I am a partial dropper, my college is in Vellore, my IPMAT centre? Chennai. That's 133 kilometres. That wouldn't be a problem but today was also my endsem, if I do not attend that, I would end up getting a back in the subject which is a very risky gamble to take considering IPMAT ain't guaranteed.
So, 9:30 - 12:30 endsem, 1:30 IPMAT centre gate closes, what could I have done? Luckily, in the exam instructions the college said that the earliest you could leave the endsem hall is 10:00 AM, cool, I just have to attempt enough to pass in the subject and I will be able to keep my CGPA intact, wouldn't have to redo this subject in the third semester and even if I did end up getting a back, I would be allowed to sit in the exam again to make-up cus I was present, it was a perfect plan, show up early, talk to invigilator to let me sign the attendance sheet quickly, study specific topics and attempt only enough to help me pass, was very doable, I was well prepared, my taxi driver had arrived at 9:30 AM.
I reach exam hall at 9:20, keep my bag in the waiting area, talk to invigilator that I have to leave at 10:00, she says she won't let me leave before 10:15, regardless of whatever instructions they have mailed, she would need further confirmation from the Controller of Examinations to let me go at 10:00, cool, I went to the COE and he says that he won't let me leave before 10:30(wtf?), so, I call my dad and in that moment we decided i'll skip my endsem and go give IPMAT. I rush to exam hall, pick up my bag, sit in the car and leave, it was 9:45, I was feeling good, I didn't care ab my endsem, I'll redo the subject no biggie, 5 kilometres away from the college(15 mins in), I realize that I took someone else's bag from the exam hall(WTF?), we take a u-turn go back to college, reach outside the exam hall, it was 10:15, I could have attempted my paper and I would be leaving at the same time. I rush to exam hall, give the invigilator a smile, say I took the wrong bag, pick up my bag and leave(everyone must be thinking, "kya chutiya ladka hai"), I sit in the taxi at 10:17 and we drive off. I was luckily able to reach well before time, for the past few days it was showing 3+ hours, today we found no traffic, I reached at 12:45.
IPMAT went well, there was just this fucker sitting besides me who copied majority of my answers, could have done better(atleast 3 more questions) had I managed time better and if I didn't have this asshole beside me to disturb me.
What a day. 10/10.
Now I have to study for my next endsem🥰.