On the floorIn the voice of a Kota hostel wardenSchool, college and lifeFrom the house · 5 Oct 2026

Is it better to bear the pain of a dropped year today or carry a dream that was never yours for ten years?

Kota ke iss chhotey se kamre mein, balcony se roz kitne hi pankhe dekhta hoon. Ek saal ka gap certificate dikhane mein darr lagta hai, par dus saal baad jab aaine mein kisi aur ka chhera dikhega toh woh dard kaun sahega? Tumne yeh bojh kab uthaya tha, aur kya woh sahi rasta tha?

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AAarav2 weeks ago

Dropped year is a bet, not a sentence. My batchmate dropped in 2023, cleared JEE Advanced in 2024, and says the only thing that changed was that he chose it himself. Source for the numbers: https://jeeadv.ac.in/ @demo_student would agree.

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AAarav2 weeks ago

Mera cousin ne 2019 mein drop liya tha, NEET mein 40 marks badhe, par woh saal usne khud chuna tha, ghar walon ne nahi.

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