A complete guide on what a (so-called) "tier 3 college" student should do to succeed in career.

I get a lot of messages asking for this, so I will compile this fully here.

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1. Realize that your past does not define your future. Accept your present, and stand up feeling proud of yourself.

The world rewards the brave.

2. You will have to struggle to get a job or start a business. Note that being from a tier 3 college (specially with a low GPA on top of that) can complicate things - but it never closes doors completely.

Not for the determined.

3. First learn a skill. It could be coding, graphic designing, marketing, stock trading, whatever. Pick something which has good number of jobs or companies.

Don't pick up something which is not monetisable as your first skill - it sucks. Keep such stuff as hobbies.

4. Knowing your trade isn't enough. You need to be able to sell it to get a job or go big in life.

Build your network. Go to college tech events, hackathons and try to connect with senior people.

Even one good mentor can change your life.

5. If you know something that can be sold online, try building an online presence around it. This will help you get sales if you set up a business around it, and it can help you get freelance gigs and even jobs.

Connect with recruiters and seniors. Follow their advice.

6. Get work experience. Offer to work for free if needed. Having some work exp on your resume really boosts you up in the eyes of companies.

But more importantly, learn from people who offer to help you. Don't be hesitant to ask for help.

7. Work hard. Most of the times when I see someone struggling in their careers, it is because they are not working hard enough.

This will solve 90% of your problems. People who are doing better than you exist only because they worked harder in the past.

8. Execute. If you don't execute - be it your interview, your exam, or your life - everything else in this thread is useless. Try to train yourself for important events beforehand.

You will have to learn this yourself - only constant failure makes one a winner.

9. You just need to take a lot of shots, and increase your hit rate.

First can be done by applying to many jobs/trying out multiple things, and second can be done by upskilling and good preparation for tests/exams/interviews.

10. Rome wasn't built in a day. It took me ~9 years of hard work (and all of my teenage) to reach a position to write this thread, and I am still a drop in the ocean in this world.

Things take time. Don't give up before you follow the above for 5+ years.

11. Bonus tip - try to get a decent GPA - but don't overestimate it. I don't even know the college of most people working for me, let alone GPA.

Trying hard is more important than winning for most recruiters (at least me). Participate a lot - you will start winning.

Yes this is hard. But you cannot expect to be in the top 1% without working hard. That's how everyone does it.

And that's how you will do it.

Bookmark this, and come back here when you need some inspiration.

Good luck buddy!