A week and a half later, I woke up to a wooden ceiling. Standing up straight, I stretched to prepare myself for my first day of college.
After orientation, an entire week was required for all the Experts, Elders, General Instructors and Trainers to decide on their candidates. Then, another week was given to the students to prepare their list of requirements based on their classes, courses, training and extracurriculars.
A very large number of them would begin with General Instructors. Except for exceptional students, such as my case and a few others, Experts and Elders usually chose candidates after assessment day, which was after three months. Until then, we were allowed to stay in the campus dorms, or return to our homes until classes began. Some students who lived near the campus, re
