The school to college leap

Then there is the problem of choosing the best combination of courses. Students are in a dilemma whether to go for traditional courses or opt for more recently developed options. A good counselling process can be invaluable in this context. After all, gone are the days when the humanities, for instance, offered limited prospects. Often beggars can indeed be choosers. And students would do well to explore all the possibilities. But here one major area of anxiety is the genuineness of the claims made by educational institutions about their courses, affiliations and recognition. Applicants therefore need to verify these details before finally enrolling for them.

I remember my own days in college. I came from one of the country’s elitist institutions of learning while a few of my classmates came from provincial backgrounds. Throughout college they maintained a low-profile and gave little inkling of their true potential. But because that particular college laid great emphasis on a multicultural environment and holistic development, many of them went on to do extremely well for themselves.

It is therefore essential that our colleges get their mission of

admission right.

The writer teaches at Zakir Husain College, University of Delhi