I am unable to crack GATE even at my 2nd attempt. Kindly advise me what can I do now?I want to pursue M.Tech.(suggest some colleges in North
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MY friend qualified GATE Exam in his 3rd attempt. I don't want to compare himself with anyone's situation.
I just want you, not to loose hope. I have said earlier also- if you think you might fail then fail better so that in the end when you look back you could say to yourself irrespective of your result " you did your best and you are satisfied "
I will share his experience and few suggestions. Choose the best for yourself or create your own.
If you believe in yourself that you can improve a lot and perform far better than this year and if the voice inside your head is echoing back to you to again prepare for GATE Exam then do not think twice just go for it but before that-
1. BE TRUE TO YOURSELF. Accept your mistakes and your result. It's part of your future success. Tell your parents you haven't qualified this time or could not score well. Set your mind to qualify GATE Exam next year. You don't need to beat your drums, just remind yourself everyday and work on your goal with full dedication after prioritizing and optimizing your earlier strategy.
After that.
2. DO NOT SIT IDLE. What you will do now will build your character. If you think there's nothing you can do, you are correct. If you think now don't have anything to loose and you can do anything then also you are correct. Do not let your emotions drive your life. The hardest thing is to control your emotions. Control your emotions and start doing INTENTIONALLY (irrespective of what you are feeling) something PRODUCTIVE every single day- if possible make a team and teach your friends/online@Unacademy/YouTube, learn a new software, read a self help book, meet new people and make new friends, get out and breathe in fresh air, search for aero-startups and call them first. If they do not respond then mail them; tell them your worth and learn and work with them, even for free. If you think you need to go door to door to get employed-(intern/job) then do not think twice. The decisions you will take in this rough and tough phase of yours will leave a solid impression in your own memory. Be fearless. You may work below your worth like I am doing but you should never work below your potential because in the end you will only regret.
3. DO NOT OVERTHINK or over-analyse your situation. Do not focus on your problem. It will bring you nothing but will only take your everyday peace bit by bit and will only scare you.
Idle mind is a devils workshop. It's a bitter phase of life where you need to explore opportunities for yourself. Once in a while go for solo walks. Make peace with yourself. Do anything that wakes you up every morning, that keeps you moving and do it every single day because "Persistence is the character of the man what carbon is to steel".
4. FOCUS on WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW? Do not limit your career options.
All you need is to make your every effort to get what you want to do NOW.
Alongside you must prepare yourself for the next year and do those topics first which you were not able to do or those which you know will take most of your time and energy because you are a bit scared or hesitant to learn those topics like - he still hesitate to learn Structures even though he do not have fear. It will keep your mind occupied by doing productive work towards your goal and not getting negative thoughts .
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