CollegeLab

We’re thrilled to announce that Collegelab is joining The Big Sho(r)t as an Official Event Partner at the 2026 on 17th-18th Feb!

At Collegelab, we’re all about empowering students with insights and tools to navigate their academic and career journeys, and what better stage than India’s largest undergraduate management fest to celebrate ambition, strategy, and financial acumen?

See you at SRCC. Let’s decode finance and fuel future leaders together!

You've submitted your applications. Now comes the hardest part: waiting.

February feels long when you're refreshing portals daily and watching classmates stress about the same unknowns. The waiting period messes with your head because you've done the work, but the outcome is completely out of your hands.

Here's what helps: focusing on what you can still control.

And give yourself permission to enjoy. Read for fun, see friends. Work on something unrelated to college applications. Waiting doesn't mean pausing your entire life.

You can't control when decisions arrive, who else applied, or what admissions officers need this year. You can control how you spend the next few weeks.

Use the time well and stay grounded. You'll end up somewhere that works just for you!!