I was hiding this anger, no! this massive frustration for long time. Precisely ever since I started college in August 201o I doubted everyday if I am fit to survive in India....and that too in in Tamil Nadu, Anna Univesity. Yes this is a place where I was born so I should not be having any trouble surviving there-little did i know I was wrong! Unfortunately, The 10+2 years spent in an American educational System is not a stepping stone for pursuing your degree here in India. So all my juniors out there who are reading this post please be considerate of the following points as I am writing this out from deep hurt feelings that is pestering me until now.
Maths-First of all, the math you study there will not help you survive here whatsoever. And I MEAN EVEN THE AP classes dont help. I have taken all the ap classes in high school and got an A and still our math is way behind the math here. SO only if i could reverse time, i would have gotten tutoring and learned the material myself....yeah if I was like that I wouldnt be suffering like this.
Pattern- Exam pattern itself is different. No there is no bubbling business here. You have learn to write and write pages in the given time even if its pure useless crap! Quantity is really important unlike the short and sweet motto there.
Study Skills- The flashcards, our sparknotes or the cliffnotes are out the window. You need to have MEMORIZATION skills and write the jargon as you saw from the book unlike the practical concept based live test there. After growing up there, undoubtedly our memorization skills are lower than people here in India
Attention Span- Remember in middle school when we used to get pissd at all the animated powerpoint slides and in high school the projector seemed like an epitome of failure--now all that now seems like a 3d james Cameroon movie to me! You have to learn to pay attention to all the monotonic monotonous teachers who lullaby you to sleep!
All these are factors that I wish someone told me before I considered doing my engineering in India-so all my juniors out there, this is not to discourage you to pursue your degree in India but this is for you to be aware of major survival skills if you are considering it. Because trust me, all these are hard core truths from my failure.
I was lack of the above skills for three straight semester and now knowing my failure, I am determined to overcome these obstacles in 2012 and proof to myself in this 4th semester that I am capable of surviving, no excelling this semester. I am going to do all it takes as this challenge is a test to my character itself!
For all those who asked if i am regretting coming to India-I guess I cant answer that until June(D-day of 4th Semester) but yes I am suffering mentally and wish i just didnt have to suffer as much but I wont give up till the end, thats for sure!