April A-Z Challenge: When 'E' meant Exams...

Until a few years ago, ‘e’ would have stood for nothing other than exams in my life!

After years of last minute preparations, exam pressure, nervousness and stress, I had decided after I finished my engineering examinations, that I would have no more of that.  While I have no regrets about not having studied further, I do regret the provocation for such a decision.

Back then, subconsciously, me and a lot of my peers had always correlated every single exam we appeared for to success, in not just your grades, but your job opportunities, your income, your lifestyles… That was the seriousness and implication associated with each exam we appeared for. Highly overrated, I would say! We never considered exams as a simple assessment of your understanding of a subject, which it actually is! But how many of us can take it that way!

Add to this, the current generation has the additional load of extra-curricular involvement as a measure of leadership and motivation and God knows what else!

My take on this: if you genuinely have interest and aptitude towards a particular course, take it up and let exams not bog you down. Success/ happiness in life has no correlation to your performance in even the most decisive (so called) exam in your life!
This post is part of A-Z Bloggers Challenge



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  1. Shailaja V7 April 2014 at 05:34

    Have to agree with you. But unless this originates from the educational authorities, this negation of emphasis on exams, peer pressure will still compel you to perform as per expectatio n. That is the sad reality.

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