How has your life changed since starting college?

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

I’ve realized the real value of money.

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I found amazing mentors in my professors.

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

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

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Confidence is the key.

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.

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.

Were the 1980s as uptight and prudish as movies and TV shows make them out to be? When I think of 80s culture, I think about a very "icky" judgmental yuppie status quo time period.

-Hitesha.

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.

From watching news at breakfast- to sharing news on calls

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

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

From my daily arguments with dad to missing him.

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

Many people used to believe that I would not be able to do so, but I did.

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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.

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

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

Can it be true that people know your name, not your story, they’ve heard what you’ve done, but not what you’ve been through, so take their opinions of you with a grain of salt?

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 have huge respect for their knowledge and dedication to teaching.I consider myself lucky to be able to learn from such experts in their respective fields.

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.

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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.

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.