Experiencing the pre-admission jitters for DU

Date: 10th June 2014

Time: 9 a.m.

Venue: heading towards DU

Purpose: Fill in the OMR admission form

Accompanists: a sling bag with lots of money, my cellphone, an umbrella, scarf, a water bottle

Wearing: summer dress, flip-flops, glares, lots of sunscreen, lip balm and a deodorant

Backdrop:  A typical Indian June month, blazing prickly heat trying to dehydrate me that suddenly changed to a heavy drizzle

Description of journey:

 1) Reached the metro station

2) Took a token for “vishwavidyalaya” metro station

3) Travelled in women’s section

4) Got down at vishwavidyalaya station 

5) Shared an e-rickshaw with four strangers

6) Paid the rickshaw driver and entered KHALSA COLLEGE

7) Bought the form and read the prospectus

8) Filled in the details carefully

9) Submitted the form and asked for shortcomings, if any

10) Coordinator smiled and replied “NO!”

11) Navigated through the college campus and clicked a lot of selfies and pics.

12) Found my future hangout place to be –the canteen

13) Had a hearty meal

14) Waived a goodbye to the university and left for home

Feelings: I went through a lot of weird emotions.  Starting with a lot of excitement to pay a visit to the Delhi University and filling in a form to enroll myself, I felt butterflies in my stomach while entering the gates of the college. Felt nostalgic about never being able to go to school again but at the same time experienced unbounded happiness for the newly acquired freedom. Felt a sense of responsibility for being legal and an accountable adult. But all those butterflies were eaten by the mice of my stomach as soon as I entered the canteen…… It was at that place where I crossed oblivion. It was an extremely unique and once in a lifetime experience.