Dear BITSian,

If you are still mulling over the BITSAA Leadership Program 2012 (BLP 2012)application process, we have some good news for you. The deadline has been extended to 8th July 2012, 11:59 p.m IST to give you some extra time. This will be our last and final extension.

Are you are still thinking about why you should apply for the BLP 2012? Here are 4 reasons why you should send in your application rightaway!

1. Feel proud to give back to the awesome institution that BITS Pilani is. Santhosh Lakshman, our BITSAA Leader reflects on his experience of volunteering with BITSAA International and tells us why giving back to BITS Pilani makes you awesome.
2. Experience the magical power of the BITSian network. Rishabh Kaul, another BITSAA Leader talks about how BITSAA International acts as the backbone for the wider BITSian network.
3. Pave your way to the top BSchools / Grad Schools in the world. Here are some of our BITSAA Leaders who think that their experience from this volunteering activity played a vital part in their success.
   

   BITSAA Alum	Role in BITSAA	School
   Sandeep Thalapaneni	Fundraising	Cornell
   Aakash Goel	Technology	Georgia Tech (MS in CS)
   Abhilash Ravishankar	CEL/ Embryo	Haas, Berkeley
   Mahima Jain	Communications	IIFT
   Kushal Agarwal	Communications	IIM A
   Vishrut Shukla	Technology/ Chapter Relations	IIM B
   Nilesh Rathi	Scholarships	IIM B
   Santosh Lakshman M	BITS Spark	IIM C
   Deepak Malani	LPBP	IIM C
   Shashank Sharma	Technology	IIM K
   Rohan Sripad	Career Center	Kelly School of Business
   Raghavendra Datta Paleti	Human Resources	LSB
   Abhisek Rathi	Human Resources	MDI
   Bhargav Addala	BITS2MSPhD/ Operations – BGM	MIT
   Kris Inapurapu	Fundraising	MIT
   Kartik Bandhuvula	Fundraising	Ross School of Business
   Uzma Barlaskar	Communications and Marketing, (CMO)	Stanford GSB
   Saurabh Ladha	Campus Relations	Stanford (MS in Management Science & Engineering)
   Ashish Garg	CEO	Wharton
   Manoj Vasudevan	Sponsorships Head – BGM	Wharton
   		and many more…

4. Break the monotony of everyday life – hang out with BITSians and have fun working on game changing initiatives like BITSAA Global Meet,BITS Connect 2.0, BITS Spark etc.

If you have already applied, share this with your BITSian friends and urge them to join – this is your chance to work again with your wingies, department-mates, batch-mates and friends!

If you want to hear more about the experience, just send us an email and we’ll get you connected with a current BITSAA Leader.

Apply, Come on board and join us in this fun albeit fulfilling ride!