they haven't ...they have....technically not as yet....

hmmm....weirdness and i go back a long way. Would share those past stories fursat mein. For today though the ISB interview story would do fine.

I had given my choice of interview centre as New Delhi. Some queer luck the interviews for Delhi clash with CAT ( told ya weirdness has a bond with me). I called up ISB and enquired if Delhi dates would be changed as the CAT (& mouse) game is played by almost 2 lakh aspirants every year and cud be that some other Delhi fellas are in the same boat as me (trying for the IIMs again). They Informed me it may not be so. I dropped them a mail to change my location to Mumbai (which are scheduled a week earlier). Got a self generated mail that admissions office is busy and would get back in a few days. I called them over the telephone and requested them to help me. They advised me to put in another mail and within two days i got a mail saying that my interview location had been changed to mumbai in the "backend".

Well yesterday they gave out calls for mumbai and lo-behold my status hadn't changed. Was I upset or was I upset. Went for an early lunch and in a rage ate 7 pooris ( I had been avoiding them for 3 months as I was trying to be in shape for the interview). Came back checked my status again...same response. Gathered some courage and called up ISB. A lady answered the following is the conversation

Me : I believe the list for Mumbai interviews is out

Lady : Yeah it's just been released.

Me: Apparently it seems I have not been shortlisted, but i had changed my centre from Delhi to Mumbai, I hope there's no confusion as regards that coz my status hasn't changed.

Lady: Status is same??? ( was I talking in Hebrew!!!!)

Me: Yeah it shows application is to be evaluated.

She asked me for my details and told me to hold the line.....the next five minutes were really long...she came back

Lady: The status would be updated by the evening and you'd know whether you have been shortlisted, waitlisted or rejected.

Me: can't you tell me now??? ( Why did she make me wait for those torturous five mins???...ladies and torture have some stupid link)

Lady: We are actually a bit tied up...it'll be nice if you could call up in the evening....( bloody hell...isn't 4 in the afternoon ...evening???)

I hung up.

the next 10 minutes i decided the course of life for the next five years with a lot of twists and twirls being planned. the biggest trouble was whom would i marry...coz maan ne kaha tha agar padhna nahin hai to shaadi karo....ufff bharat ka abla purush

and then my mobile rang...the number was from hyderabad....i picked up....the admissions manager from ISB...Rohit?? ( he said)

Me : yes

ISB: Where are you?? ( now how would that make a difference)

Me: I'm in Ahmedabad...workinng with RBI ( as if that would make him seek forgiveness...hah!!!)

ISB: apparently, we are facing a problem as we can't find a slot for you in Mumbai

Me : Sir!!!!....you mean i have been shortlisted?????

ISB: yeah...you don't know...but Mumbai seems to be a problem

Me: I'd have it in Delhi then....( I would have gone to mars if he had told me to)

ISB: No No give us a couple of days let's see if there are any cancellations....we'll try and fit you in...

Me: right sure...I'll give you a call tomorrow
ISB: yeah right


hmmm...i did call them today they still don't have a slot for me. I tried to help them by suggesting Pune. " It's worse there", they told me. They told me to call on monday and check up...

So now I know (or atleast have been told) that i have been shortlisted but have no intimation in writing, I could have my interview in mumbai or delhi. my status on the site is "Further updates would be available once the application has been evaluated". The status has remained same since the past 15 days or so...but I experienced a series of highs & lows with the same thing in the last 30 odd hours....yeah it's the weird that happens to me.....:)