COLLEGE LIFE – A New Beginning
~Ana S. Thomas
A year ago when I first joined this college, I hadn’t the slightest idea about what to expect from this new phase of my life. Fresh out of school, college seemed to have a formidable air of independence about it. While I was excited about embarking on this new journey, at the same time, I had knots in my stomach at the very thought of not being able to share my classroom with old school friends, and agitated over how it was all going to fall into place.
Agitated or not, the first few days at college showed me, that college, is in some ways like school only and is not an ongoing party as Bollywood often portrays it to be. To be true, I realized that everyone was as lost, as confused and maybe even as nervous as I was, and also that I wasn't the only one who was worried about meeting new people. When I look back on my first day now, who knew that a girl I helped, since she spoke very little Hindi and was confused about which metro to take, would end up being in the same class as I would, and we would become great friends later on. So eventually, if not from the very beginning, I’m sure that everyone will come across people who they get along with and whose presence makes them feel at ease with their own selves.
For the very first time, college can seem intimidating and even overwhelming, with so much happening around you, from fests to society events to so much more. Apart from the initial few days of getting used to your timetables, meeting new people and being unable to find your way around on campus, you’ll realize that people are involved in a lot of other extra-curricular activities. There will be various societies who will be circulating their posters, organizing orientations and recruitment programs and this indeed is a very promising opportunity to not only learn new things, but also in getting to know people from outside of your classroom. However, this is an area to be equally careful with; do not get swayed away in the bid to become part of the maximum number of societies and not being able to make adequate contributions to each of them later on, but choose wisely, choose one or two societies or more, if you can manage, and work hard to make the most out of it.
Truthfully speaking, even as I write this, I cannot believe that I am qualified enough to write about ‘college life’ for the newbies or that I only have two more years left at this institution. As clichéd as it may sound, time has literally gone by way faster than I imagined.
Although, in the next three years, there will be a lot happening at college, both academically and otherwise, but don’t forget to enjoy these three years of your life with your gang. Three years from now, you really don’t know where life will be taking you; but for now make new memories, explore new places, try different cuisines and do whatever it is that you love doing.
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