Junctions and Decisions

Have you come across any movie protagonist saying he’s an electrical engineer?

In the days leading up to my casual check of the ‘ECE in IIIT-H’ box, I was spoilt for choice. I was in a position similar to that of any other student who does not so well in the JEE but does well in the rest. Staring back at me were a dual degree in Civil Engineering over at IIT-Madras, and a couple of ‘choose a course of your choice coupons’ valid at BITS Pilani and IIIT-H.

Looking at the general trend of admissions, it may be safe to say that I opted for the one least in the pecking order. However, the academic fallacies of a decision taken some 3&1/2 years ago ain’t an issue to muse upon. The question to be asked is, had I had the exposure (to movies and stuff) that I have today back then, would I have come the same way? (why this question? There wouldn’t be a post to write otherwise, duh)

Architects. They are everywhere. Many movie, TV, literary characters nonchalantly proclaim to be architects, and by God, doesn’t that sound cool. Electrical engineer, meanwhile, sounds like meh. A simple happening like reading ‘The Fountainhead’ before the D-day would have sufficed to have me lured into the world of buildings and dams.

Speaking of buildings, this tenant of mine called ‘Indecision’ isn’t someone who has moved in recently.

Setting- Post 10th standard

Scenario- I hate Maths, and Biology ain’t my strong suit either as I can’t draw for sh*t. History’s my favorite subject but India has no need for that.

I lean a bit towards medicine. They say, you will get stuck forever once you go down that road. Engineering, they said, has many exit routes and isn’t as tedious a path too. All right!, I say, easy life is what I am in pursuit after all.

What if I had seen Scrubs and a couple of other things prior?

Of course, things aren’t as they are portrayed on the screen but I like to think I have learnt more from TV and Movies than from school and college

In a few months time, I’m going to come across another junction. The only thing I’m sure about that is I won’t be going straight. I’m going to take a left or a right, for good or for worse. Most importantly, I don’t intend to hurry even if the green traffic light beckons

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