Ishan's Blog

Hi there , I am Ishan J pursuing BTech ECM in VIT. Stepping into VIT for the first time felt like stepping into something unfamiliar yet expected. Like everyone else, I came in with a bag full of hopes, assumptions, and a version of myself that was ready to adapt. The introductions were simple — name, branch, hometown — repeated so many times that they started to feel automatic. Still, every introduction carried the same question in mind: How is this going to turn out? The first few weeks were mostly about settling in. Learning routes, adjusting to schedules, figuring out classrooms, and slowly understanding how things work here. College doesn’t guide you the way school does. You’re given freedom, and with it comes responsibility. No one really pushes you — you push yourself, or you don’t. That itself was a quiet but important realization. As days passed, events started happening, bringing some color into the routine. Onam celebrations were one of the first major moments where the c...