Introspection

Well last couple of months have been busy!! And the kind of stress that we are "looking forward to" for next 2-3 weeks is unseen and will probably be the maximum there can be! Yeah we are dreading it! But that experience I am going to record after I am done with it!

These days I am doing a lot of introspection, due to mainly 2 reasons - one is  the requirement of preparing well for personal questions in an interview and second is that I am not very good at explaining things I don't really believe in so I can't cook up stories. From there have arisen the need to know myself. It's kind of interesting but very tiring and time consuming as well.

But all said, I have come to know really interesting things about myself (apparently even I have scope of being more interesting). Here are some examples - I have a very deep desire to do something big. I always thought I was a person who'll be at peace with very little.Women issues at all levels are very close to me - right from inside the household to breaking the glass ceiling. I am not as useless as I thought I was - I have done some pretty good stuff in my life even against strong odds. I am very comfortable with even unknown people - something which is very rare. I know my strengths and my weaknesses (even the ones I really can't mention in the interview). I want a job where I can use my creativity. I have strong inclination towards becoming a professor. I sometimes also get the feel that I might want to try civil services.

And the latest of them all, the 2 grace marks given for gender diversity to IIM C girl candidates for interview shortlist might not be a bad thing afterall. I mean look at it this way - CAT just judges on analytical skills and English. There are a whole lot of other skills - like collaboration/teamwork/focus on values - which the girls are generally better at but just because guys in general did marginally better in the exam, they doesn't get the chance to show the quality. Add to this the fact that, all the professors agree that the batch (a significantly better gender ratio) is much more participative and collaborative than earlier batches, strengthens my belief. I am all for the meritocracy but one exam cannot judge merits of a person, especially a whole set of people, who have an entirely different perspective to bring to the table.

Until next time...