Gettin' bitchy

Lend an ear to the eternal debate between girls from convent and co-ed institutions.
After studying in a co-ed school for 14 years, Anandita thought she was well prepared to study for three years in an all-girls college. But, the first 12 months were enough to convince her otherwise. Not only did she find the atmosphere “stifling”, but the “artificial” attitude of the girls, and their “constant craving for boys’ attention” drove her mad.Result? She now wants to move to a co-ed college.
Nandita, another student from a reputed girls’ college in North Campus, told DT that she wants to shift to a co-ed college, because she “simply cannot study with so many girls around, more so, because they have such trivial priorities in life.” She adds, “They are bitchy, scheming and snooty. It’s so difficult for someone from a co-ed background to adjust to this environment.” So, like Anandita, Nandita too is now looking to migrate, because she says she “cannot take the migraine pain while in college!”
However, what Anandita and Nandita are experiencing is nothing new. Often used to an academic atmosphere quite different from the other, adjustment becomes an issue.
Roopal, a student from a South Campus girls’ college, says, “The transition from a co-ed school to an all-girls college was not as smooth as I had imagined it to be. Soon after I joined college, I realised that girls are far more competitive than boys and can get very dirty in an attempt to fare well academically. On a non-bitchy level, they refused to share their notes and on a bitchier level, they would be sweet on the face and then backbite.”
So, when one shifts from a convent to a co-ed, or a co-ed to a convent, the experiences at times can be nasty, courtesy bitchy comments, scheming classmates and biased opinions. But, then fortune tends to favour some. As Neelima Sharma, a convent educated student, who went on to a girls’ college, says, “Being convent-educated, I could gel easily with the girls, because I was accustomed to the atmosphere.” Also, Anushree, who shifted from a convent to an all girls’
college, says, “Most of the stories about convents are untrue. The girls in both the schools are equally prone to slips, but fingers are rarely ever raised at those from co-eds.”
While it is easy to tag those from girls’ colleges as “wannabe” and “desperate”, those with a co-education background can also be the epitome of bitchiness, says Tanya Sharma. Tanya shifted from a convent to a co-ed college and found that the first couple of months were all about snide hints and quick judgements, most often on the meaner side.
Rumours and stereotypes about girls from convents are aplenty. While DU student Divya Bhagat asks, “Why the hell can’t they be just casual and normal like other girls,” Tanya retorts that they are as normal as they can be, it’s the prejudice that colours their image.
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