Well, here we are. The final leg of your journey in an engineering degree. The fourth year. The Coupe de grace. If you thought during your seniors' farewell that they are getting too emotional, well you'll be doing the same. Or not. The final year is harsh. It's also the time when the placement season begins. Soon, one by one, people start posting status-es on facebook saying "Placed @ -----". While this is good if you are one of those people, things can get really frustrating if you're not. Sometimes it's luck- you reach the last round but don't make it through. Or you past mistakes come back to haunt you- yes, the 12th percentage. The average minimum percentage is 60%, although some companies even ask for 70. It is a tough battle really. Campus placements, you might have already heard this- are the easiest. All you need is one full day of dedication and luck to make it to the last round. And there it is- the offer letter in a really official looking folder with the company logo on it. It makes you feel proud, really. I remember my mum tearing up on the phone when i said, "mum, placement ho gaya(mum i've been placed)". My sister needed some convincing though. All she could text back was "Hai!?" (Seriously!?). Dad was really proud of me that day, although he is a man of very few words.
Coming back to the point, the placement season lasts a really long time. You need to be very patient and never miss a company, at least in your own campus. Off-campus, the picture is not rosy at all. Although there are many openings- supposedly, you rarely get a reply from recruiters on job portals. And going to another college, well the placement department makes sure that most of the students selected are from their college. Yes, that happens. It's not fair, but even they've charged a hefty amount from their students for an engineering degree. Plus, there's always advertisements saying "100% placement record". That draws in more freshers each year. This is also a time when friendships turn sour. Seeing your friend crack the company is great, but suddenly it dawns upon you- what about me? And that's when the comparison starts. Marks, trainings, skills. Everything is put on the table and you end up muttering- "I should have been selected instead of him/her". KAPUT! There goes the friendship. Or you can stay friends, but the feeling is never the same. OR you stay just the way you are. THAT is friendship.
Aside from the jobs and stuff, teachers go easy on you- well, mostly. You start hanging out a lot- just like the first year. Trips and fun are of utmost importance. Taking pictures and posting them on facebook even more. You try to make sure that you have a picture of every one of those awesome moments- someone's birthday, or that club you always wanted to go to. You just need a reason to celebrate- like us, we celebrated my buddy's car completing 50k kilometers. Party. That is the first word you hear everyone saying when you have even the tiniest of good news. You know by now, which people you'll stay in contact with and which ones you won't. So you automatically feel more towards them than the others. The tee-shirt signing day is something you wouldn't want to miss. People mostly have good things to write about you and you feel on top of the world. It's fun. And the farewell party. Dance out of your wits. It's probably the last time you can in college- before getting all too busy and taking a rain check on almost every meet up.
That winds up the gist- mostly, of my experience in an engineering degree. ALU, out!
Coming back to the point, the placement season lasts a really long time. You need to be very patient and never miss a company, at least in your own campus. Off-campus, the picture is not rosy at all. Although there are many openings- supposedly, you rarely get a reply from recruiters on job portals. And going to another college, well the placement department makes sure that most of the students selected are from their college. Yes, that happens. It's not fair, but even they've charged a hefty amount from their students for an engineering degree. Plus, there's always advertisements saying "100% placement record". That draws in more freshers each year. This is also a time when friendships turn sour. Seeing your friend crack the company is great, but suddenly it dawns upon you- what about me? And that's when the comparison starts. Marks, trainings, skills. Everything is put on the table and you end up muttering- "I should have been selected instead of him/her". KAPUT! There goes the friendship. Or you can stay friends, but the feeling is never the same. OR you stay just the way you are. THAT is friendship.
Aside from the jobs and stuff, teachers go easy on you- well, mostly. You start hanging out a lot- just like the first year. Trips and fun are of utmost importance. Taking pictures and posting them on facebook even more. You try to make sure that you have a picture of every one of those awesome moments- someone's birthday, or that club you always wanted to go to. You just need a reason to celebrate- like us, we celebrated my buddy's car completing 50k kilometers. Party. That is the first word you hear everyone saying when you have even the tiniest of good news. You know by now, which people you'll stay in contact with and which ones you won't. So you automatically feel more towards them than the others. The tee-shirt signing day is something you wouldn't want to miss. People mostly have good things to write about you and you feel on top of the world. It's fun. And the farewell party. Dance out of your wits. It's probably the last time you can in college- before getting all too busy and taking a rain check on almost every meet up.
That winds up the gist- mostly, of my experience in an engineering degree. ALU, out!
So proud the little aloo has turned into a giant ass potato!
ReplyDeleteHahaha.. Giant ass potato, thanks.. i guess ;)
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