I know i have been gone for about a month and frankly most people wouldnt even have noticed but the results from my sem 2 are here.

Good news: I got 71% and i have topped my class

Bad news: I still only stand second in my college and as for my local friends, their results arent out yet and im sure that i might lose my rank

There are only 2 better solutions feasible than this result. I could have either topped my college or got 77% meaning an aggregate distinction. My expectation (distinction) was dead on. I am the first to admit when i am wrong as this time i havent studied at all as usual (hence the Academic Lamerism post). Feels good to get the marks estimated. I had no expectations since i saw the slaughter of the lambs in Sem 1.

Most other colleges didnt get their results since its been raining heavily for the past few days. Its actually getting worrying right about now but before the lectures were cancelled, the college staff promised that they would release the results today, a promise that im gladful they kept The results for other colleges should come in soon. Lets see how it goes
I personally think of these marks as just a ticket to get into interviews since these papers are checking your ability to present your paper than the knowledge you have. Still i pride myself in the fact that i got 76 in my CP2 (C++) paper which is better than the 53 in my CP1 (C) paper. Though the content of last sems paper was slightly better, this time around i presented the paper as tho it was a presentation with highlights and comments sometimes outweighing the answer itself. The words of my Sem 1 teacher, “Dont give em a chance to miss any point you have mentioned and you will score well” echoed in my ears. Ok atleast some of their million odd advices stuck to me and brought dividence