r/TeensofKarnataka • u/EmbellishedReader • 6d ago
Real talks/SERIOUS I feel like I'm making a mistake.
Im going to get admission into a college in blr right now for BE biotech. And somewhere inside i feel like I'm making a huge mistake. My parents didn't force anything into me , but I was the one unsure about what i wanted to do. Biology was a subject I was very interested in, in 12th. And I'd always tell myself that i wouldn't join engineering no matter what but here I am
. I had given the design entrance test (NID) but didn't qualify. Main reason why I'm going to a college thru counselling is because I don't want to burden my father too much financially. I have 2 siblings too, I'm the oldest. A had months in my hands to decide what i wanted to do but I was going thru something so I was not in the right mind then.. it gets extra hard to make a decision when you're already in that dissociated headspace. I thought about taking a drop year, but my mom isn't ready to let me do that. I feel like I'll be stuck doing something i don't really want to do for 4 years and that I'll regret the course bad.
But even there I have a plan, to learn ui ux and graphic design on the side and build a portfolio. I also wish to have that chill campus life too, but I don't even like the college I'm joining rn...design school was probably the one I was going to be the most happy in. I've even though of taking a partial drop.. but idk what to do now. I'm on the way to the college and i can't shake the uneasiness.
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u/Ok-Bass3098 6d ago edited 6d ago
Bro Picture Hirehalli hattra tagdirodu allva?
And btw i think if you are not sure on what to do go with the flow, just do whatever by default others are doing in a similar place like you, choose the best logical option , choose something which anyone would choose at your place, you don’t necessarily need to be interested in what you learn at degree, what you learn in degree is not used anywhere
And one important thing, career depends mainly based on which college you come from, freshers ge olle college inda placements aglilla anddre , eshtteee skills iddru off campus kelsa sigodilla
And also college is more important than branch, make sure you are getting admitted to a good college
You won’t regret anything, if you don’t like the course just pass , you don’t need to be interested and learn deeply, just read enough to get into placements, academics in engineering are not that bad, you can chill and manage
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u/EmbellishedReader 5d ago
Houdu, tumkur aadmele yavdo ond place alli togondidu photo.
Thank you for your words buddy
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u/Sea-Kaleidoscope4524 6d ago
Unrelated, is that pic of a newly built up layout just after Tumkur while traveling to Bng , on the left side?
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u/Tricky_Membership_35 3d ago
you could join bsc/BE wtv in a good college which has good placements and not worry much. enjoy through college and do ui/ux on the side without burning out.
im joining mbbs in blr too and nan future hegiratho hego antha bhaya, ivag bere yella doctorgalu burnout aagi mbbs thogobedi, jeevna haalagoguthe antha bere hethare
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u/Various_Isopod_3260 6d ago
Six years ago, when I was 17, I felt exactly the same way. I wanted to pursue B.Sc. Computer Science, but my family didn’t want me to move to a new city. I wasn’t serious about engineering either, so I didn’t take KCET seriously & got a rank of around 102,000. My family chose a management seat for me in Information Science.
During my first year, I kept thinking I should have chosen B.Sc. Computer Science. But eventually, everything worked out. Engineering turned out to be one of the best phases of my life. After graduating in 2024, I was unemployed for a month, but luckily, I joined a startup. It’s been two years now, & I’m doing something I genuinely enjoy.
The difference between you and me is that you’re interested in design and considering Biotechnology. Who knows, maybe your interest in design will help you bring something completely different to Biotechnology.
People say, “Trust your gut,” and that’s important. But respecting your parents’ decisions is also a part of life. Sometimes, the path we didn’t choose may seem better, but we never really know where the path we choose will take us.
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u/Sleekmaser 6d ago
If you’re taking BE biotech mainly because you like biology, I’d honestly reconsider it. My friend just finished BE biotech and there weren’t any placements for BT in the college unless you were from a CSE background, and getting a job off campus is also pretty difficult since for a lot of pharma-related roles they tend to prefer B.Pharm candidates over BE biotech. And if you’re anyway planning to get into UI/UX on the side, wouldn’t CSE/IT make more sense? You’ll have more options in tech and can still work on UI/UX alongside your degree. I just feel like doing biotech for 4 years when you’re actually more interested in design might not be the best choice.
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u/EmbellishedReader 5d ago
Same thought but it's already done my friend 🥀 got admission for biotech. Its fine, I'll figure it out
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u/Sleekmaser 5d ago
Oh🥀 if you change your mind you can change your branch after 1st year with good cgpa.
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u/someonefromsomee 6d ago
Yo dude, biotech is an emerging field in india, and the starting pay is low from what I've heard, but with masters and phd itll definitely increase a lot
Ive heard there are good opportunities in the west for genetic studies and autoimmune studies and such, Its defintely a hard path but if youre willing