Between work, school and extracurriculars, identity juggling comes with being a college student. Rohit Shetty, junior accounting major, says that finding balance is as simple as figuring out a motivation.
“Going to school has taught me to ask ‘why?’” Shetty said. “Why am I doing what I do? Why am I waking up every day? I could lay in bed all day, but finding your ‘why’ is the most important thing in the world, and it could be anything.”
From being an accounting student to making music, Shetty said that his plate stays full, but finding his why has kept him going. From a very young age, Shetty said that he liked to stay busy.
“I was definitely a little weirdo,” Shetty said. “I was really loud and kind of annoying, but I had a really good memory. My seventh grade math teacher told me I was weird one time and I got really offended, but then he explained why that was a good thing. That became my main thing.”
Shetty’s journey then pointed him in the direction of Trinity. His older brother was a Trinity alumnus, which is how Shetty heard about the school. Between seeing the experience of his brother and the teachers that he had in high school, Shetty said that he needed an environment to flourish.
“I had this one teacher that was just wired constantly,” Shetty said. “She would wake up at 4 a.m., go run a couple of miles, and then come and teach high schoolers AP Calculus. She was so good at teaching that she went on to teach a Harvard lecture about it. That’s when I knew I needed professors like that. Professors who really wanted to be at the school. Trinity had that.”
Since being at Trinity, Shetty has gotten involved with several student organizations including Student Government Association. He says that the campaign process allowed him to meet new people and do the things that he wanted to do as a member of SGA.
Shetty also did not give up any of his hobbies in pursuit of his academic career. Shetty makes music in his downtime, and he said it comes from his love for concerts. Despite his busy schedule, Shetty said that he still finds time to make and promote his music. He said that his comfort in getting to know people through things like music and SGA has directly fed into other facets of his life as well.
“There are like five or six people that run in the same circles as I do music-wise,” Shetty said. “I found people, but it took some hard work. Going to concerts is huge. I go two to three times a month. I think if I didn’t feel so comfortable with the people that are around me everyday, then I would not have seen the same success.”
Shetty attributes all of his success to knowing why he does it. He says that having a reason to wake up in the morning is key to a successful life.
“Your ‘why’ could be anything,” Shetty said. “It could be a relationship. It could be your studies. It could be a job. I think finding your ‘why’ really is the key to life. My ‘why’ is to make my family and my friends’ days better. I like to see people smile. That’s my ‘why.’”
