• Doing fun and beneficial Internships
• Joining College Societies
• Planning Semester and Cultural Exchanges
• Joining a national or International non-profit organisation
• Volunteering with the government to serve the nation
• Most importantly, being a part of various College Communities
Why College Communities?
The conventional 3 to 4 years of college experience isn't sufficient. Hence, opting for a college community is always a great idea. College communities give exposure like nothing else and help one explore to the point one might end up figuring out their talents and passion. In fact, they also help in figuring out how to turn one’s passion into a profession.
College communities are very helpful for a student to learn work ethic and build leadership qualities which ultimately help in personality development. They provide ample exposure, experience, and help garner a new social life. There are plenty of reasons why one should join a college community, some of which are:
1. Exposure: The exposure that a college community can provide is immense. You get to work in teams and meet people from different spheres of life. You also get to work in different verticals and pick up new skills.
2. Personal Transformation: By joining a college community you will get to experience personal change and transformation over a period of time. Because you would be working with so many people, you will naturally develop a flair for communication and become more confident.
3. New friends: If you work in a college community you would end up meeting a lot of new people and some of these people could become your friends for life. Closely working with so many people for the same purpose is an experience to cherish in itself.
These organizations are also important for they may offer job opportunities to youngsters who are willing to give their best in all aspects. They help in developing essential skill sets which are a must in both public and private sector, and through all that they do to make students better people, they make the world a better place to coexist with each other. They mould you into a proficient reader, a bang on orator, an eminent leader and an adept writer. With the help of sessions and hands-on experience, they build your soft and hard skills. They may even help you emerge as a content writer, social marketer, digital marketer, social influencer, product manager etc.
Some of the most promising college communities are as follows:
1. Eat My News: Most preferred among college students, all the above-mentioned skill sets are provided by the Eat My News. As an organization, it gives you immense knowledge and exposes you to problems faced by professionals in real life in order to nurture you. It is said that "the road to success is not made by hard work rather by smart work". Taking this quote into consideration, Eat My News doesn’t believe in pressurising team members but believes in making the work environment more flexible, convenient and comfortable.
Eat My News is a student community with a content-driven media platform that has the vision to make the world inspired, informed and informed. By becoming a part of this community, one will experience a friendly environment where one can work with experienced leaders. This organization focuses on the holistic development of applicants and offers them a journey where they experience extensive training in their desired workspace. This organization works for the global welfare of students which is highly productive and gives one exposure. One can also build contacts and increase communication skills as well. They have a Board of Young Leaders Program where every student gets an opportunity to attend a Youth Leadership Conference and attend sessions and hands-on experiences that would help an individual both personally and professionally. You can apply for BOYL by filling up this form.
2. Mindgrad: It is a community where one can work on all skills which are essential in today’s world- right from public speaking and time management to social skills. They also help dedicated students get enrolled in their internship program. They offer internships in content writing and content marketing, online reputation management and social media marketing among others, and provide students with hands on skills that will help them in their jobs. This emerging internship program is one of the best you can opt from. Members of this community are constantly gaining new sources and options in various fields which helps them in making links and contacts and pushes them towards their dream life. You can apply for Mindgrad by filling up this form.
3. Cry: As a community, it is a great platform for college students who wish to work for the welfare of society. This NGO believes in shaping the discourse on child rights. You can volunteer and let the world hear the voices that actually need help and positively pressurise the government to take actions for inclusive development.
They provide exposure to interns in terms of motivating them to take actions for the welfare of child rights in their day to day lives. They help and enable interns to transform into reliable and committed volunteers after their internship.
This NGO gives ground to the interns to work with a positive and down to earth attitude, with a more grounded understanding of the Indian context. They help them in enhancing their networking skills to learn advocacy research and campaigning.
Cry works for issues related to child labour, education, health and etc. The interns get to do documentation related to child rights and contribute to different fields, like public mobilization and human resource.
Joining the NGO can be a little tricky, you can check out the details and the eligibility criteria by clicking on the given link.
One should make the best use of their college life for this time will never come again. Mentioned here were a few communities we thought could help you become a more informed, intelligent and inspired student and ultimately a better person. Click on the links to know more about each of them and apply now.
- Vaishnavi Mohan & Anushka Dixit
Want to get published on EMN and join the community? Here is an opportunity to join the Board of Young Leaders Program by Eat My News. Click here to know more: bit.ly/boardofyoungleaders
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