Surviving the first year of engineering
You got into college.
New Day. New faces. New people. New life. Everything’s new.
Where ever it be, you have decided to spend your entire next 4 years in that place.
After all the “You’re so talented. Be an engineer”, “You’re good at math. Go for it” “This suits your brilliance” and this and that and other, you’re here. And that’s it.
Now, buckle up…A thrilling journey starts.
You don’t know a thing. Your friends don’t either. You’re all Jon Snow.
Dilemma!! What to do?? You are just a freshman. You have no clue what’s going to happen now.
And just like that, as you enter into a big new world in the college as a fresher’s batch, you’ll need to know a few things to survive through the beginning.
First thing’s first. Engineering is NOT difficult. “Difficult” is somewhat a relative term here. Easy for you, hard for others or might be the other way around. But engineering is mostly what you make the most out of yourself. There is no fixed path. Make your own way. Start now.
The right friends. There is no need to explain. Friends are like family. These people are going to be with you and they will be very important in your life for the next four years. Open up, talk to people, know them and get them to know you. It’s not entirely true that are the ones you find at the beginning are the right friends. You’ll know it when you meet them.
Procrastination. Don’t procrastinate. Nothing comes good of procrastination. Don’t wait till the eleventh hour.
Assignments: Do it.
Assessments: Start reading now.
Lab reports: Do it.
Projects: Start now.
Don’t wait up. Things are likely to screw up if you procrastinate. You have very few time remaining with you for a large work. Time is of great essence.
Change your thoughts. This is not +2 now. You’re in bachelors. Nobody’s going to make you write in your notebook. Nobody’s going to make you listen in class. It’s all you. Your hard work, patience and passion will be the only thing leading you to success. You work on your own and you study on your own. The teachers teach and that’s just about it.
Nobody’s going to check whether you did question no. 5 from exercise 2 of a book or not.
Learn to live on your own.
Exams. Projects. Travel. Buddies. Crushes. Boyfriends. Girlfriends…there are so many things to occupy your mind and you’re just in your first year! It will gradually occur to you; your rush, thrill and energy in life. Go crazy! It’s the start of a new life. But don’t go too crazy. Have fun but, understand your limits. Don’t make decisions that will make you regret later in your life. After all, you will be spending 4 years there.
There are a lots of people yet to meet and lots of adventures yet to go. Make your own adventures! You don’t want to be the one wasting time watching the ceiling by yourself, do you?
