What I learnt in 3 years at SASTRA - Part I

1. Friends and hangout buddies are not the same. Not even close.
2. The friends you make in your first year will last a very long time. 
3. Be open to people, there is something to learn from every single individual.
4. Paying a lot of attention to dress and feeling pretty is nice on some days but if you are going to play dress-up day everyday, you'll do nothing else.
5. If you missed a better college by half a point, eat a chocolate and move on. Telling that to every single person you meet doesn't make you sound superior. Quite the opposite.
6. Do not mock people going through a bad patch. You have no idea what their issues are. 
7. If you are not a nine point something, take a chill pill. It is not the end of the world.
8. Don't get scared by the oh-so-intelligent guy/girl who answers everything in class. All of us are geniuses in some area. Take the pain to find out which one.
9. You'll meet the super ambitious who always plan ahead and the ones who take life as it comes. They are both equally fascinating.
10. Do not say no to that poor kid, old lady or handicapped man who ask you for money. Be thankful the roles are not reversed.
11. Do not mock those who came from non co-ed schools, they had more fun. Promise!
12. All day scholars are NOT dumb. At the same time, all hostelites aren't that smart too. Stop judging.
13. Your parents also went to college. Listen to them.
14. Be thankful that pen drives, chocolates and hugs exist. All three make life easier.
15. Say 'thank you' to the xerox anna (I know it is photocopy and not xerox, but still) near gurunath. He accepts to take your book/material even at the last minute although when there are loads of people! And, he does it with a smile!
16. Some professors take immense pleasure in making our lives miserable. You can actually see that smirk if you look carefully. Try not to curse them too much.
17. Having said that, there are those who make the profession look very noble and do a good job. Pray more of such kind come in.
18. If you are not interested in both GRE or CAT, don't take it up because everyone else is. Last I checked, even Mr. Bean has a degree in Electrical Engineering. Not joking!
19. Be careful what you say to people who you shouldn't be talking to in the first place!
20. Ten years later, you are going to remember more chota-samosa moments than lectures.
21. Its okay if you screw up, relax! I felt pretty guilty when Imprint had a lot of errors in one edition. But then, any publicity is good publicity. More people ended up reading that particular edition and liked it too :P
22. If you belong to the average looking crowd and envy the pretty ones, remember that there are more important things in life. I once thought that the most beautiful people are the happiest. Oh, I was so wrong! What is important is to do the right things and be good, the good things will follow you.
23. Your friends might change a lot in three years. Accept it rather than fighting it. Remember you are evolving too.
24. There are those people who are a phone call away no matter whichever corner of the globe they are. Cherish them.
25. College is going to end someday and that day make sure you have more things to be happy about than to regret.