CTS beckons
The day I got the CTS offer letter, something inside me said, "Akhil, you're settled for now. Be satisfied and relax your way to the end of college life." I wonder what prompted that reaction in me. Everyone around hurled towards me warnings like "Your potential wont be tapped", "Ur gonna be bored to death", and "Ur kidding, right?". But for some very strange reason, I did not seem to care. Somehow, I have been filled with this extremely positive spirit that CTS is where im gonna make a difference, where im gonna succeed. Whatever.
A couple of other interviews have come and gone. I didnt really expect to get selected, given my preparation, or lack of it. I have emerged wiser though, and more knowledgable. But for each of these interviews, I always wondered if CTS would be a better bet. Some complex set of relations in my head that i just cannot understand always seemed to favour CTS. And this is in comparison with MNC's like Microsoft. I mean, HOW CRAZY AM I? Go figure.
There are probably gonna be one or two more placement opportunities that'll come my way. However, ever since CTS picked me up and threw me into its, so painfully overpopulated ocean, I've only considered these oppurtunities as possible motivations to learn something new. To enrich my knowledge. Nothing more. That is, of course, till the day of the interview finally arrives, and one cannot avoid getting carried away by the hype generated.
Many questions have come to mind. "If I had gotten rid of this "Im settled" flu and prepared hard before hand for these interviews, would I have been better off?". "Would it have been better if I had concentrated on CGPA, built up my academics, and sacrificed my extracurriculars?". I have concluded that my answer to these questions is gonna be a simple and straightforward NO. College life comes only once (sometimes twice), and I would not sacrifice one second of the time spent playing cricket, having fun with friends, participating in culturals, and doing practically nothing (a very enjoyable passtime) for a job in Microsoft or the like. Yea, I know. Im nuts. Force of habit, I guess.
A couple of other interviews have come and gone. I didnt really expect to get selected, given my preparation, or lack of it. I have emerged wiser though, and more knowledgable. But for each of these interviews, I always wondered if CTS would be a better bet. Some complex set of relations in my head that i just cannot understand always seemed to favour CTS. And this is in comparison with MNC's like Microsoft. I mean, HOW CRAZY AM I? Go figure.
There are probably gonna be one or two more placement opportunities that'll come my way. However, ever since CTS picked me up and threw me into its, so painfully overpopulated ocean, I've only considered these oppurtunities as possible motivations to learn something new. To enrich my knowledge. Nothing more. That is, of course, till the day of the interview finally arrives, and one cannot avoid getting carried away by the hype generated.
Many questions have come to mind. "If I had gotten rid of this "Im settled" flu and prepared hard before hand for these interviews, would I have been better off?". "Would it have been better if I had concentrated on CGPA, built up my academics, and sacrificed my extracurriculars?". I have concluded that my answer to these questions is gonna be a simple and straightforward NO. College life comes only once (sometimes twice), and I would not sacrifice one second of the time spent playing cricket, having fun with friends, participating in culturals, and doing practically nothing (a very enjoyable passtime) for a job in Microsoft or the like. Yea, I know. Im nuts. Force of habit, I guess.
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