How Engineering Students Become Undisciplined, Waste Time in College, and Regret It Later

Every year millions of students join engineering with big dreams:

✨ “I’ll learn skills.”
✨ “I’ll get a good job.”
✨ “I’ll make my parents proud.”

But slowly, for many of them, reality changes.

Classes feel boring. Friends become everything. Timepass becomes a lifestyle.
And the same student who entered college with energy and ambition becomes:

😴 Lazy
📱 Addicted to phone
😎 “Cool” in front of friends, but
😰 Scared inside about the future

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This article is about
how an engineering student himself becomes undisciplined, how he wastes time in college while calling it “fun” and “cool”, and how he regrets all this at the end.

1. The Beginning: Good Intentions, Zero Plan

Most students don’t enter college with the plan:

❌ “I will waste 4 years.”
❌ “I will become undisciplined.”

They start with good intentions but:

😅 No structure
😅 No habits
😅 No clear plan

At the start:

😇 “First semester hai, chill lete hain.”
😇 “Abhi to time hi time hai.”

They believe:

✨ “Serious baad me ho jaayenge.”

But that “later” never comes, because:

💤 Habits start forming from day 1 – and they are mostly bad habits.

2. Small Undisciplined Actions That Look “Normal”

Students don’t become undisciplined in one night.

It starts with small choices, like:

1. Waking Up Late

😴 “8:00 am class? Arre, first bench pe thodi baithna hai.”
😏 “Proxy ho jaayega, kya tension.”

Slowly:

➡️ Morning classes = optional
➡️ Sleep cycle = destroyed

📚 2. Ignoring Classes

At first:

😕 “Aaj ka lecture important nahi hoga.”
😅 “Sir waise bhi boring hain.”

Then:

➡️ Skipping 1 class → 3 classes → 1 full day

Student becomes proud of saying:

😎 “Maine poora week college nahi gaya.”

📱 3. Mobile Addiction

Phone becomes the real classroom:

📺 Reels
🎮 Games
💬 Random chats
🎥 Non-stop YouTube

Student says:

😌 “Bas 10 minute dekh raha hoon.”
But:
⏰ 10 minutes → 1 hour → 3 hours

🧾 4. Last-Minute Study Habit

Instead of regular study:

🗓️ He depends on:
😅 “One night before exam” strategy
📄 Short notes
🤞 Luck

He starts proudly saying:

😎 “Bro, main to last night padh ke pass ho jaata hoon.”

What feels like a joke in 1st year becomes a life pattern later.

3. The “Cool” Lifestyle in College

In college, there is a kind of fake status system where good habits look “boring” and bad habits look “cool”.

The undisciplined student starts thinking:

😎 “I am cool because…”

🍵 1. I Spend Maximum Time in Canteen

College timetable:

🕘 Official: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm classes
🕒 Reality: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm canteen, ground, hostel

He proudly says:

😏 “Main to sirf attendance ke liye class me aata hoon.”

📱 2. I Am Always on Phone

He is:

📲 Scrolling reels in class
😂 Laughing at memes loudly
🎧 Wearing earphones while teacher is teaching

He thinks:

✨ “I’m different, I don’t take things seriously like others.”

Actually:

😐 He is just avoiding effort.

🗣️ 3. I Make Fun of Serious Students

Students who:

📖 Sit in front
📝 Take notes
🧠 Ask doubts

…are called:

🙄 “Bookworms”
🙄 “Over-smart”
🙄 “Boring”

Undisciplined student laughs at them in front of friends, but:

😰 Secretly wishes he had their discipline and clarity.

🎮 4. I Prioritize Fun Over Future

For him, the order is:

🎮 Games > 📚 Books
🎥 Movies > 🧠 Concepts
🍕 Parties > 🛠️ Projects

He keeps saying:

😌 “Abhi to college life hai, enjoy kar lete hain.”

But he forgets:

⏰ Time doesn’t stop for anyone.

4. How Undiscipline Slowly Destroys Confidence

Undiscipline doesn’t just harm marks.
It attacks something deeper:

💔 Self-confidence

Let’s see how.

📉 1. Weak Basics

Because of:

❌ Skipping classes
❌ Not studying regularly
❌ No practice

… he ends up with:

🧠 Poor understanding
❓ Zero clarity with concepts
🌫️ Confusion in almost every subject

So when someone asks a simple technical question, he feels:

😓 “I don’t know anything.”

📉 2. Low Marks, Backlogs

Due to last-minute studying and careless attitude:

📉 Internal marks stay low
📉 External exam marks are average or poor
⚠️ Sometimes backlogs (arrears) also come

On result day, jokes disappear.

Instead of:

😎 “Chill bro, life set hai.”
It becomes:
😰 “Yaar, kya ho raha hai mere saath?”

📉 3. Fear of Talking to Teachers

Earlier:

😏 He used to laugh at teachers.

Now:

😟 He feels shy and scared to talk to them, because:
👉 He didn’t attend properly
👉 He doesn’t understand basics
👉 He has nothing to show as effort

📉 4. Comparison with Others

He starts noticing:

🧑‍🎓 Some friends doing internships
🧑‍💻 Some building projects
📚 Some preparing for GATE / higher studies
💼 Some improving communication skills

He realizes:

😞 “I wasted so much time.”
But instead of changing, many times he:

😔 Scrolls more
😔 Sleeps more
😔 Avoids reality

5. Final Years: When Reality Hits Hard

In 3rd or 4th year, things suddenly become serious.

Questions like:

🤯 “What after B.Tech?”
🤯 “Which job will I get?”
🤯 “Kya skill aata bhi hai mujhe?”

start hitting hard.

📌 1. Placement Season Starts

Companies come to campus.

They ask for:

🧮 Aptitude
💻 Coding / technical skills
🧠 Problem-solving
🗣️ Communication

The undisciplined student realizes:

❌ No strong subject knowledge
❌ No clear skills
❌ No proper projects
❌ No resume content

Sitting in front of the interviewer, he feels:

😰 “I wasted my engineering.”

📌 2. Serious Friends Move Ahead

Those “boring” students he used to laugh at are now:

✅ Getting placed
✅ Doing higher studies
✅ Getting research or internship opportunities

He smiles and congratulates them, but deep inside:

💔 He feels left behind.

📌 3. Family Expectations Rise

Family starts asking:

👨‍👩‍👧 “Beta, job ka kya hua?”
👨‍👩‍👧 “Exam ka result kaisa aaya?”

And he doesn’t have clear answers.

Regret slowly becomes heavy:

😔 “I should have studied earlier.”
😔 “I should have attended classes.”
😔 “I should have taken college seriously.”

But time does not go backward.

6. The Inner Dialogue of Regret

At this stage, late-night thoughts become painful:

🛏️ Lying in bed, he thinks:

🤦 “Why did I waste so many days in canteen?”
🤦 “Why did I skip so many classes for no reason?”
🤦 “Warum did I try so hard to look cool instead of becoming capable?”

He realizes:

👉 That “cool image” didn’t give him skills
👉 Those reels and memes didn’t give him a job
👉 Those 100s of canteen sittings didn’t build his future

Regret hits like a storm, because:

💔 He knows deep down:
“It was not only the system.
I was also responsible.”

7. How Not to Become This Student: What You Should Do Now

If you are still in 1st, 2nd, or even 3rd year:

⚠️ This entire story can be your warning, not your future.

Here’s how you can avoid becoming the “regret student”.

1. Be Honest With Yourself

Ask yourself:

🤔 “Am I really using my time well?”
🤔 “Am I studying only for exams or to build understanding?”
🤔 “What did I do this week that helped my future?”

If the answer is painful, don’t run.
Use that pain to change.

2. Fix Small Habits First

Don’t try to become a topper in 1 day.
Start with:

⏰ Waking up on time
🏫 Attending classes regularly
📱 Limiting screen time
📘 Studying at least 1–2 hours daily with focus

Small discipline → Big transformation.

3. Choose Friends Carefully

Friends can either:

🚀 Lift you up
or
⛔ Pull you down

Stay with people who:

📖 Talk about goals
🛠️ Do projects
💡 Discuss ideas
📈 Want to improve

Move away (slowly) from people who only:

🍵 Timepass
😏 Make fun of effort
📱 Live for reels

4. Use College Time Smartly

Between 1st and last year, you can:

💻 Learn at least one strong skill
🛠️ Make 3–5 small projects
🧠 Build good basics
🗣️ Improve communication

Use:

📚 Library
🏫 Labs
👨‍🏫 Teachers
🌐 Internet

College is not just classes; it’s a full ecosystem to grow.

5. Start Now, Not “From Next Semester”

The biggest lie students tell themselves:

🗓️ “From next month I’ll change.”
🗓️ “From next semester I’ll become serious.”

No.

Change starts:

✨ From today evening
✨ From next 1 hour
✨ From your next decision

You can:

📴 Keep the phone aside
📘 Open your notes or a course
🕰️ Study with full focus for 30 minutes

That is how a real disciplined version of you is born.

Conclusion: Don’t Be the “Cool Now, Regret Later” Student

In engineering and in life, you always have two choices:

1️⃣ Look cool today, regret tomorrow.
2️⃣ Look serious today, build a strong tomorrow.

The undisciplined student chooses:

😎 Timepass
😎 Easy shortcuts
😎 Fake cool image

And later ends up with:

😔 Regret
😔 Stress
😔 Weak confidence

But you can choose differently.

You can decide:

✅ To attend
✅ To learn
✅ To build skills
✅ To respect your own future

One day, when your degree is in your hand and a good opportunity stands in front of you, you should be able to say:

💬 “I didn’t waste these years. I used them.”

Because in the end:

Being truly strong is more important than pretending to be cool.