CHASING MY DREAM-THE JOURNEY THAT WAS, AND THE JOURNEY THAT IS YET TO START

I'm 21.

I'm a graduate.

And I'm going to join IIT Madras in a month.

The journey to IIT has never been easy ( and it never will). How I came to this stage, I still do not know. I am still yet to grasp the fact that I am soon going to be an IITian, a word most students would die for.
I knew I was going to make it big someday, and this is just a stepping stone assisting me in making my 'larger-than-life' dreams come true.
I had an aim in mind for the past two years, to get into IIT. AndI worked towards that goal. It was a slow but steady process. My dedication was never wavering, and whenever I grew impatient or whenever things were not going smoothly, I always told myself that there is something pleasant in store for me. I never felt that I was working too hard and I never allowed myself to be complacent with my performance.
My parents and friends wholeheartedly supported me in my quest. My parents were my best and worst critics and always tried to put me back on track whenever they felt I was straying away. Without their support, I would never have reached where I am now.
But above all, I had the most important essential thing required in achieving a goal-faith in myself. Without faith, one cannot achieve difficult things. It is most important to have self confidence. Also, I always tried to put in my best efforts, leaving the rest to God.It worked.

God has answered my prayers for now.

A month looms ahead of me before I hop on to the train that will take me to Chennai. This time will fly by very soon. I am nervous, excited and uncertain about what life has in store for me in the near future where I will start a new life at IIT.Life for me may not be the same again. Studying at IIT tends to put students on a different platform.

Staying alone has its own ups and downs, and brings along with itself many responsibilities.I am eager to experience the feel of staying away from parents and home sweet home, in a new environment, surrounded by strangers. It is what makes one tougher. In case I feel that I'll be missing my parents, I immediately remind myself that I am a grown up girl now and it is time for me to start making use of my life now, that there is a lot more to achieve. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

I am praying to God to give me the strength to endure the mental and physical difficulties that lie ahead of me.