a journey to cherish

this place is to live learn and cherish. all my confidence comes in from here!

i took a common entrance test which was followed but gd and group discussions and personal interview. i fared well and stood 7th on the list. me being from a small town had low confidence but sailed through after a real scrutinising long interview.

it is a sorted course for professionals who want to join the mainstream media. it keeps you on toes all the year and brings up the confidence that helps you reflect your strengths and weaknesses. i learned to read more and sleep less. moreover to work my ass off even when i didn't want to made me media ready to quite an extent

it was a one year course so no internship but more of field work was involved with plenty of assignments.

out of 40, to my knowledge atleast 15 were placed. i was one of them. I got a chance to work with last wilderness foundation at a starting package of 35k pm. to my knowledge ndtv and times now came for placements along with many production companies.

we had scm exhibition which remains the highlight till date. screening of 4 documentaries every year along with ad projects on different themes. a release of scm magazine which was a charm for readers and writers. also a wonderful photography exhibition which had photographers of scm displaying their talents which was snapped during educational excursion at places in Madhya Pradesh.

it is feasible for the upper middle class to bear the costs of this course with hostel fee. I've had friends who've taken an educational loan just to get into the course which is worth every penny and minute. during my time the course fee was around 1 and a half lac. every penny was used on projects and different assignments given in classes.

scm does raise funds and support the financial needy students who deserve the seat. the hod Jeroo has always had a hand in initiating such stuff for lady candidates.

we were all women college. later men were included. no qualms of not male fellows though. we had a workshop and a guest lecture almost every week followed by movie screenings every week twice. students and staff is very warm to every gender ethnicity and religion. I've learned to love everyone in scm. things were discussed openly and talent very positively there.

the hostel facility is wonderful. cozy rooms. safe. next to a posh locality with sea overlooking from some sides of the hostel and the historically beautiful Sophia building which is a charm to every Mumbai person. i shared my room with two people comfortably and have made amazing memories in the room.

we are all connected as alumni of scm through email group and whatsapp. we have had three alumni meets in the recent past which were a huge hit and a place to get along with our seniors and juniors

oh very very hectic. i don't remember resting on weekends or partying. we had minimum of 3 assignments everyday with 8 subjects to pay attention to. each subject demanded attention. film and print journalism demanding the most of our strength. the assignments weren't boring at all. it only helped my creativity and boredom go. i can only appreciate and be happy that i was blessed to be a part of this college

forms were collected manually from the college and the administration is very very warm and friendly. i made lifetime friends with the staff there too. specifically Joe gracy and Nilesh were the best supports. the selection procedure is 3 day long affair and they really look into you and try to get in your best and worst details about yourself in those days of assessment.

one of the most amazing professors I've had in my college life! the hod, Jeroo is a woman of substance. Jerry made us being realty and leave our feminine excuse making nature. nirmita taught us ads in a very interesting way. smruti was an eye opener while teaching us print journalism. sainath was wake up call to our fancy little bubbles we lived in.