Congratulations
everyone!!! You’ve just completed 12 years of your school level education, and now
you are almost eligible to be called a college student. It is actually a matter
of great pride and rejoices that you struggled through all those difficult (and
sometimes boring) subjects, formulae, reactions, events and many more of such
things. So it’s you who deserves full credits for everything that you have
achieved, and also for everything you are going to. B
esides, the fact that these
pages are right now in your hands implies that you are getting ready for other challenges
that life is putting on you.

Though you are
competent all by yourself in everything you want to be, you know that it’s
never easy. Your first terminal examination in your +2 science studies must
have been a pitiful experience for you; because whatever you studied till SLC
seemed so simple as that stage, when you had to learn every chapter of science
in such a depth. Now if you look back at it, your +2 looks a lot simpler,
doesn’t it? Because now is the time when you are supposed to complete the entire
+2 syllabus of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in less than half a year.
Moreover, this is the time when people think you are mature enough, and they
start questioning you about your future and your career; and to make it the
worst, some people start suggesting you some professions to choose that you
never wanted to be in, that leaves you even more perplexed.
NO WORRIES
THOUGH, stay calm. Think all by yourself. YOU ARE YOUR OWN MASTER. Every of
your senior has once been in the same phase where you are now; and some day,
your juniors will also be. So don’t panic. It’s normal. And, if you are opting
for medical/engineering entrance test BY YOUR OWN INTEREST, then well done guys,
you are in safe hands and on the right path; just a few months of hard work and
you will achieve the success that you desire. However, this hard work should come
not just for studies, but also for many other challenges. No one can come over
to you to assist you solve all your problems; YOU have to do them all. If there
is anything that others can do to help you, it’s suggesting you about what
might be the next. On the basis of my own personal experiences, I just made a
simple effort to let you know about the challenges you might face in your
preparation days.
When you turn
these pages and begin your attack on the MCQ’s, then the first challenge that
you will encounter with is “I don’t know”. It is the simplest and the easiest
way to say that you haven’t studied well. In such situations, many students
blame their luck for not favoring them. But before doing that, there are
certain things that you have to do, and the most important of them is “STUDY”.
You have to complete the entire syllabus at least once before you appear for
any competitive examination. Whatever you study from; class notes, bulky books,
slender books, or the notes that you are given at any institution, you have to
know the basic information from the topic that you are facing. You should not be
denying the fact that you can cross a river, without knowing that a bridge
somewhere around is waiting for you.
The another
challenge that is set to come on your path for sure is the closest companion of
every student, and that is A Mistake. It is something that you cannot simply avoid
and it’s the very thing that is sure to minimize your confidence level by a
hundred folds or more. But I suggest mistakes are never bad. They happen for
something positive to teach you something that you don’t know. In entrance
arena, one question you make a mistake gives you four new questions to learn,
given that you study the solutions seriously. So mistakes are good; and they
should actually be boosting your morale up, not the other way round.
Many students
start banging their head on the table every moment they make a mistake. If you
do this, you are sure to lose your self-confidence within 3 months. Let’s take
a case, assuming that the entrance examinations in Medical sector in Nepal were
started in the 90s, it’s been 23 years till today. Yearly, on an average about
10000 students take the entrance test at IOM alone. If the number is assumed to
be the same for all entrance
examinations(IOM,MOE,KU,BPKIHS) and others, then ,till today almost 1150000
attempts have been made in medical entrance field only; but still no entrance
examination has been cracked by any student by securing 100% marks. The highest
percentage secured in IOM entrance is just 97%, and in BPKIHS, it is even
lower. Do you know why this has happened? The answer is simple. EVERYONE MAKES
MISTAKES. No one secures perfect marks. So never think that you should be
getting all questions correct. One mistake in two questions is normal while you
are on the starting phase. Your job should be to MINIMIZE YOUR MISTAKES rather
than compare them with that of others. A topper does not make many questions
correct, he/she just makes the least number of mistakes. So next time you practise
MCQ’s, never expect yourself to make all the questions correct. If you do so,
you are just being so much unfair towards your own learnings. Remember, even if
you have read a chapter, you don’t know everything about that chapter. So,
mistakes are those tools that actually urge you to turn the pages of the same
chapter again and study the points that you missed the last time.
Then, there are
the greatest helpers and the strongest competitors of yours, your Friends. They
inspire and assist you in many occasions, but also fill you with frustration
sometimes. A simple example is; Any day, you happen to meet your friend and
start talking about your studies. Then, he starts talking about certain topics
that you have not studied yet. Sometimes, the topics he talks about are
something that you haven’t even heard of. This will only fill you with fear. At
that time, you don’t need to be restless, just stay calm; because there are
many other similar topics that you have studied while your friend has not. If
you start talking about them, your friend is surely going to be as shocked as
you are. But I don’t suggest you to speak, just thank your friend silently for
reminding you; and be determined within yourself that the next time you sit on
your study table, you are going to study the topics that he just spoke of, and
that is sure to keep you a few steps ahead of your friend, who happens to be
your real rival.
Besides these
things, what bothers the students most in this phase also includes the books. There
are many books in the market related to every subject. Each has its own specialty,
and unfortunately its own defects as well. You can take help from your friends
and your seniors who have already studied those books to know about those books
and choose the one that you think is suitable for you. Every book in the market
surely has certain chapters that are off the syllabus. Don’t waste your time on
those topics. You can study them after you have completed the topics that are within
the coverage of the syllabus. Never go for them in the first take.
And, there are
certain situations where no one can help you. So, as I said, YOU ARE YOUR OWN
MASTER. As an example, many students do this mistake. In an entrance test, for
a question, they mark the answer as ‘C’, but seconds later they realize that
the correct answer is ‘B’. This is surely disappointing, moreover if it is in
real examination. But before this truth makes you weaker, accept the fact that
you just made a mistake, and remember that YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST. So don’t
lose your motive, for a single wrong mark can neither judge your immense
knowledge, nor it can decide your future. Don’t remain stuck to that question;
because your staring at that option is not going to rectify it. Retain your
knowledge and your confidence; and move on. Try to solve other questions correctly;
but you should keep in mind that you cannot afford to repeat the same mistake.
So it’s solely
you. You’re the one who is supposed to fight in this battle. In the battle of
swords, one wrong move and you’re gone. In the battle of music, one wrong note
and it’s over. But this is the battle that allows you to try many times. Of course,
one wrong move here is also of great value; and trying many times is socially
questioned, but IT CANNOT SNATCH YOU FROM YOURSELF. So have a nice preparation,
be wise enough to know everything that has to be known. Every one of you is a strong
human; and you deserve every other success that you desire, given that you work
hard to get it. And finally, if your hopes and expectations from your life
after reading these lines is different from what they had been previously, then
congratulations; you are now full of positive energy and your destination is
now a hundred milestones closer to you. In case they have not changed, then
even more congratulations to you, because you were already full of motivation
and you are merely a few steps away from your destination. So good luck
everyone. Happy reading. God bless you!
Asta la Vista!!
Siddhartha Bhandari
IOM 3rd rank
IOE 10th rank
IOE 10th rank
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