My time at Ashoka YSP.

Continuing off from last time after filling up the registration, I had been accepted and I was going to be travelling to New Delhi (the hometown of my father) in the month of May. Fast Forwarding... The date is 26th of May 2024. I'm in my school summer vacations and I have something to look up to. ASHOKA UNIVERSITY. In the evening around 6 p.m. my Dad and I left for  Pune Airport (Mom was staying back home). We had a flight at 7:30 p.m.  This was my first flight since October 2019 during Diwali. I was ready for it. About 2 hours later my dad and I landed in Indira Gandhi Airport. On stepping out of the airport I was hit with a warm breeze, something my Maharashtra-adjusted body wasn't used to. We booked a taxi on Uber and were off to my Dadi's (Grandmother) home in the Lajpat Nagar area. The major difference I realised when on the open road was the width and quality of the road. Here in Maharashtra we have narrow roads with several potholes (I guess it makes the journey mor...

A pretty normal day indeed, I was attending this meeting with my counsellor and we were planning out my roadmap of extracurricular, when one activity crossed his mind. In big letters on a site I had seen for the first time in my life it was written, Ashoka Young Scholars Program . Now, at the time, believe me, I had no idea about what it was or how prestigious it was to be able to go to Ashoka University. I just agreed and sent in my application. I had to fill in all of my details and then my certifications, but most importantly was the essay. Out of 3 choices I chose one This is what I had written. I laugh at how scared I had felt before submitting it in: Please choose any ONE prompt from the choices given below for your essay and attempt it in maximum 250 words. This is a mandatory requirement It's 2050, how has the world changed? It's the year 2050, and the world has drastically changed for the worse. Climate change has made the Earth warmer in winter and hotter in summer. N...