Why do certain people relish solving tough problems and coming up trumps with a solution?
Why do certain people take up seemingly impossible challenges to overcome them?
In any institute where one may have studied, there would be a few students who would be classified
as "brilliant", better than the rest, and would be expected to top every exam.
The others are happy and contented in their mediocrity, have either given up trying, or do not
harbour any intentions to put an extra effort.
Take one such "brilliant" student. She has always revelled in topping all exams. She believes that
she is bound to lead when it comes to academics; that she must always set an example before others.
This students is brimming with confidence, and as a logical progression to one's academic pursuit, lands
up in a renowned institute venerated for its quality of education and what not.
Here, the student finds herself among many other brilliant students coming from different backgrounds.
Suddenly, she finds she is no longer one of the privileged ones. She is not who everyone looks upto.
Heck, she is finding it difficult to top her examinations and is consistenly outperformed by not one
but many of her counterparts.
She starts losing confidence in herself and starts doubting her very abilities.
An institue is a place where students come to learn, build up confidence to go out and face the world.
If a student who was full of confidence comes to this institute, loses it completely, and starts doubting
one's abilities, then is the institute not actually doing a disservice? :-)
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