1) I hated studying mechanical engineering. Software Engineering was always my dream and i couldn't get in last year so this year i got the opportunity and em grabbing it
2) I am From Rawalpindi and i love the bliss of my own bedroom :P
3) Being my parents only Son , My mom wants me back :D
So This is my last post and it will be a long read . I am going to Tell You about my stay in UET , what i liked about it , what i hated about it and what i will miss about it
So Lets start from the Beginning. I never wanted to join UET in the first place , just coz i would have to live in a hostel/dorm. since my merit in NUST was 3516 so i had no choice but to join UET
I Joined UET a week late and after staying for 5 days we got Eid Holidays so i went home . On my way home from Lahore i was sure i wouldn't go back coz my first week was pretty much awful . I hated the fact that i had to share a room , i hated not seeing and greeting my parents in the morning, I hated not having a computer or internet , i hated not having a TV . Over all i just didnt want to come back . But i talked to my dad and he told me to give it one more try
And em glad i Did . Coz my stay in UET was one of the best years of my Life . Yes i missed home , yes sharing room with people drove me crazy , Yes the food was not as good as i would get at home . But the time i spend with my friends , the time we hung out , the time we goofed around in class , the time we played cricket and football . It all made up for everything i disliked about hostel life
Now getting to the Actual University Life , The academic aspect of it . I personally was expecting more. I was expecting a more professional approach from the teachers , Not the same come to Class give a lecture from book and then gives simple questions in Exams . I was expecting a more practical Approach. But well i just studied the first 2 semester so we were just covering the basics hence i guess i didnt get what i wanted. Overall the Teaching staff was good , Except a couple of them , they all were dedicated and believed in imparting knowledge to the students and not just deliver lectures to get salary , The Workshops and Labs though not the prettiest did have a good amount of equipment. I loved the workshops , It was hard work but enjoyable , learned a lot about carving metal and wood.
Our schedule was kinda tough , we didnt have much free periods through out the week , The teachers were regular and punctual . So over all i was about 90% satisfied with my studies, Well except from Sir Kashif .. i might make a separate post about him.
Besides what i loved about UET was the extra curricular activities. From Football Tournaments to Techno Fest , Dramatic Exhibition to Debate competition , There was something happening almost through out the semester. In the 2 semester i stayed in UET i took part in 3 football tournaments and there were 2 others that i wasnt part of . So there is alot happening that you can indulge your self into
Plus there are Plenty of Societies you can join , Literary society , Dramatics Club , Debating Society , American Society of Mechanical Engineering to name a few.
So as i said , There is alot to do on Campus.
Now getting to the things i disliked about UET
The thing i disliked most about the university is its Unprofessional Approach . Its a Government university so well one can expect that
When i got my Admission i had to get a piece of paper signed by some official , It took me 2 days to get that done , They told me to come at 10 . at 10 they would say come at 1 at 1 they would say he has left
After we gave our First semester Examination , we were all waiting for our result , and we kept waiting , and waiting, AND WAITING . After the midterm of our second Semester my dad met with the Chairmen of the Department and inquired about the Result. Thats when the Chairman told the respective teachers to start checking the Papers. and it took them another 2 months to announce our First Semester Result.
Majority of the Grading done in Workshop was purely random. I for one em very strong in basic electrical studies , and i was giving below average marks in Electric workshop even though i did everything correct including the final viva. In other Labs and Workshop students who deserved good marks were given average while some were given more marks than they deserved
Then there were the last few days when i was trying to get my clearance. See this is the time of the year when the final year has completed its 4 years and is passing out . hence they need clearance so they can get their degree. So thats alot of Students looking for clearance so the University should make special arrangements in such days , But sadly they were least bothered. i Needed to get my Dues cleared , the Due section has three windows where students can come and get there dues cleared or any other work they have related to due section. But sadly only one of the windows had an official. The remaining 2 had empty seats in front of em. The Only Official Present also had a lil kid with him who was continuously bugging him slowing down the already slow processes . There was a line of students wanting clearance and this guy was taking 20 mins per student. Why weren't there officials on other window when the University knows the work load is immense in these days
Well Enough Ranting. I just wanted to give my honest Opinion About the University . UET is a great institute . I loved my stay at the same time i hated it, The tension at the end of semester with exam a stone through distance away was nerve wrecking . I hated being in a hostel room with 3 other guys , i am a person that prefers being alone.
I didn't get in NUST last year , and now em glad i didn't . If i had gotten in i wouldn't have spent 1 year in UET . There were times i just wanted to walk away but that's purely coz em a spoiled brat :P
In the end i would just Say UET is one of the finest Institute of Pakistan . With a little more professional Approach they can become even better
I had a great 1 year in UET . i made some really good friends that i will miss alot . The thing that made me think twice before quitting UET was my friends that i will leave behind . I have bunch of great memories from UET that i will cherish for the rest of my life
i would sum up my stay in UET with this picture that was taken at my farewell
what does this Pic has to do with my stay in UET
its simple
I hate having anything sticky and wet on me . Specially my Face . Here i have been covered in Foam spray , that is both wet and sticky and bubbly , some thing that gives me the creeps and annoys me to no limit . Yet em smiling and enjoying it
That Sums up my Stay in UET , Even though i hated staying in UET i loved it for the great institute it is.
I will Miss UET without a doubt . Even though em Leaving UET i will always be a proud UETIAN .
and btw
i did not reveal my identity before
Well So let me do it now
I am Hassan Jalil
2010-ME-102
Section B :)
