There is no limit to what can be accomplished, if it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.’ Okay, that is not me. That is written on a wall in the click4college office, where we — the nascent campus journalists (CJs) — had our first meet.
It had been a scary week, wondering what it would be like to write for HT, to meet the other campus journalists. I had entered the office with my heart racing fast and feeling like a pit had been dug up in my stomach
I was amazed by the friendly, comfortable atmosphere here, and my apprehensions faded a bit. I went into the meeting room and was surprised, and relieved, to find seven people of my own species. We instantly hit it off, talking about college courses, sitcoms, novels, zodiac signs. It felt good to be surrounded by these intelligent, like-minded people. Out of the eight of us, there were four humanities students overpowering the rest, three commerce students, and one science student. We had a photo shoot, during which we could hardly stop laughing. After about 10 minutes, we went back for the edit meet, where we further discussed the various topics we could write on.
Geetika, a Sagittarian, was the first person I met. She comes across as an outgoing, knowledgeable person, bubbling with many ideas. Jasmine, a Libran, has a charming personality, with a passion for blogging and a loathing for mathematics.
Tarana is a Scorpion and is an intellectual person, with opinions she firmly believes in.
Kritika, an ‘unbeatable optimist’, is a Virgo who dreams big and believes. Umang is a Sagittarian, who is passionate about filmmaking and comes across as a fascinating person.
Prem, the only science student among us all, is a Piscean and aspires to be an air force pilot.
Chaudhary Ali is a Taurean, who is obsessed with playing Subway Surfers on his phone and is a reserved person.
And then there is me, Vritti, looking forward to working with this enthralling bunch of people. As campus journalists, we will be sharing our experiences of getting though the excruciating college admission process, of transitioning from one phase of life to another — from being high school students to becoming college-goers. With excitement gripping us all, we hope to be of help to a myriad of students out there, who, like us, cannot wait to get started.
I came in, with creases on my forehead, all worked up about how this would go, and I left with a smile on my face, suddenly filled with a new kind of zeal and a certainty that it was all going to be fine.