The Fine Print Issue Two, March 2015 | Page 5

Kalika Saxena is currently pursuing a M. E. (Microelectronics) course at Berkeley, California. Deepthi Gorthi will shortly begin her Ph.D in Astrophysics at the same institute. Both writers are recent graduates from BITS Pilani. “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” ― C. G. Jung About one year ago, I faced the dilemma that several of you might now be facing. I had a couple of great job offers, and admits from some of the most prestigious US universities. The pressure was tremendous for the decision would shape the rest of my life. Like several people, I was afraid of change. After much thought, I decided to step out of my comfortable life to a complete ǒ