I believe there are two phases of education in an individual lives. The first one being the elementary education which is necessary for his/her general awareness towards the world and also for the basics of any major that they will be learning in college.
College gives you immense opportunities to shape your life. Not just by choosing a major of your choice but also by giving you a chance to make up your identity. In college you are your own guardian and this is what makes an individual in charge of their own life. You have to make your own decisions based on your intellect and with courage. I stumbled upon a large variety of people in college ranging from geeks, bullies, scholars as well as creative minds. One has to come out the high school
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This might even lead an individual to become shy, reserved and boring, which is not at all good. But as soon as you enter college you realize that the world outside this pretentious bully oriented mentality is much more interesting and meaningful. So lke many others, I also felt at peace. I chose engineering as my major and when I saw the facilities available in the college it immediately appealed to me. But academics are just one part of your personality and I realized that quick enough after entering into college. Unlike my school days when I mostly used to focus on my studies, I understood the importance of socializing. I was away from home for the first time and this is what made me realize that studies are fine but you also need emotional support for a healthy existence. I felt a need to come out of the “frog in the well” zone. It’s good to be alone while you are try focus on a particular subject but it shouldn’t come in the way of your relationships. I learned this the hard way though. During my first semester I was in my high school zone only and I saw the result. My overall grades were not good as our curriculum involved a lot of extracurricular based grading system. I thought of what was wrong …show more content…
I took his words seriously and started to try mingling with people. It was not an easy step I must tell you. The first obstacle was to overcome my fear of “what people are going to think”. But I soon realized it is always better to speak and get criticised rather than not speaking at all because until and unless you are criticised you don’t get to know where you need to improve. But the most difficult part is to identify the RIGHT people. We all know that there are people who just don’t like others being progressive and deliberately try to sabotage your image. It is better to avoid them and keep a safe distance in future. Socializing doesn’t mean that you should have a plenty of people around you. It is more about having courage to make your point in front of people, be open to suggestions and new ideas. It doesn’t matter if you have a lot of friends,