First Year v/s Final Year of College

From “Did you shower yet???”.....”Of course Maa!!!” to skipping baths and spraying on deodorant while lazily walking into the classroom..

From being an A-lister, Hermoine Granger to metamorphosing into the Siddi of Wake Up Sid..

From being the obedient, organised first-years to turning into the night owls of third-year who barely managed to pass… WE ALL GREW UP!

Relatable...Ain’t it? While the majority of us would agree that our college life was nothing like the ideal Karan Johar’s movies with flying dupattas and kuch kuch hota hai playing in the background, it was still pretty awesome no? Do you too miss those good-old days a little too much and wish you could literally transport back in time, even though just once? Well, here is a compilation of a few instances of first year v/s final years that will surely take you down that memory lane and will revive all those crazy memories yet again... 

If you are still a college student when reading this, a word of advice from the seniors..,”Beta..Let go of the stress...chill and enjoy your college life because #YOLO”. However, if you are one of the parents out there reading this article, then...”Aunty maine nahi sikhaya ye sab, mai to bas padhne hi jari thi...”

1. Appearance

First year: “Today I am going to wear my favorite outfit and put on good makeup” (I am going to be the diva of the college because “kaun hai yeh, jisne mudke Pooh ko nahi dekha?” )

Last year: “Chuck it! Nobody cares about what I am wearing.. Fun fact..We are all going to die anyway.” (rolling out of bed and going to the class in sweats).

2. Reaching Late to the Class

First Year: Oh man! I am late for the first lecture by one whole minute! (the end of the world is near!!)

Last Year: The teacher was grateful that you attended the lecture even though it was only for the last 5 minutes.

3. Friends

First Year: “OMG!! I have so many people around me… I am everybody’s favorite” (Hail the queen people! #CollegeCelebrity)

Last Year: Doesn’t care about anybody else and is satisfied with the small group of 3 people.

4. Night Outs

First Year: Today, I’ll party like there is no tomorrow!!! Bring out the bottles Homies! (Stumbling back to your room at 4 am and waking up with the worst hangover in the history of mankind).

Last Year: A whole night free to myself? Time to have some fun...Bring out my pajamas coz bed’s callingbabes!!. (snoring the night AND day away with no worries in mind).

5. Lectures

First Year: I don’t want to miss any of my lectures, what if the professor teaches something important or what if my attendance dwindles to 99.9% (imagine the shock and horror!!)

Last Year: I know more than enough to pass my exams.. I don’t need to attend the lectures because what do they teach there anyway...Wikipedia roxx... plus my attendance is nearly 76% right?? (turns off the alarm and snuggles back into bed).

6. Life Goals

First Year: “I am going to be the Bill Gates of India… just wait till I get out of here.” (proud AF)

Last Year: I have no idea what I am going to do with my future… wait, scratch that, I have no idea what I am going to do tomorrow…ugghh! (chugs down a glass of beer and bawls her eyes out).

7. Paying the Bills

First Year: Fighting over who will pay the bill and going like ‘arrey yaar, tera bhai hai na..let me pay today and you can pay the next time)

Last Year: I have no money left to pay since it is already 10 days into the month..koi chai aur samosa khilado yaar...

8. Enthusiasm for everything in life

First Year: Sir, I want to answer….. I know the answer, sir, sir…let me answer please!! (Hand almost touches the ceiling, complete Hermoine Granger vibes..)

Last Year: “I hope he will not ask me to answer the question” (wants to dig a deep hole and shrink back into the earth)

9. Cheating in exams

First Year: “I am sorry, I don’t cheat in exams, it is the wrong thing to do and against my principles. Haven’t you heard of Raja Harishchandra??” (Morals intact- check, model student- double check).

Last Year: Hey pssshh, tell me the answer to question number five..and yeah..6th, 10th, 12th and every question after that please..bas pass karwade yaar...agli bar pakka padhke aunga..

10. Assignments

First Year: Oh man! The last date for the submission of the assignment is in 3 days...(Doesn’t sleep for 3 nights straight and writes like the existence of life depends on it).

Last Year: Last date for assignment submission is today??… which assignment bro? You know what, I’ll submit the assignment when I want to, I don’t care about such trivial things because a piece of paper cannot define my future (installs a golgappa stall in future).

I am sure we have all been through most of these situations during the phases of our college life, haven’t we?? After 3 years in a place, a graduate degree and some life-altering experiences later, we were handed over a passing certificate and the so-called title of “ADULTS”. But we somehow turned out fine right? 

So, in the concluding part, raising a toast to all those college days full of fun and laughter and signing off while humming “apni to pathshala, masti ki pathshala..”