BITS?! Couldn't get through UPSEE/DCE/WBJEE???

Being a BITSian ain't easy. Nope. I'm not talking about acads here. I mean ya..ok..acads is not easy either but thats something you deal with on-campus, its the off-campus thing that really gets to you. Have no idea what I'm talking about? Let me get to it.

See now once you and your post-exam mangled brain have landed up in BITS here's what you're probably going to think: BITS-Pilani! heck! wow! And your brain is instantly filled with scenes of you showing off in front of your relatives. You imagine..wait..no... you can actually SEE how you will open your precious mouth in front of aspirants, and they will fall at your feet asking for tips on preparation..well..ok ..I may have gone a little overboard there..but you get the gist.

So you're basically in paradise, and believe me if you will.. it won't be very long before you fall on your face.

SCENARIO:

Characters: overjoyed, recently selected student(who's probably waiting to join), some fat obnoxious aunty/overly inquisitive uncle.

So what happens is, you're sitting like a bird, preening your feathers, feeling that oh-so-top-of-the-world feeling, when the human being visiting at your place asks about where you're joining. You try to be very casual. BITS-Pilani, you say in a huh?big-deal kind of voice. BITS? They say in a tone which makes you certain that you just spoke in some Aborginal language. Yeah. BITS, Pilani. Pilani?(same tone of voice). By now you are certain that something is dreadfully wrong with your vocal cords and you make a mental note to visit the ENT specialist ASAP. Yeah..its in Rajasthan. Ohh...Rajasthan they say, in a really sorry and sad voice, all the time shaking their heads as if you had just told them that you had stage three cancer. Didn't get through UPSEE? tch tch tch...happens..who can foresee the ways of God..

You're going to be in a fix. Two possibilities arise: 1. You're schizophrenic and made up all that stuff about the place OR 2. The people sitting in front of your are absolutely dumb.

As you will get along with your life in this place, you'll come across such situations on a regular basis. I've been associated with this college for a year now and trust me, I still have no idea about the exact causes of this inexplicable occurrence. In fact, this dentist fellow(one would suppose he would be educated enough to know) said this: "Why are you studying in Rajasthan? There are so many good colleges in Delhi itself. Xyz college is really nice. My niece(or some random relation, I don't really remember) studied there. AC classrooms. *self-satisfactory grunt*.

Post this dialog, I was at a loss for words(and that is a very, very rare thing).

What more do I say? The world is indeed a crazy place.