So, a friend and I just had a very long debate about which is better among Manipal and NITK! I heard the same things I have been hearing for the past three years- MIT is an average school, MIT is a rich kids playground, MIT is a heathen paradise (allow me to exaggerate a little). The worst part is I agree to all of this. But the best part is.... so what? Yes, we can't "hold a candle" to NITK in terms of academics but its not like we're doing badly. Most kids in India end up in Infosys, regardless of where they come from anyway. And we do have our fair share, wait I mean, A LOT of people doing great in the CAT, going to america, getting placed in Microsoft and so many things. Its true we cannot compete with NITK in terms of quality of academics, quality of faculty (this is highly questionable though) and overall brand value, but again this is just a matter of perspective. Almost every MIT graduate I know is doing pretty well. There is this one guy I know, who was a part of the super prestigious Formula Manipal and is now at Delft. Besides, with a sessional test each month, followed by practical exams and then end sems, we do have an idea of what it feels like to study and struggle while studying.
The other thing about Manipal being a rich kid's playground: Most of the people I know are very, very rich but they are also the most down-to-earth people I have met. I don't think we do anything people from other less known colleges DONT do. I think Manipal has got this hype about it, that we are ALL rich and spoiled. Well, I guess appearances can be deceptive. I know so many people who are damn rich but act so normal, unlike rich kids in other colleges who love to rub it in the noses of their friends. Yes, Manipal has spoiled kids... but that doesn't make it any different from the thousands of other colleges out there. Yes, we party a lot. who doesn't? I have heard stories of people in the oh-so cool NIT's, smoking up in the corridors and puking off the roofs. Its all just a matter of perspective.
And then comes the part about the privileged life: AC class rooms, glass buildings, AC hostels etc. I myself complain about how expensive Manipal has become (money grubbing, blood sucking administration we have) but I'd rather live in the 13th block than in an NIT hostel. No offence to any of my friends, but I have been there and seen it. Call me rotten, but I could not stay in a tiny three seater room with just one set of common bathrooms for each floor!
I sound like a brat, I'm sorry about that. But these debates make me that way. Anyway, I guess one just becomes a part of the atmosphere they live in. I dont claim to love MIT with the bottom of my heart, but there are things the place has given me for which I am grateful. I found people I am sure I wouldn't find anywhere else. The good times; crazy times with my girlfriends in the hostels, the outings, the nights at DEE TEE, the madness of Shambhavi, the rare parties at Blues, the lazing around at kc; these are somethings I will never forget and will definitely cherish all my life. So is it NIT or MIT? I guess, the answer is- to each his own. :)
The other thing about Manipal being a rich kid's playground: Most of the people I know are very, very rich but they are also the most down-to-earth people I have met. I don't think we do anything people from other less known colleges DONT do. I think Manipal has got this hype about it, that we are ALL rich and spoiled. Well, I guess appearances can be deceptive. I know so many people who are damn rich but act so normal, unlike rich kids in other colleges who love to rub it in the noses of their friends. Yes, Manipal has spoiled kids... but that doesn't make it any different from the thousands of other colleges out there. Yes, we party a lot. who doesn't? I have heard stories of people in the oh-so cool NIT's, smoking up in the corridors and puking off the roofs. Its all just a matter of perspective.
And then comes the part about the privileged life: AC class rooms, glass buildings, AC hostels etc. I myself complain about how expensive Manipal has become (money grubbing, blood sucking administration we have) but I'd rather live in the 13th block than in an NIT hostel. No offence to any of my friends, but I have been there and seen it. Call me rotten, but I could not stay in a tiny three seater room with just one set of common bathrooms for each floor!
I sound like a brat, I'm sorry about that. But these debates make me that way. Anyway, I guess one just becomes a part of the atmosphere they live in. I dont claim to love MIT with the bottom of my heart, but there are things the place has given me for which I am grateful. I found people I am sure I wouldn't find anywhere else. The good times; crazy times with my girlfriends in the hostels, the outings, the nights at DEE TEE, the madness of Shambhavi, the rare parties at Blues, the lazing around at kc; these are somethings I will never forget and will definitely cherish all my life. So is it NIT or MIT? I guess, the answer is- to each his own. :)
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