After promising weekly posts 4 months earlier, here I am writing at the end of the semester about my college life in a post which was supposed to be called 'My First Day in College'. No explanations, no excuses. Just procrastination and life stuff. Next blog post- asap.
Moving on, college has been simply fulfilling. I just really like it here. The way things are and work just suit me. Fine. Kinda perfect. I think its the first time I have felt like this about some part of my life.
Each morning I come here at IIIT Delhi, a very new institute which doesn't even have its own permanent campus yet and functions in just 2 floors in NSIT(a good college and our campus host, yet a world different from us). Ever since the counselling and orientation here, I knew that this place is suited for me. The faculty has mostly young people who are casually dressed and there are seniors who never have to be called sir/ma'am. The studies are bitchin' killing with focus on coding yet on not being a geek. There is always some newness in the air, you don't have to follow stuff, you can start it. Rules are bendy when needed and strict when they should be. Morals and learning are the focus sometimes and fun is the focus when it should be. We don't have grand infrastructure but AC classrooms, super-fast internet, new PCs, a pool table and a TT table are enough to keep us more than happy and occupied for now. Cultural, sports and tech stuff are just starting off with some exciting stuff here and there. BTW, did I mention, studies are the focus. They give us two 4-month semesters in a year with almost 4 months free but at a condition: we will bury you with studies for those 4 months. Homeworks, assignments, quizzes, tests, projects, deadlines... all seem to be a part of life now. Everything is evaluated but dunno why, it seems good.
Now enough about the college, what about how I am doing here. Here, I have changed myself a little bit. I don't want just to bury myself with books and assignments. I want to score good but not too much. Instead, I like doing everything. On the first day itself, I became the class-rep(or See-Aar as people shout all the time). Its a decision I was rethinking initially due to the amount of work involved, but for now, I am going to stick to it just because I like doing the time-consuming stuff involved and because you get a little say in how the college works(if the GPA requirements allow me, results will tell.) Also I won a pen drive in a programming contest, despite scoring low in the subject. Also, I organized a class party, participated in a quiz, an extempore, made android apps, websites, did some work that actually paid and finally, climbed the college roof a lot. I also have to mention travelling in a Swift filled with 9 people. I am also planning(notice the alsos) to help organize the upcoming tech fest next year and am in the elections for it. You see, I may not be buried in books or programming, but I still keep myself busy. The semester is now ending with exams starting really soon(I really really shouldn't be writing blog posts). The best part is actually scratching off some small goals from your imaginary list of never-ending stuff to do in life and also realizing that much more can be scratched off too. In the process, I am also making some good friends and getting addicted to the internet and Wi-Fi.
So, today, here I am in the hostel living in some friends' room for a week to prepare for the final end-sem exams which start day after while planning to sleep early today to run the the full Delhi Half Marathon tomorrow(more on that later) with my college team.
Lovin' it...
Moving on, college has been simply fulfilling. I just really like it here. The way things are and work just suit me. Fine. Kinda perfect. I think its the first time I have felt like this about some part of my life.
Each morning I come here at IIIT Delhi, a very new institute which doesn't even have its own permanent campus yet and functions in just 2 floors in NSIT(a good college and our campus host, yet a world different from us). Ever since the counselling and orientation here, I knew that this place is suited for me. The faculty has mostly young people who are casually dressed and there are seniors who never have to be called sir/ma'am. The studies are bitchin' killing with focus on coding yet on not being a geek. There is always some newness in the air, you don't have to follow stuff, you can start it. Rules are bendy when needed and strict when they should be. Morals and learning are the focus sometimes and fun is the focus when it should be. We don't have grand infrastructure but AC classrooms, super-fast internet, new PCs, a pool table and a TT table are enough to keep us more than happy and occupied for now. Cultural, sports and tech stuff are just starting off with some exciting stuff here and there. BTW, did I mention, studies are the focus. They give us two 4-month semesters in a year with almost 4 months free but at a condition: we will bury you with studies for those 4 months. Homeworks, assignments, quizzes, tests, projects, deadlines... all seem to be a part of life now. Everything is evaluated but dunno why, it seems good.
Now enough about the college, what about how I am doing here. Here, I have changed myself a little bit. I don't want just to bury myself with books and assignments. I want to score good but not too much. Instead, I like doing everything. On the first day itself, I became the class-rep(or See-Aar as people shout all the time). Its a decision I was rethinking initially due to the amount of work involved, but for now, I am going to stick to it just because I like doing the time-consuming stuff involved and because you get a little say in how the college works(if the GPA requirements allow me, results will tell.) Also I won a pen drive in a programming contest, despite scoring low in the subject. Also, I organized a class party, participated in a quiz, an extempore, made android apps, websites, did some work that actually paid and finally, climbed the college roof a lot. I also have to mention travelling in a Swift filled with 9 people. I am also planning(notice the alsos) to help organize the upcoming tech fest next year and am in the elections for it. You see, I may not be buried in books or programming, but I still keep myself busy. The semester is now ending with exams starting really soon(I really really shouldn't be writing blog posts). The best part is actually scratching off some small goals from your imaginary list of never-ending stuff to do in life and also realizing that much more can be scratched off too. In the process, I am also making some good friends and getting addicted to the internet and Wi-Fi.
So, today, here I am in the hostel living in some friends' room for a week to prepare for the final end-sem exams which start day after while planning to sleep early today to run the the full Delhi Half Marathon tomorrow(more on that later) with my college team.
Lovin' it...
