When you’re fresh from high school, it is but natural to be apprehensive on the first day of college. We tell you how you can get through those first few days
PREP BEFORE THE BIG DAY!
The first day is almost here. The institution where you’re going to spend the next few years has been finalised and you are set to step into college life.
Just Remember:
Now that you’ve settled the first major question ‘which college?’ here comes the next big one, ‘what in college?’ Don’t fret over how the first day will shape up, it usually ends before you’ve time to think over it.
Just Remember:
Getting Through the Week:
Make sure that you take the initiative in starting conversations with your classmates. That way, college becomes a lot friendlier right from the first week.
BLENDING IN
You may be missing your old gang of friends, but before you realise it, you will become part of a new one in college. This part can be tricky as the group you pick will have a significant impact on your college experience.
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WEEK 3
BUNK LIKE A PRO? NO
The revered art of bunking would definitely need a special mention here. Since time immemorial, it has been a great tradition for students to skip lectures to loiter in and around the college campus. However, it’s not always as good a joyride as it seems.
Just Remember:
Getting Through the Week:
You need to attend important lectures, internal tests and assignment submission dates. Don’t skip these bare essentials just for the sake of bunking.
PROFESSORS HAVE THE POWER
The power that professors have to alter the course of your college life is almost magical. Most students would readily agree that, like Professor Charles “X” Xavier in the X-Men films, your professors can either be your closest allies who will vouch for you when you need the help, or your harshest critic to help you get the most out of your life in college. Either way, chances are that by the time you are done with college, you will jovially look back at the time spent with them in a positive light, so it’s best to start off on the right foot.
Just Remember:
Don’t get nervous over being nervous!
Nervousness, excitement, a new environment and new people – the first few days of college rotates around these words. On the very first day my professor asked for our introduction and then as I went on the podium I felt short of words to describe myself as nervousness ate half of the things I would have liked to share. My suggestion is, just be yourself, be calm and enjoy the way things come and don’t rush when it comes to forming groups. – Pradnya Surve, TYBMM
Don’t rush to fit in
Although I knew college would be fun I always pictured it as a harsh place where I won’t be able to fit in. But it turned out to be a whole new experience which I cherished a lot. My suggestion to freshers is don’t try to fit into certain groups; don’t do things that you aren’t comfortable with. There is no need to prove anything to anyone. Do things differently and be unique. Stand out, be different and you’ll be acknowledged. Don’t follow the crowd because people usually get lost in it. – A.V. Shruti, SYBA
Being open to others
On the first day, every group (yes, even on the first day, there were groups!), was more than nice to me. The first day for me was scary and kind of nerve-wrecking and still happy-shiny somehow. But isn’t it so for everyone? As a fresher, all one can do is trust others and be open to everyone else for that’s how you soak in the college atmosphere in the starting few days. And that helps a lot. – Shruti Sundaram SYBTech
Just shake as many hands as you can, because you never know who’s going to be that college buddy who helps you out with everything and you do the same for him/her – in short, your best friend. You need to know that on your first day every single person in your class is a newcomer so everybody will be feeling the same way you do. The first few days of your college are when you reach and leave home on time but once you’ve got friends you might leave home on time but you’ll never reach home on time. The only tip for a newcomer would be – go with the flow! – Sundaresh Sankrith, SYBSc
SENIORS TO THE RESCURE
Unlike the heydays of ragging, seniors in college today are, thankfully, a more civilised species. Here’s why you’re going to need them:
MONE LISA SMILE
A female art history professor in the 50s inspires her female students to think of a life beyond marriage.
GOOD WILL HUNTING
Will Hunting is a young and impoverished genius who works as a janitor at MIT.
THE FRESHMAN
A first year film student dissecting The Godfather meets a businessman who puts him on gangster-like errands.
ANIMAL HOUSE
A loud and funny film on life in a college fraternity.
ORANGE COUNTRY
An aspiring writer’s efforts to get into Stanford University keep going awfully wrong.
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