Hi Varun,
How u n how bout ur JEE prep. As ur father called me that u wanted to contact me but not receiveing any reply at my end, I wud like to make it clear that I hav stopped cheking my yahoo id coz the numerous useless sites I hav subscribed to which keep filling my mailbox every hour wid meaningless offers. Anyway sorry n from now, u can mail me at dis id.
You asked me bout how to go on wid ur prep. Its been long time 4 me but I would try to recollect the best if it cud be of slightest help to u. Wid about 4 months left, I feel its time for SELF PREPARATION fully confident dat u must hav utilized ur last year working on the basics and overcoming any weaknesses coming ur way. By now, u must be knowing ur strongest n the weakest part(among phy+chem+maths). Both hav their importance. Ur strongest part fetches u a good rank while ur weakest part decides ur selection. Never neglect the weakest part n keep polishing ur best part as it is dere u can beat the best.
Do take good care of yourself as you know many deserving candidates lose just bcoz dey fall sick be4 xams which affects their performance. Remember, dis is also a part n parcel of preparation n need proper attention rather than late complaints.
U said u are writing only JEE dis time n not any other engg xam. I salute ur dedication n strong will for JEE but dis is also one thing I am worried about. I think u should consult ur teachers n elders regarding dis. As for my part, I feel JEE is also bout handling the pressure on the D-Day. Your decision may focus u towards ur single aim on one side but on the other it also adds an xtra burden on you as dere is no way left. I think u shud not add unnecessary pressures on urself. In my case, my BITS xam had boosted me a lot for my JEE as I had done very well in it n it also relieved some of my xam room pressures. So, I think, u shud give this thought one more thinking.
Never go for any SHORTCUTS. This was one big mistake I had done. Interestingly, I didnt pay for it den but m paying for it now. I have a habit of leaving things, I m not interested in. During my JEE, I had left parts of inorganic chemistry n the last chapters in chem as even a slight luk at dem was quite boring for me n by hearting them, I felt was no use. I left all the tests in coaching which included dose chapters n I even didnt bother bout them for JEE. But on the very day, I had my elder's blessings n the almighty wid me. The paper had negligible weightage for dose parts nd so it didnt matter much in my case. But dis sem, I paid minimal attention 2 two courses , I was not interested in n ended up with average grades. Finally, I think I have found my interest, I was waiting for dese years. I did well in the very course n a part of dese dazz, I worked on sthg I found interesting which made my holidazz worth being away from my sweet home.
As for the buks, I feel deres no need going after many buks. Just rely on the buks u hav been doing all dese dazz. New buks often tend to confuse at dis stage as dey contain the same info in diff ways. U asked wat I referred to. For phy, I did HCV, n arihant for sum parts like electricity, magnetism n optics. HCV, I feel is the best. Arihant has a slight disadvantage of reaching to a formula for several special cases which might keep u aloof of the basics, the most imp JEE criterion. Chem - P.Bahadur(Physical), Solomons(organic) n JD lee for inorganic. Maths - packages n some standard buks. Dont get flown by the buk sizes as apart from phy n physical chemisrty, I just referred the buks when I had doubts from my notes.
Dont worry bout the boards as they bring the silliest ques's which dont need any special prep. Even dont neglect it completely as the result counts later. Keep some time for papers like english, see some of the famous derivations n definitions n the rest can be handled easily. I feel 1 week be4 xams is far sufficient.
Thanx for giving me the "NON-DESERVED" position of your inspiration. This world is full of greatnesses. I hav not done anything really gr8 n hav a long way to go. Start luking at the sky dude, coz u r made for big things.
Convey my pranam to uncle n aunt n tell uncle dat he wont listen any further complaints. For rajeev, congrats for being the quizmaster at the college quiz. Tell him to find time to chat wid me n mail me how things r n how r the other frenz. A treat awaits once I m in Delhi.
For you, start taking full tests at least weekly during xam timings n take proper sleep as dese small things do matter. Hav faith in almighty, respect all elders n gather as much blessings as u can as dis 1% decides ur 99% effort n stands by u in unfavourable times. Work wid sincerity, the almighty is wid u n I am sure u gonna rok the xams n ur results will come in flying colours.
I AM MAILING U ON UR GMAIL ID AS I AM FORGETTING THE ID UR FATHER TOLD ME(ACTUALLY I MISSED THE PAPER I HAD NOTED ON). I AM CONFUSED WHETHER ITS: pinnacle91 or pinacle1991.
Do reply to me bout it.
Best of luk,
Govind
[In the address bar, as soon as I typed the first 2 letters of the email id, an id popped below.... already exhausted by the tough job nd moreover useless effort I know; I clicked on it, sent the mail and went to sleep. While the first few moments of the sleep, I was admiring the unique webmail ability to detect the mail id of someone I never mailed before. Wat highness, the makers of webmail..... how could it detect any unknown id? I was pondering over several such questions and bowing to their greatness when suddenly my sleep woke me up.... I understood wat I had done and den the whole night I read the mail twice, thrice, 4 times and so on till I could assure myself dat dere was nothing wrong in it and just 1 "SORRY" required. No sleep next... a huge effort u may call... once written and more than ten times read for any error... error of a different kind]
For all those who read the last paragraph of the mail, a hint that he is a mechanical department prof. is enough to figure out the lucky recipient of this " HUGE EFFORT GIFT VOUCHER" .
