College Is Just Fine

It occurred to me that although I’ve been writing for quite a while now and going around shoving my opinion down everyone’s throat, I really haven’t written about myself in a while. With the pre-placement training going on in my college since the past week, I’ve been asked one question quite a few times already: “Tell me about you” and so here I am writing about myself, and honestly my college has made me who I am today. So there's no way I brag about myself without talking about my college.

I am a fourth year undergraduate student enrolled in a private engineering college of the state, pursuing my degree in computer science and engineering. My father’s a retired medical representative, my mother is a housewife and my sister is the only girl in the world who I love from the core of my heart even when I hate her. I was born and brought up in Salt Lake and have spent more than two decades in the same neighborhood. In spite of that I have exactly one friend in the whole locality. She lives in the house right in front of mine and she’s beautiful, smart and culturally evolved.  I spent a decade of my school life in my last school and yet made just two friends for life. One of them is the craziest and cutest woman in the whole world and she has always pushed me to enjoy life to the fullest. The other is my best friend, the only person in the whole wide world who understands me inside out and always has my back. College has been more rewarding that way, I’ve made about half a dozen good friends and irrespective of whether we keep up or not, the bonds I share with them are going to be prized possessions forever.

I have to admit, my school days weren’t really great. The time spent with friends was undoubtedly wonderful but a school is meant to be much more than just a place to hang out with peers. College on the other hand has been unbelievably kind. Obviously there are various close-knit groups in college, but there aren’t any cliques. People are judgmental by nature but they are also open-minded and do not outcast you for any reason. My school was polished. It is reputed and is considered among the bests in the city. Yet, it failed in my eyes. My college, on the other hand, is located in the middle of nowhere and looks far from appealing. It doesn't have a canteen. Travelling there is probably an obstacle racer’s worst nightmare. And if it’s the rainy season, then do not even imagine about it! But in spite of that, we all got used to it and now the very thought that it’ll soon be over is eating us up! College gave me a new outlook in life. It made me aware of things that I never I knew I had in me! It helped me find my passion and made me realize my potential. It gave me confidence, attitude and a hundred other reasons to love myself while looking forward to life. It made me who I am now and is a very crucial part of my identity.

My life is at two extremes right now! At home everyone is convinced that I won’t get a job because although I love the college version of me, at home I’m still the timid schoolgirl. On the other hand, my college friends act like I will be the first person to get the job; the reason being my aptitude, verbal and communication skills. The truth however is that I am a seven pointer who has just made a couple of eights! Now that I’ve started thinking about jobs, my brain has again started getting clogged with worry. So I’ll be back next week. Do hit a like or give a +1 if you can relate.