Road to MICA..

MICA has been always a dream. A dream that I wanted to achieve since I was in 12th. One documentary of Mudra (the ad agency) and its school MICA in the year 2004 on BBC left a footprint. This was the only college I ever wanted to be in and HERE I AM!!
So I can pretty much say I know how it feels on achieving a Dream!!
Right from the time I walked through the gate for my GE/PI I knew this is where I had to come. On 12th April my GE and case study was done at around 11.30. My interview was the last one for that day. Honestly I was pretty prepared for the interview except for one question. WHY MICA??
I could have answered that I wanted to pursue this since 5 years. I doubted if that it might just not be taken seriously and consider that as a bluff.
The aesthetics of the campus-its brick walls sandwiched between cement-no plaster & colour. Pure and crude earthen colours of the buildings with lush green lawns was in such a perfect sync. My interview was scheduled at 5.30 P.M. I soaked as much as I could during this 6 hours on the campus-looking around, exploring or just sitting in the auditorium with green purple pink & blue drapes hung on either sides of the wall *I felt as though I was at Hogwarts ;)*. I blinked and finally the answer to my one final question “Why MICA?”
The answer was simple and straight, “It is a natural choice”. That’s when I realised I that this was just a place where I had to be. No fancy answer could have been devised for this one question. If I could just say it with the same passion that would be all.
And yes indeed it worked!! BAM! A spot offer! Man makes his own destiny by the choices he makes today. And this is one of those choices I shall never regret in my life.
And I am not judging it too early! These last 4 days at MICA showed me I am at the right place. My interactions with my peers, the alumni & the faculty showed how like minded they are. One night our conversation centred on paranormal activities, tarot & different sources of energy & next morning we are in the auditorium comprehending what the alumni was speaking about the companies, the market, job opportunities & careers. This is one place where interest & career are on the same plate. It’s the versatility that this B-School encourages.
These 4 days unusually so, I haven’t missed home or Mumbai. I already feel a part of this family welcoming me to The MICA-World.