Should you take a drop to prepare for your career or your exams?

~ Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn!

This is a million-dollar question and probably the toughest one on the earth lmao. Should you actually drop a year just to prepare for an exam? And would this affect your placement or your career later? Also, another big question is whether this is a “good decision or not?”. Well, we hope this blog answers all your questions.

Why and when does a person take a drop?

There are two scenarios that build the thought of taking a drop; one is when you don’t get your desired college, or two when you think that your scores are not adequate enough to get you into the top-notch ones. This usually happens due to a lack of mentorship and the difference in syllabus between entrance exams and boards. And ofc the pressure of boards that don’t allow you to study for those exams.

Coachings structured specifically for entrance exams help build a mental bridge between knowledge intake and knowledge storage. We all do know that a majority of the syllabus for these entrance exams comes from the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade concepts. Hence if one feels there is a lack of attention to knowledge absorption during the grades in school then it is important they take up coaching or at least devote a good amount of time understanding the concepts.

Hence, there’s a small number of students that qualify for entrance exams without any external help. Without a mentor students tend to get confused and by the time their confusion starts to get resolved, the exams are just around the corner. Which at the end puts them in a dilemma: should they score great in 12th or should they start studying for entrance exams?

The result after these scenarios is either you get your desired college (such luck, much wow!), or you don’t. The latter leads to the thought of taking a drop.

Should you take a drop or not?

The answer is — It solely depends on you and your result and the decision is between you and your parents. Not on your friends or any other external Homosapien :p in your life. It only depends on one person and that is YOU. If you think that by taking a drop you can improve your rank and get your desired college or a better one than you have right now then GO FOR IT! As long as you have a rational and well-thought plan that supports your decision it wouldn’t affect your placement or your career in the near future at all.

We’ll list down a few pros and cons that would give you a bit more clarity and help you in making a decision that suits your situation.

PROS:

• If you work hard you’d get your desired college
• You will build a great foundation of the subjects that you’d study.
• You wouldn’t have to compromise for a college that isn’t similar to the one that you desire
• You would have ample time to plan a career roadmap ahead and explore different opportunities in front of you
• You wouldn’t have to get up for school every morning XD.

CONS:

• It’ll take a strong grit to convince your parents.
• You’d be questioned about your decisions along your journey.
• The thought that you have a lot of time would always distract you from studying
• The fear of not getting your desired college would always be there

What should you do once you take a drop?

1. Plan it out: Having a well-thought plan before you start studying for your entrance exams is way more important than you can imagine. List down all the chapters that you’re confident in (in descending order). This needs to be done for every subject. Once you’re done with planning you’re already halfway there.
2. Follow a schedule: Having a schedule helps you to organize and manage your time for all your activities. Allotting a particular time to study, preferably the one where you would have the least distractions would help you become more productive. Make use of Ed-tech services that’ll help you get your concepts clarified easily and in no time. And if you’re a science student, TRY US! We’re known to clarify doubts in a jiffy(*whispers* that too on a personalized session).
3. Give equal importance to your health: This is actually the part that most people don’t pay attention to. You have to equally prioritize your mental and physical health. Taking a drop also means that you have an ample amount of time to learn new skills and expand your horizons. Hit the gym, go for a run or maybe just go for a walkout with your friends but STEP OUT!! Engaging in physical activities gives your mind a break from your daily routine and improves your overall mood. In the same way, you can do things that help you improve your mental health: take breaks, spend some time with your fam, read books, engage in a fav hobby, etc. In short, you should have your studies and your health running parallel to each other.

We would like to conclude by saying that even if due to some unavoidable circumstances you don’t get the college of your choice- that’s totally okay. There’s absolutely no need to regret your decision at all. This year would’ve taught you a lot. You have a strong foundation of the subjects that you’ve learned throughout the year and you’ve picked up skills like time management, planning, etc at such an early stage(this blog probably won’t end if we started listing down the skills XD). Just in case you feel that some questions bother you a lot, TRY US!

Hope this blog answered all your questions. Ciao :)

Learning is way more important than securing a seat in a “well-known” college.