After endless research and comparison, you have finally set your mind that this is the place you want to spend the next four years of your life. College brings with it a lot of new experiences, some good, and some not. You need to make sure that you don’t miss … Continue Reading
Be A Black Hole— Pack Light
Gone are the days where your parents are freely available at your disposal to tend to your everyday needs— where your mom lies about the time in order to wake you up and get you ready for school. Welcome to grade 13, welcome to college. You need to fend for … Continue Reading
MET 2018 : What To Do Next
Congratulations! The toughest battle has been won, all the examinations are over. All the drama of two years (or more) at FIITJEE, of those countless concepts of Physics, and those reactions of Chemistry, it’s all done for now. But wait, selecting the right college is also a crucial and tough … Continue Reading
What is Manipal?
Manipal: of thunderous showers, extensive dry spells, and memories to treasure for a lifetime. And everything in between.
Here, you’ll get lost and find yourself in ways you never thought you could. You’ll learn the value of time, money, and umbrellas. In this town, one can develop the unlikeliest yet … Continue Reading
First Year Survival Guide
What is life, if not a Skyrim-esque role playing game with tonnes of side quests, shiny collectibles, and upgradable skills? As an incoming first-year student, you have been training for this moment in an 18-year long tutorial. You’re in for a treat because what ensues is another, even arduous 4-year … Continue Reading
Ctrl+Shift+Esc: Money Management
For most of you, college is a chance to start over—an escape from high school drama, parental control and a chance to be a different person. This newfound freedom often puts many in a tight spot money wise—you’re loaded on the first of every month and a few samosas later, … Continue Reading
To Revel or Not to
An unassuming first-year enters college in blissful ignorance of the formidable world of ‘adulting’ and ‘finance’ that awaits them. They’ve been counseled by every uncle’s neighbour’s dog and their mother to account for every single expenditure with a full-fledged thesis and four additional clauses on why it was a quintessential … Continue Reading
Mid-Semester Crisis
Survival may be a path paved by bravery, but it helps to have a Survival Guide for Dummies: 101. Unfortunately, college never provides you with anything quite as miraculous.
It’s halfway into the semester, and you are utterly clueless about what’s going on – be it class, or life in … Continue Reading
Annapoorna: The Mess You Deserve
Annapoorna. Situated in the shady crevice between 9th block and Manipal Institute of Jewellery Management, this mess has been the savior of students who have dared to go that extra half mile for hand-made rotis. The name of the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment strikes out in bold … Continue Reading