Is it wise to repeat a year? Is it worth taking a drop?
Do such thoughts keep hovering over your mind? If yes, you are not alone. Every year millions of students appear for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), however, only a fraction of them are able to qualify the exam in one go and make it to their dream college. Those who can’t, either compromise on their dream or opt for private or mediocre colleges. However, there are also others, the brave ones, who are not reluctant to follow their dreams.
Whatever it takes, always follow your dreams!
Yes, we know repeating a year is a year-long commitment. But we also know that sacrificing a year to achieve your dream is definitely worth a shot. So, if you are really, honestly passionate about pursuing your dream to be an engineer, giving another shot should not worry you for giving a second chance to your dream is better than what-ifs. And, regardless of the result from repeating, years down the line, you’ll know, you tried. The experience of pursuing your dreams is often more rewarding and more enlightening than the achievement of your dreams themselves.
Repeating a year to follow your dreams may be exhausting and draining, but the rewards are, well, worth it all. If you are still confused about whether or not to repeat a year for JEE preparation, reading further might just give you the answer.
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Focused Preparation
Repeating a year is great as it allows you an entire year which you can completely dedicate to the preparation of JEE. You no longer have to worry about attending school, meeting minimum attendance criteria, juggling between school and coaching, etc. Your entire energy will be focused on preparing for your dream.
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Better Score & Rank
An entire year dedicated completely to the preparation of JEE will help you to perform excellently, thereby ensuring that you give your best shot. A better rank will not only increase your chances of selection in the best engineering colleges such as the IITs or NITs in the country but also improve your confidence. It will help you to realize that with hard work, persistence and determination, anything is possible.
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Study in Best College with the Course of Your Choice
Often students compromise on the college as well the course in order to save a year. As a result, they feel stuck. But, isn’t sacrificing a year better than studying in a mediocre college? it is wise to repeat a year as repeating a year will offer you the opportunity to improve your rank and get admission in the IITs or NITs with the course of your choice.
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Familiarity with Exam Pattern
You have already traveled this road which surely gives you an advantage over students attempting the exam for the very first time. You are well aware of the exam pattern which gives you an insight into the difficulty level, exam environment, types of questions asked, etc. This allows you to prepare systematically and strategically for the big race.
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Ability to Handle the Pressure
When you repeat a year, you are travelling the same road twice. It definitely helps as you are more experienced than most of your counterparts. You are well aware of the pressure and stress that a student goes through while preparing for JEE, one of the coveted entrance examinations in the country. You are now more organised and capable of handling the exam pressure and stress arising thereof.
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Strong Fundamentals & Conceptual Clarity
Repeating a year means revisiting what you have already learnt. It is more like revising everything which will strengthen your fundamentals further. Moreover, you will have enough time to go through all the concepts again and clear them until you get them right.
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Enough Time
Repeating a year provides you with the luxury of time. Don’t hesitate to start everything all over again. When you repeat a year, you have an entire year to get your fundamentals correct and understand the concepts and their application properly. It is the perfect practice that makes your preparation perfect. Repeating a year allows you to practice as many questions as possible, analyse your mistakes and improve them until you get every one of them perfect.
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Less Stress
Often it becomes overwhelming to simultaneously prepare for 12th Board examinations and entrance examinations. The pressure to perform excellently in both is quite stressful. However, repeating or dropping a year to prepare exclusively for JEE helps you to focus and channelize your energy in the direction of your goal.
Repeating a year involves a lot of commitment, self-restraint, and inspiration. You need to give it 100% of your effort. You need to believe in yourself. Because, if today, you choose to abandon your dreams, is there anything that could possibly motivate you? If not, then you already have your answer.
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