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The judgement day Types Of Students We Encounter On Result Day Prisha Nigam , AIS Gur 43, IX C around their wrists because bhagwaan a little similar to their predecessors, ka saath nahi toh bas fir kuch nahi . only that nothing can ever scare them. ail-biting tension, endless All they need is to get to the next grade nights of anticipation accom - Nothing is enough… by simply scoring passing marks. Ask panied with endless calcula - Oh, literally nothing is enough to de - them what they think about the topper, tNions of ‘expected marks’ – sums up a scribe this kind. The discontented, the and hear them asking, “who is the top - result day. Every student goes through disappointed, and well, always in dis - per, anyway?” this phase while waiting for their exam cord with their teacher about their results. And howsoever nerve-wreck - marks. Not even a staggering 98 marks Better luck next time… ing situation this might seem, it also out of 100 are enough for them, be - Well, these are the ones who repeat - brings with it a certain kind of excite - cause they had been expecting a 101. edly pledge to work hard in the next ment and joy, because who knows, This unsatisfied brigade or batch will term, at least that’s what they pretend after all the cribbing of not having always try and point out every detail in in front of their parents. Students be - studied for the test properly, you might the answer sheet to get those extra 2 longing to this category make plenty even end up topping the class. Now marks, and there’s no appeasing that! of plans of how they will study even that being said, we bring you an assort - more devotedly and make extra notes ment of students with their peculiar Contentment is key… of every class in order to score better emotions on the D-day! Yes, for most of you who are reading marks next time. But as they say, this in bafflement, such students do promises are meant to be broken. It is Praising the lord... exist. As they observe the aforemen - not long before their enthusiasm dies Reciting prayers 24/7, making back- tioned cribbing over the extra 2 marks down and is back to square one. end deals with God, promising to serve that the teacher won’t give them, these 100 laddoos in the temple- that’s how students are as placid as one can ever On top of them all… such students ensure 80 percent. They be. This lot is happy with whatever The students who belong to this kind, are the ones who decorate every page marks the teacher gives them because already plan to get their answer sheets of their answer sheet with Jai Mata Di , they know that there’s no point crying framed as soon as they reach home. and place their faith in the Almighty, over spilt milk. They are the *drums roll* toppers. forgetting about everything else. They Needless to say, being at the top for al - forget that maybe, just maybe, they Just getting by… most every exam, they have nothing to should’ve studied day and night for the “Why score 98 percent, when you can fear. For them, every exam is a cake exam. And yes, the ones belonging to easily get promoted to the next class by walk because they keep their mind and this category do not kickstart their fetching half of it?” is what students of eyes open while attending the classes exam day without a dose of dahi- this kind think. Mainly spotted in the and do not miss even the minutest of cheeni , not to forget tying red kalawa backbench of every classroom, they are information shared by the teacher. G T