It may sound absurd that I was not
aware of IITs till the end of class X. Giving a plausible explanation to this;
I am from a small town Neral, Maharashtra and back in 2010-11, less than 100
students from Mumbai used to get into IITs. As a direct consequence, neither
there were coaching centers for JEE in my town nor was I aware of any digital
platforms like Edumateplus dedicated to exam preparations. Hence, I joined
schooling and coaching at Andheri. The competition was tough, but what was
worse was the hostel life and peer pressure. I performed really well in both
coaching and school exams securing a rank among the top 10 students almost
regularly for the first 5-6 months. I was on track.
I would describe the circumstance
under which I failed to get into an IIT in my first attempt. I digressed from
my target by the newly garnered fascination to city glamour leading to
engendering many dilatory habits. My friend circle was immature and I was often
bullied verbally. I would not shy away to mention about my infatuation and
desperate efforts in befriending a girl, leading to a lot of time wastage.
Apart from that, the coaching was not of national repute like FIITJEE or
Resonance, which conduct All India test series that helps you gauge the depth
of your preparation from time to time. Once there was a situation, in which 5
Physics teachers came to teach ‘Electrostatics’. One of the most demotivating
factors was when the head of my coaching institute called me an ‘AVERAGE
student’ when my father asked me about my performance. All this happened
altogether in a short span and I began losing my confidence. I became a regular
back-bencher. My rank in coaching slipped down to below 40 and from 90.8% in
class XI finals, my percentage in half-yearly of class XII slipped down to
77.8%. I also faced difficulty in getting my last minute doubts cleared.
In May 2017, I decided to drop a
year for preparations. I joined Edumateplus and stayed in a single seated room.
Earlier I used to stay in a room of four. Now, there was hardly a class when I
did not sit in the first row. The Online teaching was spot on and a lot of
importance was given on solving the last 35 years paper. Even the silliest of
the doubts were entertained unlike the previous coaching. I was soon one of the
top performers in the droppers’ batch. I appeared JEE (Advanced) sleep deprived
although I should not cite this as an excuse for an average rank in the JEE
(Advanced). However, to be honest, there is a hell lot of pressure day before
the exam despite your best preparation, especially in the second attempt. I
never felt that in my first attempt. I had dropped despite my father’s denial
because of the expenses to be incurred. The thought of the consequences of not
clearing JEE in the second attempt did take a toll on the performance.
Nevertheless, I am an IITian now. My success in the second attempt just taught
me to feel confident about myself and I realized that there is always a way to
get back on track if you try.
“Don’t let someone else’s opinion dampen your o wn inner spirit. You are not a mere AVERAGE guy."
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