, the carefree feeling is all that matters.

…When you attend the last crazy party on campus and dance till dawn (among other things!)

…When you don that hat and gown, sit down altogether as a batch, and officially receive your “MBA”. Throwing the hats in the air – what a feeling!

…When you find yourself wishing “Just one more day/week/month here, please”. I found myself wishing it once. But then I realised that the additional day/week/month may not have all the unpredictable elements that B-School life did on a normal day, all those things that made me love it in the first place.

…When you feel that work will never be as much fun as the two years in college. That may be true. But when I returned home the last time from XLRI, a friend said something great – “I hope you find many more XLRIs for yourself wherever you go”. I haven’t yet found it, but am hopeful of the future!

 

The author is an alumnus of XLRI School of Business & Human Resources (Batch of 2011). Currently working as a TAS Manager, she has worked with Goldman Sachs (Global Investment Research) in the past. A graduate from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics (Batch of 2007), Miti has also completed her C.A.

 

Other articles by Miti Vaidya here

 

You may also like to read articles by other XLRI alumni:

Miti Vaidya : What makes XLRI Jamshedpur so special 

Meet Kachhy : The CFA conundrum

Sowmya Srinivasan : Summers Prep – Finance roles

 

Articles by current XLRI student Anusheel here : XLRI – The B-School with a Social Heart, Why the New Admissions Criteria of the IIMs makes sense

 

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