2015-2018

I entered VIPs as a free going girl with dreams in mind and passion for media. Now, after 3 years I left the place with a responsibly of life and passion for a career. These 3 years changed the person

4th August 2015, was the date when I entered this college with some dreams and desires. 14 years of schooling has given me a lot of comfort and sweet memories which I still cherish. But I knew that this phase of college is just for 3 years and then it will end. I knew that everyone I will meet here will be for a purpose and once that purpose is solved they will leave. I knew that I won’t get people who will stand with me and will be there for me. 

But, on my last day of practicals when I looked at my college, I realized how wrong I was when I entered this place. I met people who had an objective to exist in my life but I also met some who exists in my life because they love me. I met people who stood against me but I even met some who still stand for me in good and worst. I knew this phase was of 3 years but it was hard to believe that these 3 years came to an end. 

My life swapped in these 3 years. After 3 days of joining college, I lost my grandfather all of a sudden. His sudden death brought a lot of changes in my life. He was one of the most important and precious person in my life and his absence will be always felt in my life. 4th Semester of my 2nd Year gave me another shattering as I lost my grandmother.  She was suffering from Cancer from the past 6 months and those 6 months were so stressing and full of problems for me.  In these 3 years, my role and responsibilities changed. The girl, who just cared about her life and her problems, now had to take care of her family. I had to take responsibility for my work and my goals. My life was not centered on myself but was around my family as well now.

In all these changes, I came across different kind of friends. Some existed in my life for a reason like a group activity, notes or assignments. While some existed to create trouble in my life so much that I break down into pieces and don’t perform well (fortunately that didn’t happen). Some friends were diplomats who existed just to make fun and then sympathize. But there were a set of friends which became my backbone in my college who walked with me in my college life in every good and bad situation. There were those friends who accepted me the way I am and stood with me in my decisions.  These set of friends I call “Gem of my college life”. I learned how to let go people from my life. Some people exist for a short duration of time and things don’t work out the way we want to. So it better to leave such people and move on in your life because don’t respect and value your presence. While encountering all these kinds of friends, I understood that I will be encountering all these different kinds of humans in my life. These kinds of people will again come in my life and I need to learn how to handle them. 

College was full of pressure. Every semester came with a different challenge and I had to conquer it. I never viewed my problems as my obstacle. I viewed them as a challenge and I have to accomplish it. There were times when things were going to wrong that I left like I should give up. But, that was the time when my instincts told me not to give up on a dream which I have been seeing since school now. But in all those times of pressure and work, I realized that my life will be more pressurizing than this and college is making me prepare for that. 

One of the comfort zones I got in college was from my seniors and super seniors. I think I have spent more time with my seniors and super seniors than my own batch mates. Meeting them while entering and exiting college was a part of my daily routine. There solutions, tips, knowledge still help me in various situations. Fortunately, some of my seniors and super seniors were of my own school and that was the best part of being in a college where you can cherish the friendship you made since school times. And when I was in the 3rd year and they left, I felt so lost. Yet, many of my seniors are actually one phone call away from me. 

The best part of being in a professional course is that you get to learn things practically. And the best part was doing an internship in various media houses. My internship at Delhi Press (Woman’s Era) was the most memorable internship as I got a crazy bunch of friends from there which still play a major role in my life. Text 100 helped me to grow up. I entered Text 100 as a kid which has very little idea about PR industry. Text 100 was the place where I witnessed the reality of PR industry and that company was like a family to me. Edelman was a really nice place to work, learn and grow and that’s what I did there. In Edelman, I met some really adorable people who I feel fortunate to have. 

The best and most gifted people I got in my college life were my teachers. I think I got the best teachers who were there for me when I was in any trouble. Their guidance, motivation, and care helped me to across these 3 years with a lot of learning and experiences. While I was in my last year, I met my juniors who were as curious and as simple as I was when I entered college. I felt as a senior, that it’s my responsibility that I help and guide them just as my seniors did for me.

While I was in Edelman and one of my bosses told me that college is ending and now I need to concentrate on your profession. That one conversation hit me hard. It made me realize that I will soon I will be a graduate and this crazy, beautiful journey will end. 3 years full of craziness, work, pressure, friendship, love, care, affection, support, guidance, learning, strength and what not, this phase is ending. I am leaving this beautiful place with a bag of different kinds of emotions and memories. I knew that this journey will end but I didn’t know that these 3 years will cross so fast that I won’t realize that it’s over. But the hard fact of life is that it is over and now I will be entering another phase of my life.

College doesn’t only give you the knowledge but it also gives you some lessons which you remember more than bookish knowledge. The college has been like my 2nd home where I have spent hours in making new friends, meeting new people, expanding my skills, gaining knowledge, working hard of projects every semester, making fun of each other and so on. 

The college has given me a bunch of friends which I won’t leave ever in my life. They play a major part of my life and will always remain forever with me. 

So, on this note, I want to say a Good Bye to my college life and a big Hi to the new phase of my life. 

Love you VIPs!