The Timetable Trauma: Making Peace with Electives

You walk into an engineering college expecting to build complex AI models or wire up circuits, only to find yourself agonizing over a morning elective slot. The division on campus is real: on one side, you have the hyper-athletic crowd who couldn't wait to hit the sports field, and on the other, the pragmatists staring at the yoga option in pure, sleep-deprived disbelief. Ultimately, as the semester progresses, most students reach the final stage of grief and acceptance—whether they are running laps or attempting downward dog, they settle for whichever option promises the easiest free attendance.