Down the memory lane...

Hello ppl,
This's Ashwin from the Comp. Science Dept., 4th yr. Looking at the previous posts, I was really prompted to post my experiences at the college. Trust me guys, it were these 4 yrs which brought about a lot of changes in me. It were these 4 yrs which brought about a complete U-turn to my life and helped me meet some amazing ppl . It were these 4 yrs which made me realize my potential(not that ive completely realized it). I still remember the day when I came with my parents in 2004 to take a look at the college and was disappointed looking at the single building which was then under construction .Dad told me not to worry too much abt building n all and focus on studies.I went and sat inside the class which was being taken by a nervous lecturer who was probably delivering his first session. I was pretty nervous looking at the crowd around who were making incessent noise in the class much to the agony of the lecturer who was getting even more nervous. At the end of the day, I was frustrated and wanted to kick myself for choosing this college. I made up my mind that day not to discuss things abt college wid my parents and made it a point to adhere to it for full 4 yrs.But today, I realize that if not for this cllge, I would not have learnt so many things, met so many ppl who would think just like me and are ready to do anything for me, probably would not have seen a college grow so much in a short span of time.

After finishing up wid the second year,during the holidays, I was caught with this bug of finding a min-project fr myself and went from pillar to post .Not many people from my class responded positively, thanks to the fact that this wasnt part of the cirriculum. Approached a couple of faculty members, who behaved as though it was a sin to do something out of the cirriculum. But after I got back to the college, I came across people from the other section who were interested in doing a mini project too. All of us couldnt do it coz of lack of awareness. That was the first time I realized the damage caused by lack of communication amongst ourselves.

One of the major lessons I learnt out of the whole experience is, it is always the students who make up an institution and not the faculty, labs, placements etc.

If the students are good enough, the complimentaries automatically follow. The initiatives have to be taken up by the students. The fire has to come from within.If things are wrong, it is the students who should come together and try to sort it out.1 Tulasi and 1 Vissu can never make things happen. It has to be hundreds of TUlasis and Vissus coming together to make a cause happen. Its not that our college doesn't have the people who cant take initiatives. You can find them in every class, every dept. its just that they're scattered. All of them need to come together.We never got the right platform for ourselves to come together. Infact we never bothered to create such a platform for ourselves to come together.Good to see the juniors putting in efforts to come together to make a difference.

Would like to congratulate the creators of this blog for their untiring efforts in posting updates inspite of the fact that they're held up with exams. Kudos to your commitment levels guys. Keep it going. Would like to end this post wid my fav. quote:

"You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winners are done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't what you want to be because of him, or her, or anybody..."
-Rocky Balboa

Would like to see all u juniors play a crucial role in taking our cllge into the so called ivy league..


Cheers
All the best!!