Tips for NEET and JEE Aspirants
Hello everyone~ Now that the exams are finally scheduled, it's necessary to plan your time properly in order to ace it. Below are some points I have learnt in these past years which is also helping me a lot!📝👍
1. Revise, but smartly. 📚
I know. Many of the students feel confused in the last moment as to what to do and what to read exactly now that the time is less. So, one great option is to switch to online lectures provided by different institutions. They are quick and will be easy to understand. A heads up, do not always just watch lectures. It is also important to self study. So, when you are free, take your notes and just give it a read.
As exams approach near, anxiety and stress takes place in our mind. Negative thoughts tend to occupy our mind, making us more distracted from our work. This problem has got only one solution. Try to focus yourself on your work. Think how many more works do you have to cut off from your today's to do list. Don't panic. You will be okay and these thoughts will never come to your mind.
3. Take breaks, do something you love.🥰
Have you ever seen a machine working non stop? What's the result? It becomes damaged after some time, right? The same goes with your body. While it's important to devote yourself to studies, it's also important to free your mind for sometime, so that when you start your next study session, you will feel refreshed rather than being tired. In breaks, try to do something you love. For example, you can make your favorite drink, listen to some music, comb your hair, paint, or just look at the nature. Remember, rewarding yourself will make you feel that studies are fun, and not a burden.
4. Give yourself daily motivation. ✌
It's often seen that aspirants start very hard and tend to lose productivity afterwards. Now the reason is that, something has inspired them very much to pursue that as career. But along with the passing time, the motivation streak moves in the backward direction, so is the engagement with studies.
What you can do is just watch something related to your career like your favorite doctor's lectures, or maybe imagining yourself how you will feel when you achieve your goal. I think that's enough to get you back in track. One book I would highly recommend for motivation is Exam Warriors by Narendra Modi. It's really beautiful how he has put almost all the difficulties a student faces along with their effective solutions in a book. You will enjoy reading it.
5. Take a break from Social Media. 📱
This is vital. I see it as the main thing that distracts many aspirants from their goal and stunts their potential. Even if it's for a week, delete your social media from your cell phone. If you find it difficult, then you can put a lock in your phone when you study, so that you can't easily access them.
Even though social media provides temporary pleasure, but for long term, it is definitely harmful and deviating. I really like a quote by Duolingo(a language learning app)-
"Studying a language for even 15 minutes a day will one day make you master it. But what does 15 minutes of social media do? How does it benefit you?"
This is a frequent problem I also faced. I tried to wake up early for studying, but often found myself staring at my notes for the first 10 minutes. Don't worry, many students have this problem. But they say, every problem has a solution hidden. What I did was, everytime I couldn't focus, I would go and wash my face, return to my desk, and write whatever I was thinking. If you are not thinking anything, just write this three times- "I deserve the best. I will achieve my goals. I will be a ___________ (for example, in my case, it's a good surgeon) SOON. You will see that your mind will trick you to get to work for your dream.
7. You are important. Take care of yourself. 😇
You have seen how much of a havoc CoVID 19 caused. So, it's necessary that you should be fit, both mentally and physically. Study, but don't burn yourself out. Ensure that you are sleeping for at least 6 hours per day. Meditate, dance to your favorite music, or do things in your leisure time that make you happy.
Studies make you learn something new about the world everyday. You have a lot of potential. All you have to do is train yourself to achieve your goals. All to best! (to me, also ^^;)