College Life

Its an overwhelming experience for everyone; the changes. And if you are moving out to a new town for it, then the anxiety and excitement reaches another level. For me, it was a scary choice. Being a PCM with C++ student in a small town like Bhopal, i was always expected to do engineering or B.Sc. not that they are a bad course to choose but that wasnt something i wanted to do. In these 2 years of high schools, i could not figure out what i wanted to do but i definitely came to know what i dont wanna do, and that, got me to BA in Journalism, Psychology and British Literature from Christ University, Bangalore. A girl who knew only about the cut offs of IITs and career options like Engineer, Scientist etc., managed to convince the world that she wanna do something she loves, she doesn't want to wake up every morning and push herself through college or job, she wants to get up excited everyday to go to work. And that is how i figured that my love for traveling, learning about cultures and religions, talking to people can never fade away, and Christ was offering this amazing combination of everything that i want to learn. In a group of people, who had already figured this out years back, with internships done and life sorted, the level of intimidation i felt was of a different level. 

But, one thing i learnt was, don't focus on the things you don't know, work on your strengths, i'm a good orator and debater, and when the time came, i saw the opportunity and took it, won an intra-departmental debate competition and now i know, if they are good, m good too. If they can do it, so can i, just because I am taking longer than them to figure things out, doesn't mean  I am doing it wrong.

I am writing my story not to boast about myself but to give an example to everyone who feels like me out there, that, if you were brave enough to make this choice, god will give you the strength to handle the consequences, and you know there will be,  but relax, everything will fall into place, just give it some time :)

I conclude by my favorite quote "You are Unique, just Like Everyone Else"

Hope this helps :)

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