Its your life, time to make it large by Shubhra Sharma

Its your life, time to make it large!

Getting out of school, they say changes your life. Now, this life change can be good or bad and that’s what most youngsters always fear. This dilemma makes many questions pop up in the minds. They can be about the kind of life, the type of studies, the level of exams or the behavior of teachers in contrast to school.

Rule number one of getting yourself tailored for college life is taking advantage of all the given opportunities and spending as much time in studies as in other activities.

School starts with a bell and ends with it. There are no gaps between classes unless the teacher is absent and you get a substitution. In college you may have gaps of even hours between classes. Can be so long that you can even go watch a movie in between, well that’s great in a way right? 

Merely attending the classes is not enough. The course/syllabus is described by the universities with complete details including essential or additional readings and presentations. It is important to go through this information. The books or readings mentioned could be provided by the teachers but they don’t always spoon-feed you in college so you’ll have to search them up in the libraries. And don’t worry, you won’t be called a geek if you go to libraries sometimes, perhaps because that’s necessary. 

In college you don’t study different subjects like Maths, Science or English. Moreover since the FYUP has gone.  You specialize in a particular field and so the syllabus is vast. 

At this level you’re not taught by teachers, professors instead. Their job is to provide you with knowledge not sit and make you learn because learning is your part of the job. The idea of college is to make you self independent in all aspects. Listening to what the professors teach in class matters a lot as they guide you through a huge heap of books and inform about the important topics to be read from them. It saves your time and energy during exams. 

The holidays between exams differ among universities. Usually not much time is given between exams apart from the 10 days preparatory leave, notably by Delhi University. The pattern of question papers is quite simple with mostly long answer question. So there’s the relief from those 1 and 2 mark questions for which every minute detail is to be learned.  Study smartly and wisely.  Don’t let go a mountain while you’re busy collecting stones. 

This is the time of your life. Make the most out of it. 

College life gives you plenty time to gossip, hangout, discover new places and indulge in socio cultural activities.  The debating, dramatics, dance, music societies add to it. Try and be a part of as much things as you can if you love exploring. Undoubtedly the most relishing time can be the season of fests where you have various competitions and amazing performances by the stars. It’s the best platform to showcase you talent, if you’re lucky gain fame too at this age. 

Its going be an amazing journey, just make it worth it.

Enjoy with thrill and study with passion.

Cheers

Initial #jitters make way for a #thrilling journey by Shubhra Sharma

The early jitters make way for a thrilling journey

Passing class 12th felt like a great achievement. 

Yes! 

The sweet time and moments were to be missed but a whole new outside world seemed welcoming with open arms. No more uniforms, scoldings for the open hair or the long nails, stuffed bags with books and early morning till afternoon continuous classes. 

Ah! The thought was fascinating. 

From outside college seemed somewhat like roller-coaster ride, as described by many. A complete freedom package with endless bunks, movies, food, parties, fests, hangouts, friendships and more. 

College, the synonym for fun was thought by all.

But when I recall my first day at college or even the first two weeks, it was different.

First was the Orientation Day where we sat among thousands of unfamiliar faces, listening to professors praising the college and enlightening us on the importance of studying and the value of college life. Too much of academics anyhow. Then dispersed to classes and again among a bunch of students and all of different traits. Short, loud, cheesy, smart, pretty, funny, dumb, dominant and the over-smart ones too. Strangely these people whom you met minutes ago were the ones you were supposed to spend whole your college life with and some of them might become your friends for rest of your lives.

First day of college involves more of judging people on their looks, clothes, accent, bags, hair or walk,  rather than magically clicking with each other and becoming friends for life, can happen though if you’re lucky. 

You don’t  remember their names so you give them nicknames in your minds and try and remember them through it, you can later, after an year or so discuss all about those initial days and laugh.

First few days come like a constant cycle of coming to college and grabbing a rickshaw or walking till the metro station and going home immediately after classes.. Certainly not like the perceptions of college. Later on when you get to know people more and make close friends, those breaks between classes which earlier seem frustrating, all of a sudden become thrilling for all the fun among friends. Its crazy sometimes you meet people and they change your lives forever.  

College life is incredible! 

It may take some to adjust and open up with others but after a while it’ll become the phase of your life which comes only once and will be cherished forever.

So to all the youngsters gearing up to enter the colleges, things can seem a little hard while choosing the college, getting your course and adjusting in the new environment but when you do, it’ll all be worth it and the struggle won’t matter.

All The Best,

Cheers