How has your life changed since starting college?

I found amazing mentors in my professors.

Now, I am living 300km away from my family.I miss them.

For example, many of my collegemates didn’t know what UGC was. The girl who was my senior and was sitting beside me didn’t know that Guide is written by R.K. Narayan. She was going to tick Chetan Bhagat as the answer before I stopped her.

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From my daily arguments with dad to missing him.

From eating freshly cooked, hot and healthy food prepared by mom with love and care to eating pg’s carelessly made tasteless food.

The fact that groups break up after the first year is correct.

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I met a lot of fake people and learned how to deal with them.

In 12th, I struggled to focus on my studies.I didn’t want to take the science stream but had to and wasn’t doing well. As if it wasn’t enough my father transferred to some other city and I was not happy with it.

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My roommate soon understood this and stopped hanging out with them before it was too late.Now I have a trio: myself, my roommate, and one of the five girls-who faced the same situation as us.Our vibes matched.

I am happy I found them, but the scared half of me always reminds me to be ready for heartbreaks, and I don't expect much.

From fighting with sister on small things to fighting on calls/texting.

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I’ve realized the real value of money.

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From being at home 24*7 to going home for a few days in 2–3 months.

All I meant to say is that if you are fully skilled, know everything, and still have no confidence, You will be considered nothing, but if you have confidence, people will see it as a plus, and this will provide a better opportunity for the future.

I have never stayed away from home before this but now I live in a pg with the worst management, manage my own chores, and travel alone.

Should any books be banned from school libraries? Why is it important for students to read certain books in school?

I’ve become more responsible.

Backstory-

I witnessed people with no understanding becoming successful simply because they were confident enough to stand on stage and perform.They arrived, performed, and it was finished. Their performance was not that good; it could have been better, yet people applauded as if it were the best.

If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

It will be a year since I started college, so I thought I should share my experience with you.

In college, I met many people who were faking behaviors in order to look cool, and they still do. This 'pick me' behavior irritates me the most.

I lacked friends in 12th class,I didn’t understand a single thing those teachers were teaching and used youtube and educational subscriptions for learning.

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From bothering mom 24/7 to videocalling mom and describing how my day went.

I still have doubts about myself, have a lot to work on my personality and need to work hard. I will keep trying to see positivity around me and I wish you would do the same.

There are many students who can’t go home frequently because of issues like long distance, travelling issues etc..I can feel their pain.

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I felt frustrated, occasionally venting at my family and used to have panic attacks.