I still remember the day, when I
received admit letter from Bowling Green State University with tuition waiver
for the MBA program…
After reading the letter, my mom
almost started crying as it was a big achievement for her as well. I am from
very traditional family which believes in their own traditions and also
respects the others. So for my dad it was a big deal that his daughter is going
to the USA which is far away from the Mumbai and also visiting me was quite
impossible and expensive. As a result, everyone was little bit scared because
of their own reasons, but still happy for me.
The person who was most scared
after thinking about studying in the USA was me. Next day itself, I asked my
brother “Do you think I will be able to take this big step; we don’t have any
relatives in the USA. Most of my friends who went to the USA for study or
anything they have someone there already.” My brother was positive about it so
he was trying to encourage me. But at last my mom was able to read my mind and
told me, “Vidya, we are already proud of you so be positive. I don’t want my
daughter to be scared of something or lose her confidence.” That really
motivated me and hence, I was ready to feel that fear and still was ready to go
ahead and complete my dream.
I was getting ready for next big
challenge of my life. After getting the admission letter, I had so many things
to finish, first and most important thing was completing visa process. I knew
if I am not getting visa then I cannot go to the USA. I was not able to
complete shopping, visiting friends and everyone and also was not able to
resign from Accenture. Everything was piled up until my visa was done.
At last I got the Visa and then
race began. Shopping, putting resignation, meeting everyone and applying for
educational loan and so many other things. Those two months were crazy but
really great. So one advice, if you are planning to come for studying here, you
will be fine if you plan ahead of time and the most important thing is,
“Believe in yourself because people believe in you more.”
Vidya
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