Sky is the limit for cut-off's

Gone are the good old days when we had space shuttles and airplanes reaching the sky. Today it is the age of sky high cut-offs.

The already stress ridden admission process is worsened by overzealous relatives who love pouring unsolicited advice. Right now I am at my wits end – after all it is not easy explaining the mental state of 18-year-olds like me who are dealing with the paranoia of parents and relatives.

It is an understatement to say that our angst is compounded by the first lists released by the premier colleges of Delhi University. Though the second and third cut off lists definitely spell more hope, the anxiety does not really end until one secures a seat in a decent college. The university employs a smart strategy of gradually lowering the cut-off percentages in subsequent lists and maintaining a margin of 0.25 to avoid over admissions. In our country there are several students who do not make it to the top educational institutes in spite of scoring 96% and above in the boards. In my opinion, if all colleges start offering classes in two shifts (morning and evening) a beginning can be made to solve one aspect of this very complicated challenge.