My parents always told me how different college is from school. I thought the only difference would be the absence of uniforms and the freedom of bunking lectures. However, when I started going to college I realized how different these two places are. Almost like two different dimensions.
The first thing I learnt was that no matter how early I left home to attend college, I'd always end up bunking the first lecture.
Later I noticed, I aced the tests for which I did not study at all, and failed the tests for which I worked really hard.
A day before my finals I was either watching tv, or was on facebook or out with friends. In school I worked hard for good marks. In college, I just studied enough to pass.
I never paid attention in class. Self studying helped me gain the small amount of marks I secured.
Sunday was never a fun day. I always had something or the other due for Monday which ate up my entire weekend.
I wish I had known that psychology is actually biology. Biology is actually chemistry. Chemistry is actually physics. And physics is actually maths.
When I entered college, my parents suddenly became so smart. They'd catch every lie I'd say, every excuse I'd make.
Somehow, I could never remember anyone's names. If I could remember someone's face, I couldn't remember their name. If I could remember their name, I couldn't remember their face.
I managed to sleep through every class. No matter what time the class was scheduled, I managed to fall asleep.
I met people who were judgmental about different things. Some judged people by their clothes, some by their taste in music, some by their academic performance, some by their taste in books, some by their size. Even if you were interesting, funny and sweet it didn't matter.
There would never be just one group of friends. There would be many. One, from whom the home work had to copied. Second, the people whom I actually liked etc.
But at the end of the day, college was fun in its own way and school was fun in its own way. Just that the amount of mistakes one commits is more in college than school.
The first thing I learnt was that no matter how early I left home to attend college, I'd always end up bunking the first lecture.
Later I noticed, I aced the tests for which I did not study at all, and failed the tests for which I worked really hard.
A day before my finals I was either watching tv, or was on facebook or out with friends. In school I worked hard for good marks. In college, I just studied enough to pass.
I never paid attention in class. Self studying helped me gain the small amount of marks I secured.
Sunday was never a fun day. I always had something or the other due for Monday which ate up my entire weekend.
I wish I had known that psychology is actually biology. Biology is actually chemistry. Chemistry is actually physics. And physics is actually maths.
When I entered college, my parents suddenly became so smart. They'd catch every lie I'd say, every excuse I'd make.
Somehow, I could never remember anyone's names. If I could remember someone's face, I couldn't remember their name. If I could remember their name, I couldn't remember their face.
I managed to sleep through every class. No matter what time the class was scheduled, I managed to fall asleep.
I met people who were judgmental about different things. Some judged people by their clothes, some by their taste in music, some by their academic performance, some by their taste in books, some by their size. Even if you were interesting, funny and sweet it didn't matter.
There would never be just one group of friends. There would be many. One, from whom the home work had to copied. Second, the people whom I actually liked etc.
But at the end of the day, college was fun in its own way and school was fun in its own way. Just that the amount of mistakes one commits is more in college than school.
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