Since tomorrow is the first day of my last year at school, I decided it’s time to start looking at colleges I want to apply to . It helps that most of the major colleges in India have websites of their own, offering information about the college and the courses they offer. In fact, I think most of them even have online admission forms. Whether I am going to look at applying to colleges abroad is something I am still thinking about, since it might not be worth spending so much money on an undergrad course. On the other hand, colleges abroad are of a better quality. It’s tempting I admit.

Due to parent-instructed-reasons, I have to avoid Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta. However, these places have some of the best colleges of the kind I want to attend(Lady Sri Ram and St.Stephens in Delhi, St.Xaviers in Bombay and Presidency in Calcutta) , which is mostly a liberal arts kind. Since I want to do Journalism later, I’ll probably look at a B.A in English Literature or in Political Science. Maybe even History, I don’t know. The first two are subjects I really like, and though I like History as well, it’s not a very strong subject of mine ( yeah I know that sounds weird since people usually like subjects they are good at). I have been advised against doing a B.A in Journalism because it’s still a relatively new course in most colleges.

This means I’m left with Pune,Chennai and Bangalore. I do *not* want to stay in Bangalore since I’ve been here for lets see.. forever. However, my parents will be happy I’m close to home ( although I’m not so sure of that ), and my living expenses will be almost non-existant. Also, I know the local language. Why am I giving reasons for me staying here ? Sheesh. Anyway, I’m looking at Fergusson College in Pune, Loyola College and Presidency College in Chennai, and in Bangalore I have Christ College and Mount Carmels.

Woah, this is scary.