This happens every year. Come on guys it's just a b-b-b-back! OK OK I know it's a big thing. It's a completely terrible, horrible, unfair, needless and barbaric practice to be honest but this is how it is.
In first year, to be more precise, in the second semester you're supposed to get a back in either electrical or mechanical. This is how it works. You are part of a majority here. Ask any of your seniors and 9 out of 10 will have a star decorating their 1st year marksheet. The tenth person is either too brainy (rare case), too studious (dwindling numbers) or just too lucky to escape(dammit!). Usually these people are Social Outcasts (unless they're really nice people) but you are part of the majority. You have people around you who understand what you are going through and help you to share the grief. I'm one of them. I've been there, done that and so have a lot of others and we completely understand.
So take it from us, IT DOESN'T MATTER! In fact, you have now received the honorary stamp of being a true engineer! Because now you know what it feels like and from now on you will try and never experience this feeling ever again. You have learnt an important lesson today - whatever you do, never get a back again, ever. Oh and there's one more thing you have learnt - UPTU sucks!! According to me, the computers that contain the database of all the results have been programmed to never allow a 100% pass percentage in a subject, you know to "keep things real" and stuff. Who would believe me if I said that everyone passed in Environmental Studies?! "That's preposterous!! The people at UPTU must be giving away marks for free", is what people might start to think.
Getting back to reality, now I'm going to bust a few myths that are generally hovering in young kids' minds.
Myth#1 - I will not get placed if I get a back.
Busted - BULLSHIT! It doesn't matter if you even have 3 or 4 backs in your account. Just keep your aggregate score above 60% and no pending backs at the time of placements and you should be on your way to give treats for getting placed.
Myth#2 - I will not be able to go to a good MBA college if a get a back.
Busted - HORSESHIT! All you need to do an MBA from a reputed institute like IIM-A is be a graduate having scored 50% or more. And of course, you need to get a 99 percentile in CAT, which is child's play :P
Myth#3 - What if I get a Year-Back(YB)??!!
Busted - DINOPOOP!! Getting a YB needs a lot of work. It's not easy, you really have to work hard to get one. You need to score less than 50% aggregate in one year or get 5 backs in a year. or fail in the same subject more than 4 times. You can give it a shot but I'm sure you'll pass...err...fail....I mean fail at failing.
Myth#4 - Will I be able to complete my engineering at all? Am I in the wrong place?
Busted - SLARTIBARTFAST! It's a breeze. It looks and feels like a hike up Mt. Everest but it's not. It's more like Mt. Kilimanjaro if you ask me, you would prefer jumping into red hot magma than climb to the top. But once you get the hang of it, you'll start enjoying it. Refer to the previous post for what I mean by getting the hang of it.
So, it's not as bad as it looks. You still need to clear the exam which is coming up though. That is one area where I can't help you. I barely scraped through myself.
Keep your chin up guys. It's not the end of the world.
Points: 30 points each to all the people who got a back. Not to congratulate you but to cheer you up! Stop sulking people, life goes on.
In first year, to be more precise, in the second semester you're supposed to get a back in either electrical or mechanical. This is how it works. You are part of a majority here. Ask any of your seniors and 9 out of 10 will have a star decorating their 1st year marksheet. The tenth person is either too brainy (rare case), too studious (dwindling numbers) or just too lucky to escape(dammit!). Usually these people are Social Outcasts (unless they're really nice people) but you are part of the majority. You have people around you who understand what you are going through and help you to share the grief. I'm one of them. I've been there, done that and so have a lot of others and we completely understand.
So take it from us, IT DOESN'T MATTER! In fact, you have now received the honorary stamp of being a true engineer! Because now you know what it feels like and from now on you will try and never experience this feeling ever again. You have learnt an important lesson today - whatever you do, never get a back again, ever. Oh and there's one more thing you have learnt - UPTU sucks!! According to me, the computers that contain the database of all the results have been programmed to never allow a 100% pass percentage in a subject, you know to "keep things real" and stuff. Who would believe me if I said that everyone passed in Environmental Studies?! "That's preposterous!! The people at UPTU must be giving away marks for free", is what people might start to think.
Getting back to reality, now I'm going to bust a few myths that are generally hovering in young kids' minds.
Myth#1 - I will not get placed if I get a back.
Busted - BULLSHIT! It doesn't matter if you even have 3 or 4 backs in your account. Just keep your aggregate score above 60% and no pending backs at the time of placements and you should be on your way to give treats for getting placed.
Myth#2 - I will not be able to go to a good MBA college if a get a back.
Busted - HORSESHIT! All you need to do an MBA from a reputed institute like IIM-A is be a graduate having scored 50% or more. And of course, you need to get a 99 percentile in CAT, which is child's play :P
Myth#3 - What if I get a Year-Back(YB)??!!
Busted - DINOPOOP!! Getting a YB needs a lot of work. It's not easy, you really have to work hard to get one. You need to score less than 50% aggregate in one year or get 5 backs in a year. or fail in the same subject more than 4 times. You can give it a shot but I'm sure you'll pass...err...fail....I mean fail at failing.
Myth#4 - Will I be able to complete my engineering at all? Am I in the wrong place?
Busted - SLARTIBARTFAST! It's a breeze. It looks and feels like a hike up Mt. Everest but it's not. It's more like Mt. Kilimanjaro if you ask me, you would prefer jumping into red hot magma than climb to the top. But once you get the hang of it, you'll start enjoying it. Refer to the previous post for what I mean by getting the hang of it.
So, it's not as bad as it looks. You still need to clear the exam which is coming up though. That is one area where I can't help you. I barely scraped through myself.
Keep your chin up guys. It's not the end of the world.
Points: 30 points each to all the people who got a back. Not to congratulate you but to cheer you up! Stop sulking people, life goes on.
1 comment:
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Write there so that more people can enjoy your writing,
Keep it up
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