Within 3-4 years of entering the workforce, most of us realize that our college plays a larger-than-life role in deciding our future. If you are not from among a particular set of colleges , your ambitions can be shot down to the ground, sometimes brutally. You might slog off like hell and be the best in your college but if your college isn`t among the best, you won`t even get the opportunity to sit out for placement in your dream company. Now, at the onset, this looks very unfair. But is it really so? Shouldn`t people from top rated colleges get all the better opportunities they`re getting?
One fact we come to realise is that to ensure success, it is of paramount importance that we perform when its required the most. Don`t you think competitive exams are a way of drillling this fact into our heads? Isn`t this a reflection of what actually happens in life? You might be the most sincere and hard-working guy out there, but if you don`t perform on the D-day, you might as well quit. Not fair, but thats life. I believe that while some(most!!) of us will call it luck, at the end of the day its the result that counts and if someone ends up in a top ranked college, it is atleast a partial reflection of his/her ability to perform when it matters. I guess the better opportunities he/she gets in lieu of being at such a college is a reward (justified) for performing when it matters.
Also, with all due credit to people who ,even after not belonging to a great college, have made it big in life later on, don`t you think their success is a manifestation of the fact that they`ve learnt how to perform when it matters the most? This could have happened consciously or sub-consciously but it doesn`t take anything away from the fact that performance counts the most when it comes under pressure and at the right moment.
So, do you still think that the current system where we have a sort-of binary system of success and failure (college A: companies are fighting for you ; college B where you end up after screwing up ONE question in CAT: you are fighting for companies) is a problem? Comments are most welcome.
PS: Try and be objective when you think about this. Don`t let your opinion be affected by thoughts of those people who are arrogant/snobbish and come from top-ranked colleges . Attitude is purely a personal thing and in general doesn`t reflect on the institute.
One fact we come to realise is that to ensure success, it is of paramount importance that we perform when its required the most. Don`t you think competitive exams are a way of drillling this fact into our heads? Isn`t this a reflection of what actually happens in life? You might be the most sincere and hard-working guy out there, but if you don`t perform on the D-day, you might as well quit. Not fair, but thats life. I believe that while some(most!!) of us will call it luck, at the end of the day its the result that counts and if someone ends up in a top ranked college, it is atleast a partial reflection of his/her ability to perform when it matters. I guess the better opportunities he/she gets in lieu of being at such a college is a reward (justified) for performing when it matters.
Also, with all due credit to people who ,even after not belonging to a great college, have made it big in life later on, don`t you think their success is a manifestation of the fact that they`ve learnt how to perform when it matters the most? This could have happened consciously or sub-consciously but it doesn`t take anything away from the fact that performance counts the most when it comes under pressure and at the right moment.
So, do you still think that the current system where we have a sort-of binary system of success and failure (college A: companies are fighting for you ; college B where you end up after screwing up ONE question in CAT: you are fighting for companies) is a problem? Comments are most welcome.
PS: Try and be objective when you think about this. Don`t let your opinion be affected by thoughts of those people who are arrogant/snobbish and come from top-ranked colleges . Attitude is purely a personal thing and in general doesn`t reflect on the institute.
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