How was your first day at Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology?

I remember my first day at MAIT pretty well. Here's how it unfolded: I arrived at the college around 7:50 am and was trying to figure out where to sit. Since I was in the CSE branch, I headed to the first block meant for CSE and randomly picked a classroom to sit in.

After a while, more students began to fill the room, and I noticed they all seemed older than me. That's when I realized I was in the wrong place. I was actually supposed to be in the fresher block (Block 9), where all first-year students are randomly assigned to batches. You can find this info on the notice board in the fresher block.

Just so you know, first-year batches aren't divided by your branch. Students from every branch are mixed together because the first year is the same for everyone.

Eventually, I found my classroom, though I was a bit late. My day kicked off with some basic questions on successive differentiation, which I hadn't expected to study on the very first day. The rest of the day felt a lot like being back in school, with regular classes and even a physics lab.

However, as time went on, things eased up a lot. It got so relaxed that on some days, only about 5 to 10 students would show up for lectures.

My first day at IIT Bombay was quite different from what you might expect. I didn't feel any thrill walking through the famous gates. The campus, though lovely, didn't catch my eye. I barely listened to the Director's speech and felt no joy or excitement about meeting my future classmates. Actually, I spent the day feeling anxious and afraid. The evening before, I had been at a police station. Here's why:

I was completely lost. I started college a week later than everyone else because of the spot round process. Classes had already begun on August 1st, while I got my spot on August 2nd. All the paperwork was finished by August 6th, so my first day was on August 7th, which was actually the fifth day of college. I had no clue where to go, and I spent about 30 minutes wandering around trying to find out where my class was and what my schedule looked like.