IIT is not everything
I am currently a first year undergrad at one of the old IITs. To sum it all up, my experience until now hasn't been that great. From professors finishing one chapter in a single lecture to a "fucked up" grading system, it has taken a toll on me. I feel lost and do not have the enthusiasm in the same manner that I had during my JEE days. The grading system here is so heavily dependent on the subjectivity of the TA's (Teaching Assistants) that it defeats the whole purpose of education. I remember submitting my assignment for a design course (ranting about why this is even a course would take drafting another post) and being allotted the lowest grade possible in my group, whereas my friend (in another group) who had submitted the exact same assignment got the highest possible grade. I just don't get it.
People outside of this college (including my parents) think of it as a "golden gateway to supreme education", but it is exactly the opposite. Had a very bad start to my day today, hence this post. Overall, I feel lost and do not have the enthu left . Its a very sinking feeling and the college feels like "a school more than a school". Honestly, I just don't know what will make of me in these four years (it feels like a lot of stress, or maybe I am just overexaggerating things a little bit). I just want to get my degree as soon as possible and be out of this situation that I am in right now.
P.S: I didn't wanna get doxxed, so I'm posting it with my throwaway account.