I know it’s really challenging. These days, there are so many new options to pick our careers from. Gone are those days when engineering and medical sciences were the only options to choose from. Every career stream has so many minute options within itself that it becomes challenging at times.

Firstly, think about what you love. The most successful person according to me would be someone who loves what he does but still earns minimal. The earning is bound to grow one day if you’re passionate about your work. Just figure out some activity that you really love. For example, if you love drawing, then designing might be perfect for you, If singing, dancing, acting or the creative side of work is your pleasure then the film industry might work for you. Although, always remember you cannot achieve your dreams overnight. For those who have just entered intermediate, think about the subjects you love and not the profession you want to get into. Sciences, maths or humanities? If this path is correctly chosen, these 2 years will help you decide your ultimate career. Always remember that this is something that will stay with you all your life. So you must choose something that you’ll never get bored of.

Don’t take decisions in a haste and don’t let anyone influence it. Your life is your choice! All the best. May you achieve all that your heart desires. And always remember, there’s no need to hurry. Slow and steady always wins the race. Much love! ♥️

Do we have too many engineers right now? And just limited number of jobs available for them? I think this topic is absolutely suitable for India’s current problem. Gone are those days when engineering was the most appreciated and employment attractive.

Today, we have millions of engineers who have an impeccable degree but no employment. However, the major fact is, considering the quality of engineering colleges that are growing across the country, not all of them are really employable. I have seen that in India, anybody can get admission into an engineering college even if he has not been able to clear one or two subjects in 12th grade. That’s what the quality has come down to today. Also, all streams of engineering do not attract the same amount of opportunities. For example, electrical, energy and civil would probably still manage to attract opportunities but the rest have been reduced to shackles of unemployment and poverty.

So, this was it for today. For all those aspiring engineers out there, all the best! Choose your path wisely and make the most out of it. Good luck 👍

DISCLAIMER-: Today’s debate is Android VS Apple. I’m sure there are both users in our blogger community. So this isn’t to hurt anyone’s feelings. It’s just to put forward my personal opinion. Kudos to both!

In my personal opinion, iPhone beats any other phone company that every existed. I have always had an iPhone with me, ever since I was a kid. It was my first phone that I probably got in 8th grade. And since then, all my phones have only been Apple. But just a few days back, I tried using a friends android phone to drop in a message. And the only thought going in my head was “wow, iPhone is so much more easier to handle” (true story)! An iPhone in my opinion, is way faster in processing things and has amazing software integration. It is by far the easiest phone to use.

iPhones usually get apps faster than android. A major example for that would be fortnight, which took so many months to leap from iPhone to android. And another feature that I absolutely love about iPhones is the APPLE PAY. It’s the most popular method for making mobile payments which just makes life easier. And the FACE ID, is another amazing feature according to me. It also has the Apple Watch app, for all those interested ones out there!

When you have a problem with your Android phone, you can try finding a solution on online forums or calling your carrier. But with the iPhone, you can tap into a vast database of useful help articles on Apple’s website, get help via live chat or schedule an appointment at an Apple Store Genius Bar. And I really feel, that iPhone has the best speakers and camera when compared to android! The speakers are so loud and clear and the camera is absolutely stunning! I know for a fact that all my friends borrowed my phone to click pictures just cause it was an iPhone, which was guaranteed to have better quality.

Apart from the ones that I’ve mentioned, I believe iPhone has got even more magical features on it and we could go on and on about it. So to not waste further time for you guys.. for me, it’s the BEST! But I truly understand anyone who enjoys android more and have no harsh feelings towards them! Use whatever you feel is comfy☺️ I’ll see you next time! And hope you don’t get bored because of the long blog! 😂♥️

So everyone is writing entrances now. Some for engineering, some for BBA, some for design and so on. It’s an endless procedure. But I don’t really get it. Because sometimes, I feel like it’s a blessing and sometimes I fell like all that pressure is a curse.

It’s a blessing because when you give entrance exams to get into a particular university, then you know that you will be competing with a group of students who have done a certain amount of work on the exam. These marks actually show you where you stand in relation to your subject. Whereas, in places where there’s no entrance, such institutions probably get ready to give admission to any kind of crowd that’s ready to pay money. Donations! This college might have good infrastructure and faculty. But a college is made by students. Unless, the students are actually intelligent, the college won’t have any value.

I’m in the procedure of looking for colleges right now, and I stopped upon ST FRANCIS, and here there are three admission rounds, starting from written entrance test, group discussion and a personal interview. I feel such places really help us show our personality. Fingers crossed! I hope I make it.

So I’d like to end it here, by saying, quality always come first. Don’t compromise when it comes to the quality of your educational institutions. This will show your personality. All the best to everyone!

Reading the top line must have made you feel like, WOAAHH; is this even a question? Obviously cool parents are better. But guys, don’t judge a book by its cover. Let me take you through all the positives and negatives of both these types.

There’s an extent to everything. So deciding on what’s better depends upon the extent up to which the parents behave, let it be cool or strict. Cool to such an extent that they don’t even care about your marks, or what you do and where you are, that’s not good parenting. And also being strict to an extent where you’re not even allowed to breathe without their permission is another bad thing. Extremity in anything isn’t good. Personally speaking, my parents are very strict. I have to be under control with everything I do and be under discipline and I’m somewhat okay with it because I’m atleast allowed to live life the way I want to. I’m not enclosed in a cage. Of course, I have to do a lot of pleading and begging to get things done my way, but that’s better than not getting it done at all. Some parents, like to keep their children totally in grip. The child cannot do anything but study and meetings with friends is a crime.

So parents, take a moment and think about what kind of parents you want to be. The parent who allows their children to live their life and yet looks after their right and wrong without over-involvement in their life or the ones that baby-sit their children beyond bearable limits.

In today’s digital and global world, apart from technology, brands also play an important role. I’m not going to lie. I LOVE branded stuff. I go for shopping every now and then and buy all the favorite brands. But brand sickness is something more.

I don’t mind even having non-branded items for myself if it’s quality is just as same as the branded ones. But I know a few friends of mine who blindly believe

that the branded ones have higher quality. Let’s take the example of Karol Bagh and Sarojini in Delhi, one of the best places to shop! Having no brand tag, they still have the best items that are sold for peanuts. Whereas, brands get to charge exorbitant prices for similar pieces. And you know what astonishes me more? The fact that people don’t really care about it.

Some people are just obsessed with brands. I’m not saying, I’m an anti brand person, I love shopping and I shop from almost all brands but I’m not as brand conscious as a few who JUST shop from those “hi-fi” places and believe that everything that is unbranded is of cheap quality. If the same Karol bagh item is displayed in a top brand like Burberry, they would just die for that item!

Exams are essential evils, people say. They are as important as important gets and as exhausting as exhausting gets. I remember not being able to sleep at nights and almost developing an insomnia just thinking about the exam I had to write the next day. Just thinking of it gave me jitters. “Is it really worth the time and effort?” I used to ask myself. But then the next morning, after a hot cup of tea, I started thinking about how would it actually feel to top my college and stand out amongst 5000 students. That feeling carried a sense of pride and achievement that I really wanted to have. But as rightly said, “one cannot have a million dollar dream on a minimum wage work ethic.” That was when I actually realized that hardwork is the only way to go and just dreaming about it wont help in any manner.

So the hard work period now begins. Sacrificing an amazing sleep to wake up at 4 in the morning to study, keeping away from almost every kind of distraction possible like the phone, television and probably the most important part of a teen’s life-the FRIENDS. Exams also sort of develop an unwanted feeling of jealousy in students when they realize their friends do have a chance to do better than them in finals. So the hard work now becomes even more hard. Another irking fact is that sometimes there are so many holidays between two exams that it almost feels like forever. This not only increases the time period of exams but also increases the stress levels of students. But alas! We are helpless.

Finally when the exams come to an end and the students feel like they can breathe a huge sigh of relief, the time for results arrives! This is another thing that almost does not let students sleep for days. The peer pressure and pressure from parents to do a good job in exams just does not grant the students any peace. It is a tough time indeed.

It cannot be denied that exams do exert an unusual strain upon the minds of students who lose the zest of their lives at the approach of an exam but at the same time it also is a good evil as it is a proper assessment of an individual’s hard work, learning and understanding.

Education is the most important part of anyone’s life. It makes an individual strong in mind and intellectual in thinking. Life without education is a flower without petals, a kitchen without utensils and a song without music. College and school both are the most important parts of any teen’s life. They shape a students personality and help them grow in life as independent individuals. There are a few parallels that can be drawn between the two.

From childhood to teenage, school is something that plays a major role in shaping us up adults. We learn the true meaning of adulthood in school. The morning assemblies, the attendance, the daily tests and the “parent-teacher meeting” all give us unforgettable experiences. As a person who passed out of school almost 2 years ago, it brings tears of happiness to my eyes.

Whereas, college is something that teaches the adult how to handle his professional life and what it takes to be a successful working person. School puts lots of restrictions on children. School kids are expected to be disciplined and follow certain rules and be punctual. Believe it or not, our life in school is a lot more disciplined than it ever will be as a college student. College, on the other hand, though it is bound by rules, the people are not really as particular about following them as they are in school. Yet, both of them have their own trinket!

The way of both teaching and learning is very different between the two! In school, we are treated more like passive learners who have no experience and knowledge whatsoever. Classroom participation is highly encouraged and sometimes also fetches the students extra marks. In college, students are expected be experts at “self study”; unlike in school where both teachers and parents make an effort to push the students and make them do better.

Now coming to the dress code, in most schools across the country, there is a uniform and the student is allowed to enter class only if he is in the correct dress code. Colleges usually do not have a dress code. Students can basically wear anything they want, unless and until it is decent and a bit formal, one may say.

Back in school days, no matter how rebellious we were as teens, we had to approach our parents for every tiny thing of our life. But in high school, our friends are our closest confidantes. And also one major change that I know of is that high school students usually do not stay at dorms or hostels. They usually stay with their parents and are over dependent on them for everything, as I already mentioned earlier. But college students, they live in dorms most of the times and have a few roommates who they share their room with. They are definitely more independent than school students are.

In summation, college life can sometimes be a bit irritable and tiresome but at the end of the day, it is those golden days of life that people cherish the most and wish for them to come back. School, on the other hand too, has its own perks and charms. They both shape our life and determine the kind of individuals we become when we grow up!

Guys, always remember to make it a fun but relaxed holiday. Today I just want to tell you guys a few essentials that I think one must carry before going on a trip.

1.) A sanitary kit-: I suggest you guys to just put in a tiny bag pack in your suitcase that has all the sanitary tools like toothbrush, paste, hairspray(depending on your preference), deodorants/perfumes, some mint just to refresh yourself, some odomos cream,and lastly some moisturizer, sunscreen and your shampoo/conditioner/hair oil.

2.)Your passport-:A silly but important advice. Always remember to carry your passports wherever you visit another country. Make sure your passport is always kept in a secure place that is easily accessible for you at any time. This can also be used as your ID proof whenever you check into hotels in a different country.

3.)Always remember to carry more clothes than you would actually require. You never know when, what kind of emergency might crop up. Having more than what is enough is always a good thing.

4.)Carry a piece of good headphones with you! Travels can be really long sometimes and exhausting and traveling by flight might make it very difficult for you to find a good pass time. That way your headphones will always come to your rescue. Listen to a few good pieces of music then! This will not only help you to pass your time but will also relax your mind.

5.)An obvious thing that I don’t need to mention is your phone! It comes to your rescue at all times. However, if your trip is international, always remember to buy a new international SIM card once you land. If not, you guys will be paying extra roaming charges which you do not want 😂

6.)Medicines! Always carry a few basic medicines with you like the ones meant for cold and cough, fever, body pains etc. It’s always good to be sure than doubtful. And also, make sure you have enough to be able to basic first aid.

7.)The most important thing to enjoy while on an international trip is shopping. Make sure you carry enough money but more importantly, make sure you remember to CONVERT your money into the international currency of the country that you’re visiting.

I hope you all had a great summer vacation and for those who visited other countries, I hope this helped you!

Bullies have been there since forever but technology has given them a whole new platform. Its very difficult to understand when and how to step in as parents. But here is a guide that might help people to understand what it is.

Cyber bullying is the use of technology to threaten, harass or embarrass another person. Cyber bullying can also happen accidentally. The impersonal nature of texts sent can make it very tough to understand the sender’s tone. And because many kids are reluctant to report being bullied, it is impossible to know how many are actually affected.

Severe, or long term cyber bullying can lead to anxiety and depression. In some rare cases, students have also turned to horrendous options like suicide! This bullying can be considered a crime.

If a child is being emotionally upset, being very secretive of their digital life, avoiding school or group gatherings, wanting to stop using the computer or cellphone, being nervous after receiving a text, then a parent must understand that he might be a cyber bullying victim! Parents can help by talking to the child to make him feel less alone. Take control of the situation by talking to the child’s friends yourself. Because sometimes, friends know more than parents do.

Other measures to try could be-:

Let someone at school take control. If the child is being bullied by someone at school, then bringing it to the notice of the principal might help. But before doing so, let your child know that this is what you plan to do.The child might also feel better by blocking the bully.!

And don’t forget to set a good example. Help your own children understand the benefits and the dark sides of the internet world. Let them know that you are there for them. And once they gain self confidence again, nothing can stop them!