Engineering Life – A Case Study

Since I am an Engineering student and am in my final year, I am going to present here my very own life experience,i.e, a life of an Engineering student.
Let me tell you first that ‘how an Engineering student is born’. Believe me, almost all of them(to be specific, most of them) are designated as ‘Engineers’ even before they are actually introduced to the world. But this does not really make sense because it is good to be an engineer and I am proud that I will soon be tagged as an ‘Er.’,
Coming up to the life story of an Engineering student. It is mainly being classified into three stages(although there are four years that courses generally offer).

• The First Year
• Best time of Life(2nd and 3rd year)
• The Climax(Final year)

The First Year:

A student takes admission in an Engineering college, excited but equally tensed(about how badly he is going to be ragged) and starts with a new and exciting life. Mixing with different persons from all around the country and making new friends. Its like starting a new life in a completely different world. But what makes the 1st year so special is that, this is the only year(or probably the one out of two) during which a student actually is serious about his/her academics(And this applies to most of us, but not ‘all’). Studying hard late night with innumerable cups of tea/coffee,assignments, fear for seniors, respect for staffs, exams, seminars and the list goes on…

Best time of Life(2nd and 3rd year):
Second year, and you would have already selected your best gang of buddies, hanging around with them, bunk classes, party hard at friend’s birthday, arrears, girlfriend(or boyfriend) and again, the list goes on…
Its like you live on for the moment and no worries about your future(again this is with ‘most of us’, but not ‘all of us’). And the worst part of it all is that even these two year passes on like it was yesterday!

The Climax(The Final Year):
Final year, believe me, is the longest period in engineering, like it will never end. This is the time that a student actually understands that why ‘he/she is here for?’ and ‘what is he going to do next?’. This is the period in which he/she feels that real pressure from peers, parents and teachers. Pressure to finish the degree with a good percentile, get placed in a reputed company and get settled in life. And then after the final degree gets completed, there are a lot of emotional scenes which takes place like parting from your best friends, saying goodbye your best teacher(or mentor), leaving the campus forever where you have spent the best four years of your life.
The point that I want to convey in this case study(not exactly a case study) is that what an engineering student ultimately experiences. The first three years enjoying, partying etc,etc and then ultimately in the final year(and even after that) worrying for his/her future. This is what should not happen with us. We should ‘live and enjoy’ and ‘worry about our future’ equally at the same time. What is the point in “we will enjoy three years and work hard in the final year”. But the truth is that when the final year comes, the pressure is so much that some of us could not even handle it(I have seen my friends catch up Hypertension worrying about his ‘future’). ‘Live Life but Work Hard‘ is the mantra that an Engineering student must follow right from the start.


Life!   Live It!   Love It!   But Work for It!