The First blood

It was another day at the office. With new year's eve around, people were going full throttle with their party plans.I returned to my desk after being away for sometime and i saw a chat window open with a message

"dude... congrats!!"

I didn't have the wildest idea on earth what it was about.Unless ofcourse the IIMs this time released the results unannounced. But it would not have made any difference. I had not checked any of my answers after any of the exams despite suggestions from people. Not because i was sure but because i didn't want to shatter my hope till the day they are actually out. But then people would not buy the fact that i had not checked my answers. So i just told i have checked and i would not make it. No matter what the results are it cannot get worse.

"hey!.."
"for what?"

"@#$%^@&.. thats the number right?"

"dude..."
"i have no frigging idea what you talking about"

"IIFT results are out man...."

"oh!.."
"but i cant check the number.."
"the admit card is at the house.."

"should not matter... your name is there"
"congrats.. got to go for lunch..."

"Thanks man!.."

I tried logging in and i could not for hours. The big problem with all the sites is on the day the results are announced you either get in in the first 10 seconds or you are shut out for 10 hours.

I went to have my lunch. There was a weird feeling in my stomach. I mean how the hell did i make it.

I went back to my desk. Saw a mail from ETS telling that my TOEFL score was out. In the previous case i had checked for the TOEFL score almost every hour and this time i had just totally forgotten about it. I recalled how had the second TOEFL gone. It was pretty much like the first attempt. Atleast i did not see any major difference. If i were to create history again i would forget heading to the land of opportunities right here.

I opened the page. My jaws dropped. I was awestruck at the numbers i was seeing.

Two days later, in the evening, an another friend called up

"Dude... shit man!"

"What happened?"

"SP Jain has announced the interview shortlists. ******** checked and none of us have made it"

"Hmmm... its ok... may be you have a chance after the CAT based shortlist will be announced"

I didn't want to check the site.

Later in the night after doing my daily ritual of having a glass of orange juice, i logged into my corporate mail. There was a certain mail from admissions committee of SPJIMR. I mean when did Indian Colleges start mailing even when you are rejected. The US universities do that in case you didnt know.

I opened the mail nevertheless and it said i had been shortlisted for an interview and that i had to choose an interview slot.

I immediately picked the cell and dialed my friend.

"Did your friend check the right site?"

"Yes be!... kyon?"

"Ammmm.... i have a mail which tells me i have made it"

"What!... wtf!.... hang on.. let me log in"

"Yeah.. do that.. i also will"

"Ok... i have logged in.. marketing shortlist..."

"wait!.. what marketing shortlist.. we have applied for finance fucker!"

"What finance... i am pretty sure i applied for marketing"

"and me finance..."

"what!!... ohhhhhhhhhhhh"

"And i see my name in that fin list"

"ya ya!.. i see it too.. congrats [expletive]"

"Uffff!... Thanks [expletive]"

2 days to go for the new years eve and the mood was getting better. Things had changed overnight.