Recently we wrote about the season of anxiety around this time of the year. The new financial year, academic year starts around this time. The reason of such feelings is discussed in details for different people in the post referred above, however for this post we would focus on the students that too who would be stepping in college for the first time i.e. the 12th passed. The college life is a dream for many years for these students, this is the stage that would shape their career, this is the stage when they won't be treated as small kids and expected to behave professionally and with maturity, this will be the time for most of these kids to get rid of boring school uniforms, and not to forget the role of Bollywood and Indian TV to add glamour to this part in journey of education which is part true, part unreal.
Having said that, in Indian society parents has a different approach in making decisions for majority of things in their children's lives. The typical middle class family has same characteristics across the country, children are never grown up for them. When a student passes out of 10th standard, the parents decide which stream their ward should be in, mostly regardless of child's interest. Most of you reading this must be familiar with below conversation between two uncles. :)
Uncle1: Hello Sharma Ji, 'Kya Socha Sumit ke baare mein'?
Sumit's Father (Uncle 2): I studied from Hansraj, I got a decent job in Govt. sector after graduation so Sumit will also study in same college.
This is like asking people their kids to use Landline in era of ever growing smart phones. I am not undermining the quality of education or capabilities of any institute here, all I want to say is what worked 20-25 years earlier for your parents may not suit your interest at this point of time for following reasons.
Career options: The time has changed, technology has evolved and so are the career options. Private jobs were scarce two decades ago in India, however things have changed drastically and Indian services industry is booming exponentially in different fields.
Professional Courses: There is a very famous joke in Indian society, "20 years earlier, if someone asked the address of Engineer Sahab, people would drop the person traveling kilometers to reach Mr. Engineer Sahab, now you ask for address of an Engineer anyone would say, knock any door out there , chances are any Engineer would open the door for you". This is not just a joke, it shows how the professional courses are becoming increasingly accessible and variety of courses are available. Its not like "Meri beti Engineer/doctor banegi". There are tons of other opportunities there, be it journalism, mass communications, lifestyle experts, tutors. So your options are much more open than your parents ever had at their time.
Explore something new (on a lighter note) : Haven't you heard a lot about your parent's college all these years. Its time for a change, explore something new and don't leave any stone un-turned to boast about your college in front of your parents. :)
Purane Master G: Parent's tend to always believe that their kids have not grown yet and almost try to keep them under their watch, so if you plan to join the same college chances are your parents will seek help from their teachers (who have not retired yet) to watch you in their absence, not a cool way to enjoy your college life.
Your Ambitions: If you have desire to achieve something, talk about it to your parents. Having a goal is good, but taking right steps to achieve that goal is most important thing in order to move closer to it. Do research about right education you need to achieve your goal and plan accordingly. This is what matters the most, its time to think and Think Big.
For Parents it is time when you
should #thinkBIG and guide your children too. Here is why we want that
look at opportunities like thatare provided in universities like LPU
which they have showcased through this unique video as well.
Also one learning from
the video is that your present decision will impact your future so when
you anyways have to think then why not thinkBIG
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