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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1501879675357","data":" Let me tell you the story of a guy in my college who got a GPA of 3.7 out of 10 last semester, and has been on a seemingly downward spiral for quite some time now. He doesn't attend classes and even skips exams, and could be said to be the epitome of what you shouldn't be at college. You must be wondering why do I want you to know about someone like him, and no, this is not a tale to warn you off the path he's on. Rohitashva Vashishtha, his name is, but he prefers to be called Rohitt, an extra 't' for the rest.<\/p> <\/p>We'll start at the beginning. He first used a computer in his dad's office when he was a mere 8 year old, and when he was 10, his family bought their first PC. That was when his addiction began. 2 years later, he first learned how to program small applications, make simple web pages and customize the computer. It was when he was in the 6th standard, and it has been an onward journey ever since.<\/p> <\/p>Fast forward to the 9th standard and people realized that there was a huge flaw in his personality- he either liked something and put his all into it, or hated something vehemently and actively advocated against it and practiced not doing it. As you can guess, he fell in love with computers and put in a lot of effort into learning new things constantly. And, the thing he hated the most was studying the compulsory subjects at school, although his natural talent for basic sciences and languages ensured he could sail through school without much problems and he somehow limped into Bits Pilani Hyderabad Campus.<\/p> <\/p>You can probably see where I'm going with this. Let's jump back to the present. We just started our third year and he is the head of the Coding Club of our college, regularly attends coding conferences, is currently interning in an international open source organization (Zulip Inc.) and regularly takes workshops on various topics in Computer Science and Programming. But here's the twist, he isn't studying Computer Science at college. Instead, he is persuing a major in Mathematics because that was all he was able to secure with his limited marks in PCM. <\/p> <\/p>I once happened to ask him whether he ever had second thoughts regarding his choice of screwing up his grades. He said he is always having second thoughts. \"Whenever I happen to be alone doing nothing, I can't help but drift off in that direction. If you'd give me the chance to do it all over again, I'd probably do it the same way, or somewhat similar, because the other path just isn't what I can do. But, I'm constantly scared, mainly because I don't know many precedents on this path I'm taking and if I fail, there're bound to be several people pointing out that I should have studied and got better marks, better college and branch, better grades, etc. And they'd probably be right, but I'm sure I wouldn't have enjoyed that way in any case.\"<\/p> <\/p>He must know the implications of the path he's on right now. He cannot get admission into any good university for higher education, he cannot expect to even sit in interviews for good internships in college, and surely he cannot expect to easily find a job at the end of his course here. That is a daunting prospect for almost everyone around us and that's what keeps us on the right track. But here we have him, sitting in his room in front of his laptop for hours on end daily, probably working harder than the majority of people in the college, and then taking breaks, going out on treks and road trips without a care in the world. <\/p> <\/p>But yes, with such dedication, determination and sheer brilliance in the subject, this guy surely has in him to make big and leave footprints on the trail less taken.<\/p> <\/p>\"I'm just doing what I feel is the right thing to do at the moment. I cannot just walk on a road I don't like when I can see several faint trails in the woods to places unknown and inviting. I've left that fork quite a bit behind, no turning back now.\" A Keating fan indeed.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}]

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