“Life is not a bed of roses, there is no
shortcut to success, school until now has been like vacation, its time for some
serious work” seriously, vacation?That is the worst metaphor one could use to
describe exams ,homework ,assignments ,and teachers. But that was my parents to
me in 9th grade Welcome to my world.
I did my schooling in PSBB school,Chennai and currently pursuing my B-tech in Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology.Wondering
how I got there?, let me explain
When it came to academics I was an good student
maintaining constant at 80%,I managed to clear IIT coaching entrance test in 8th ,and that’s when the entire equation changed …subjects became harder…coaching and schooling
..handling both of them was like maintaining two girlfriends at the same time…. The result was that I scored poorly. “life is not a bed of roses …there
is no shortcut to success…its time you sat and studied…”.i remember my dad
saying
In the summer I
devised a strategy and decided I needed tutions to help me out .Then
came the exam that creates fear in the hearts of many students-the boards. I cleared it with a score of 92 percent. Fame came along with the nice
markes. Relatives who would originally not care who I was, were now seeking
advice on how do perform well. I had my share of fun in telling them how hard it is to study and how easily I had done it However I also realized my dad was right..things
were getting serious.it was no longer a vacation
But I thought life was going to be easy now
that I have done well in the exams. Little did I know that the 10th
exam was only the trailer of what lay ahead…
I wrote coaching entrances and cleared them too. I knew that handling coaching and school would be tough but life gave me no choice .The only way to get into a proper college in this system was to either have an astronomically high board exam score ,or clear entrance exams. There was a third choice called management quota by which I could get a decent collage. But it would mean that my parents would have to pay exorbitant amounts as donation ,so I joined a coaching class and started preparing . My 11th std went decently well. I was doing well even in the coaching class. And then came 12th std. I don’t know Greek or Latin .But I do know this , that those two languages would sound pretty similar to how physics and chemistry sounded to me back then .My scores were terrible…I barely passed the subjects…I stooped coaching class and decided to save my skin in the board exam first. I had failed the quarterly and half yearly . I couldn't understand any of the concepts. Then to my rescue came brilliant teachers. They taught me my subjects from scratch . Math it was hard to find a teachers so I had to handle the subject myself….by pre-boards I had raised myself to 60 percent in all 3 subjects & then came the board exams. I did well in physics and chemistry and showed the world how not to do a math paper . Board exams got over,many people advised my parents to pay management quota in some collage or the other. My parents were worried . I felt ashamed that I put them in such a fix. Imagine if the entire crowed other than the top 20% in the school go and buy a seat in some college or the other and the parents of these students also advising other parents to do the same and your own parents are rather desperate and scared for taking the risk . I knew physics and chemistry would be in 80s and also knew that math would be in 50s . So there wasn't much I could hope from the boards .The situation was not exactly in my favor . I had lost almost everything .Then came my wild card -entrance exams
I wrote coaching entrances and cleared them too. I knew that handling coaching and school would be tough but life gave me no choice .The only way to get into a proper college in this system was to either have an astronomically high board exam score ,or clear entrance exams. There was a third choice called management quota by which I could get a decent collage. But it would mean that my parents would have to pay exorbitant amounts as donation ,so I joined a coaching class and started preparing . My 11th std went decently well. I was doing well even in the coaching class. And then came 12th std. I don’t know Greek or Latin .But I do know this , that those two languages would sound pretty similar to how physics and chemistry sounded to me back then .My scores were terrible…I barely passed the subjects…I stooped coaching class and decided to save my skin in the board exam first. I had failed the quarterly and half yearly . I couldn't understand any of the concepts. Then to my rescue came brilliant teachers. They taught me my subjects from scratch . Math it was hard to find a teachers so I had to handle the subject myself….by pre-boards I had raised myself to 60 percent in all 3 subjects & then came the board exams. I did well in physics and chemistry and showed the world how not to do a math paper . Board exams got over,many people advised my parents to pay management quota in some collage or the other. My parents were worried . I felt ashamed that I put them in such a fix. Imagine if the entire crowed other than the top 20% in the school go and buy a seat in some college or the other and the parents of these students also advising other parents to do the same and your own parents are rather desperate and scared for taking the risk . I knew physics and chemistry would be in 80s and also knew that math would be in 50s . So there wasn't much I could hope from the boards .The situation was not exactly in my favor . I had lost almost everything .Then came my wild card -entrance exams
I worked hard & I was determined to clear at
least one entrance exam.
Exam after exam ,my rank got better and my confidence gained in spirit, I failed 3 entrances but managed to clear two , SRM and Manipal were now within my reach
I was offered civil in main Manipal which Is located in Karnataka but I wanted ECE which was offered only in Sikkim and Jaipur branches. I chose the course and not the college and thus got myself admitted in Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology. Several people asked me why I chose Sikkim and honestly even I don’t know, but I can tell you this ,that I don’t regret it. I lost on quite a lot in my 12th but I learnt many a lesson that will guide me through life . I am now an engineering student from the branch of electronics and communication from Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Technology
Last December I remember my dad saying “Collage must be hard ,but I am glad to see you maintaining your grades” and I replied ”not at all ,its more like a vacation”
It true life is a bed of roses ,don’t let anyone tell you differently, but it is up to us to pick the thorns out
Mistakes are made by everybody, but the
secret to success lies in the retrospection that follows .
I did not succeed in half the entrances that I wrote,but all the same I did not loose faith in what I was capable of.
Most people end up depressed after they realize that they did not clear any entrance exams that their parents wanted them to.They end up so depressed that they begin to doubt their own abilities & with the existing mentality of many families in India most of them conclude that they are fit for nothing
A person does not become an idiot for not clearing JEE or AIEEE. But a person does become an idiot when he loses faith in himself,when he doubts his own abilities.
Believe in yourself,believe in what you can achieve when you put your mind to work.Because the opinion of others on your life does mot matter,but your opinion does. Because you may be down and dusted but not out,not until you give up
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