16/08/2015

16/08/2015; 04:51:

13th August saw the MicroEconomics mid-term which was a shocker for most people, what with the negative marking- we’ve all heard and accepted +4/-1’s as the norms, but, I’m talking +2/-1’s here!
I fell asleep, right after the paper; I then spent two hours in Mess 2 (mostly eating while pretending like we were getting some studying done!). Post this, I proceeded to fall asleep again and for the first time in a long while, I got to see the sunrise by waking up to it, rather than getting to bed once the sky lights up!
The QT mid-term on 14th morning was a lot easier than everyone had anticipated! And, then, there were a whole bunch of (rather interesting) readings to be read for the OB mid-term which was scheduled to be held on the same afternoon. Our professor sent out an e-mail, wishing us good luck for the paper, right before it!
Later in the evening, we had an awesome guest lecture- the speaker was both innovative and informative- a perfect mix of relevant ideas that needed to be disbursed and a sense of humour!
Most pre-processes for the selection of various event teams as well as the different verticals for IRIS ‘15 were sent out by 14th night. Of course, given that our mid-terms were just over, everyone spent the night catching up with either friends or some much-needed sleep.

15th was far from being a day off- it was rather happening! The 69th Indian Independence Day was celebrated with much gusto, here at the IIM-Indore campus with a flag hoisting ceremony that began at 9 a.m. followed by high-tea for everyone.
Soon after, we had a photo-shoot since everyone’s going to need passport sized pictures, through the year. The occasion called for dressing up and everyone gladly followed ‘suit’! The real photo-shoot, of course, began once the passport sized pictures had been clicked. My section is awesome! One person would begin to pose for a picture with their best friend, a third would join in, then a fourth and every picture was essentially a section photograph!
Some food and cold coffee in Mess 2 later, everyone headed to their rooms to get working on the various pre-processes.
A batch meet was scheduled at 11:30 p.m., to disburse information regarding Udaan- the rebranded Indore Marathon, Utsaha- the Rural Marketing Fest and the various Interest Clubs and Self Interest Groups. Applications to be on the organizing team for both Udaan & Utsaha as part of one vertical or another were sent out, soon after the batch meet. One can apply to be a member of at most 2 interest clubs and any number of the 4 Self Interest Groups. Since the Management Canvas (the business magazine of IIM-Indore) team will be covering the i5 Summit that’s happening on the 22nd & 23rd of the month, they’ve thrown open applications early; all the other interest clubs shall throw open applications only after the selections for IRIS/Utsaha/Udaan are done with.
Right after the batch-meet, as is the case with every batch meet (for they must all be scheduled to begin only after 11 p.m.!), all the PGP1’s headed straight to the night mess for food and tea (and other beverages perhaps, but, tea!)

While the submission deadline for some of the pre-processes was mid-night, others have allowed time until late morning on the 16th and hence a lot of us got the midnight oil burning.
And, some others got midnight oil burning for entirely different reasons- like yours truly, working on this post for instance!