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[academiawho]

Heylo!!

Just another Indian on this site lmao, I chose commerce and currently completing my undergrad so while all of the actual study material is beyond comprehension for me, I just wanted to drop in to say that you're doing such a good job with this. Getting a 720 in mocks is an insane achievement and I hope you can pat yourself on the back for that💕💕💕

Good going bestie!! You're killing it🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me that. Thank you, truly. It made me feel so appreciated and acknowledged💛🥺

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Ooo I've never had a commerce student friend!

How's life? Hope you're doing well, and studying well✨

[voidsteffy]

heyy!! how are you doing?

if you dont mind me asking, what is your neet score?

also im getting around 600, so i will be taking a drop. currently im studying as if there is a possibility of reneet .

if there is no reneet then how do i prepare for neet2025? any tips will be seriously appreciated!

i literally messed up my exam due to my anxiety, the clock in the exam room wasnt visible from my seat so couldnt keep a track of time, ended up bubbling the wrong options :(

thanks in advance!!!

Hey! Thanks for asking anon, I'm fine. Hope you're happy and smiling!

My NEET 2024 marks are 682/720

First of all, congratulations on your score!

Second of all, by the decision of the Supreme Court today (11th June 2024, Tue), there is no chance of re-neet before AIQ counselling at least. The states, I think, are at capacity to start state counselling when they want to. Assam, Nagaland and Goa have already posted their notices and asked for submission of some documents to participate in state counselling.

Third of all, I advise you to think about taking a drop for NEET 2025 since the exam conduction as well as the cutoffs are getting out of hand (even without this year's alleged paper leak). If you have any category or income certificates like OBC, EWS, SC, ST or any advantage in state counselling - try it out. Maybe confer with your parents and teachers and come to a guaranteed decision in a few weeks about taking a drop year if you haven't already.

For NEET preparation, I had posted a few advice posts on my studyblr @academiawho like:

Types of tests to build your confidence

Notes & Easy way to understand & remember NEET syllabus

Tips to increase score from a fixed range

How to manage distractions and balance them with study

Crash course advice on NEET preparation

Tips on acing Boards and NEET the same year

About Mistake Book

How to study Physics and Chemistry for NEET

Anything specific that you want to ask me after sifting through the above posts, feel free to send your thoughts and queries to my ask box at @academiawho

i literally messed up my exam due to my anxiety, the clock in the exam room wasnt visible from my seat so couldnt keep a track of time, ended up bubbling the wrong options :(

-> aw, I'm sorry anon... Consider this a learning experience. From now on, whenever you're writing mocks, make a habit of measuring time in one of the two ways:

an analog clock on the wall somewhere in the room preferably far from where you're seated

measure time in terms of questions and train your body to perceive it like that so that you have an idea

Thanks for sending this ask! Stay hopeful and all the very best for your preparation!���

[academiawho]

Hey fellow neet24 aspirant!! I hope you are doing well considering the fact that the exam is just a month away. I'm kinda struggling and I'd be so honoured if you can guide me love.

I have finished my syllabus however I'm struggling to revise it and actually be able to solve questions hence I score low in mocks (which is indirectly proportional to my anxiety lmao). So how do I overcome it? I avoid solving mocks cuz of this but ik I should. I'm hella scared lol.

Wishing you all the best and I admire your hard work sm 💗

Hi fellow NEET aspirant! Your words of kindness mean a lot to me💛

It might be too late in the year to do this, but I suggest a few open book tests. Keep the textbooks/materials with you (no internet, no phone) and write the mock test. If you're able to identify which question asks for which topic in the subject material, then you're halfway there.

Revising syllabus must be done with short notes at this point in time.

Unfortunately, we cannot skip mocks at this time in our preparation so I urge you to solve it. I know it seems difficult and nerve-wracking, but I have a process that worked for me last year when I was anxious about mocks.

Take a past year NEET paper (except 2019 Delhi, 2016 phase 2, those are infamously conceptual) and sit down and write it in the mornings, or a time when there's no disturbance around you. See how accurately you're able to solve the questions and then after you've written a few like that, check how quickly you're writing the tests. This helped boost my confidence.

Take the guidance of your mentors or coaching teachers and be frank and truthful with them. Tell them your problems, don't dwell on the past and ask them how you can make better of this situation we have here. They can help.

Hope this helps. All the very best!!💛

[academiawho]

hey, I'm a class 11 student. not sure if you're giving NEET this year or have given it in the past... but I'm in dire need of some advice either way.

long story short: i suck at physics and i had february and march before my 12th starts. feb went away in school exams and i didn't prepare well (dummy schl student). I really want to do a detailed revision for all chapters of physics at least (module questions ), but I'm not sure how to manage time.

My basics are clear but the major problem is that I've forgotten stuff from when I first revised. Tips please?

Hi! I'm a dropper, preparing for NEET again.

I think the most efficient way to solve your dilemma is to divide the portion you have to cover (be it past 11th syllabus for neet revision or ongoing 12th syllabus after starting 12th). Spread the chapters or even topics if you have that time, over days.

This way, for example: you're doing Electric Charges in class 12th, but at home, you're also covering a topic or two in addition to Electric Charges, like torque topic in Rotational motion. This way you're revising old topics while also staying in touch with the current topics.

And make good notes. Aesthetics are not important if you're going to spend a lot of time making them pretty. Notes are there to help in efficient revision. It's better if they're not shabby but no need to go calligraph on them, write them with enough imp info but concisely enough that you can flip through them.

And do not keep backlogs if you can help it.

Physics NCERT is more important than we give it credit for. You have time now so read through it and imagine the kind of questions that can be made from it.

Study GOC again. I know you said your basics are clear, but until one gets 100% at least 5 times consecutively in a GOC-based mock, one is not clear with the basics.

Pick one hour in a day, either in the morning first thing before your classes, or after coaching. And in that one hour, take a crack at one section of one chapter. Like, section A of your module has for eg 45 questions — start it at least. Put a timer, check how many Qs you did in that one hour and how many are correct. If you have any doubts, you clarify the doubts with your teachers in the class that day or the next day. This way, if you want to do more Qs, you'll be on a roll. But even if you're not, you still got stuff done. This time is a must. Enforce it.

Hope this helped, all the very best💛

[academiawho]

hiii❤️

im kinda anxious because my mock test scores are stuck in 550s-580s. what do u suggest i stick to in these last 15 days so that i can get in the 600 range? im mostly just revising ncert again and again right now.

(off topic but i love your blog and you motivate me so much! i always look forward to your posts🥰 mwah)

Hey boo! I'm so sorry it took me so long to get this ask out, I was practically either in my car, in my bed or at my table these past few days.

I'm sure your mentors/coaching teachers have given you some advice, and here's some tips I can think of:

Pick a past year paper every morning, solve it. If you feel like the paper would decide the mood for your day and might spoil said mood, pick another opportune time. One paper per day -> doubts solving -> mistake book -> revision

NCERT revision. If you feel like it's difficult, keeping in mind that NCERT is written to be studied, not quizzed upon, try mindmaps based on NCERT or summaries at the back of the chapter.

Time yourself when you're writing tests. And I don't mean completing a test in the given 3:20. I mean, how much time are you taking per subject. Try reducing it to the 45-50-50 timeline. 45 mins for bio, 50 for phy, 50 for chem. Phy and chem can be adjusted anyhow in the remaining time but make sure you're acing bio as far as you can and as fast as you can.

Didn't get the logic/formula of a question? Don't dwell on it, move onto the next ones. You can come back to them later.

If you make OMR mistakes in a hurry, or because you do it in the last 30 mins left -> take 45 mins for OMR if need be, but don't make bubbling errors. What you bubble in the end matters just as much or maybe even more than what you solve on the Q paper.

Error Analysis is must after every test. Whether it be a past paper or a mock test. Spend 1-2 hours on that depending on whether your mistakes are silly or conceptual.

Thank you so much for your love and patience, I'm so happy my blog motivates you. Have a nice few days so that we can give our best in NEET!💛

[academiawho]

i'm the same anon from my last text but I forgot to mention another thing that's bugging me - is 11th revision really possible alongside 12th?I know it is easier said than done, but since I'll only be doing physics,my chemistry will be left behind. I'm way more confident in chem but i obviously still need practice. And say - if I'm not able to complete this now, then when? Does one get enough time in September/October later in the year?

I can't imagine the amplified pressure of boards and coaching and 11th revision and 12th. Although I am planning on frequent revision, so can you suggest some tips to actually implement this?

I mentioned some pointers on this in the last ask you sent. But in addition to that, I wanted to tackle the boards and pressure points in this answer.

One thing about NEET preparation: there will never be enough time.

So never think you can get possibly enough time in August, September or October to start studying for NEET. It's a big, fate-deciding exam that doesn't have a second attempt or session like JEE Mains.

Start small, start now.

It's better than starting later and taking bigger bites than one can chew. That's the number one tip that your situation looks for.

Practice a lot, and with proper mock test settings. Ask your institute teachers if you can sit for tests that are meant for 11th graders (you said you're moving up to 12th this year, hence...). It's ok if you're not getting awesome marks now. Half the exam is won in familiarity and ease. The anxiety stems from not having practiced enough (which you shall do) and being in a setting not familiar. Switch exam rooms once in a while, try not looking at a digital clock. Stuff like that can help with mock tests too.

There will always be pressure, and we will look for a way for it to not affect us that much. Make a schedule for a week or two weeks max. Or match it to your test schedule. Arrange doubt sessions with your teachers, plus ask them if they have a preferable revision schedule for you to adhere.

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[academiawho]

heyy, first of all i wanna say that i love your blog. im preparing for neet 2024. please give me some tips on how to improve physics and chemistry. like how do you study, online, by making short notes, which study module?? like whats your timetable usually or brfore a test. thank you soo muchhh!!!!

Thank you so much!

Physics is all about concept clarity and how easily you can manipulate formulae. It takes practice so that's the easiest and most foolproof method I could recommend.

Chemistry... I myself am finding it an winding road slowly edging upwards. Organic, Physical and Inorganic Chemistry is all in-and-out NCERT. Line by line. I am not exaggerating in the slightest. Do the sums behind, the intext questions, the open-ended questions that NCERT asks, exemplar, lab manual. Literally all of it. Try mixing and matching with the PYQs to get an idea of the hot-zones and the areas that they could try making a question from this year.

I used to study from youtube and took digital coaching in my first year. Don't know how much that helped. But it did increase my screen time.

I made short notes after I was done with a particular chapter, so that I knew where the questions were made from and how they could be formed. Some years are v imp while others might not seem, some may be derived etc. They're not aesthetic or neat but I think that's ok.

Before a test, I go through the chapters, usually sticking to NCERT and my notes because it's familiar territory. My timetable is pretty flexible but that's because of my adhd, I don't think I can be productive with a self-imposed rigid schedule. Everyone works differently and the process to cracking a way that works for you is trial and error.

Wishing you all the best for your attempt! Keep studying and practicing💛

[academiawho]

Hi! Hope yu doing well.

You keep mentioning about a mistake notebook, what do you write in it? Mistakes from tests? Is it too late for me to make one know? I'm prepping for neet24. Thanksss!!!

Hi, it's never too late to make it.

A mistake book is like a notebook where you write any questions that you get wrong or barely got correct (like, I guessed and it turned out correct but next time I shouldn't guess - kinda questions).

It can include worksheet questions, questions from papers, tests, polls or classwork/homework.

You write the question and write its correct answer. No need to write what you did wrong, just the final answer you should have gotten.

It helps as writing is an important method to remember information.

Go through the mistake book whenever you have time, and mark the ones that you're often making mistakes in so that it catches your eye when revising it.

Hope this helps💛

[academiawho]

im also giving my 12th boards this year, and i see posts on my dash all the time. please share advise on how to remember what i studied for physics and chem please

btw, all the best <3

Hello! While I graduated 12th grade a while ago, I'm happy to see you in my ask box.

Here goes the tips I used and some I tried to imbibe for smooth sailing in boards:

1. Focus on previous papers: I'm of the belief that if you do something enough times, you are bound to remember it in time of need. I revised a lot of my senior's papers (I ignored the questions/topics from the deleted syllabus to save time) and my prelim papers, all sets. It ended up helping me because the examiners lose shock value if we prepare all the questions their mind has been wanting to print.

2. NCERT: Have someone explain it to you if you are not able to decipher it. NCERT is not as comfortable to read and retain as ICSE books like Selina, Viraf Dalal etc. So it is imperative that you understand the meaning or motive behind NCERT's topics. Teachers should be of good help in this matter.

3. Supplementary sources: Youtube is fine to understand concepts, but I've seen a lot of my peers (and at a point, myself) make it their personality and their only study source. Please try not to if you have a healthier alternative available (like tuitions, extra classes, coaching). Do not run behind extra books like HCV, DC, ABC, Elementary for your boards. It doesn't really help for subjective examinations.

4. Formula sheets: Especially for Optics, Physical Chemistry and Genetics (rarely). Make them, whether as a rough copy, or a rote learning session, or a paper with tricks. But revision of that sheet is a must.

5. Parkinson's Law: "Parkinson's Law is the old adage that work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion." Basically, a task will take up as much as time as you plan it in. Revising Modern Physics will take near 30 minutes if you think it will take 30 minutes. But if you think it will take a full day, then it shall. So plan wisely and have confidence in yourself to make that work.

6. And lastly but by no means the least: Practice writing the paper. It may seem silly to think that sitting down with a sheet similar to the actual answer booklet, attempting a paper with the seriousness of the actual exam, may be tedious. However, it is more useful than it is tedious. It resolves any anxiety regarding appearing in the exam.

If you need to talk about this or anything else, feel free to ask me in my ask box or via pm or in my posts. All the best!

[academiawho]

Hii!

I'm also a fellow neet 2024 student, just wanted to know how do you revise a chapter when it's done? For phy chem or bio

( it's okay if you can't answer if ur on a time crunch though)

Btw your blog is really motivating! Have a nice day ✨

Hey!

I try my best to answer as soon as I can, nice to receive your ask!

I revise chemistry from pyqs marked in my textbook linewise and go through my short notes/class notes.

For physics I refer my short notes book as it's a pretty good go-through for the chapter.

I revise biology by the textbook, or using short notes. I mostly revise the textbook because of marked pyqs.

I'm happy that this blog coincides with the good thoughts for you! All the very best for your preparation, my ask box and messages are always open for more academic talks💛

[academiawho]

hello! i hope ur having a good day/night, i hope i’m not troubling u too much. i’m a 11th grader technically but my school started 12th back in november itself. i have 720 mark exams every 2-3 weeks (only 1-2 chapters per subject) and in the beginning i was scoring pretty good, i was always getting top 10 ranks. but for the past few months my grades have been getting low, even though i’ve been studying harder than i did in the beginning.

i’m not sure if you’ve ever been in my position but i would appreciate if you could give me any tips if you have any. i also would like to ask if getting rid of social media would help? i only use tumblr, youtube and whatsapp and my screentime isn’t a lot but yet i feel like i waste a bit too much time when i’m sad over my marks. thank you for reading:)

Hey anon! Hope you're doing well mentally and physically. Your ask wasn't a disturbance at all, I welcome you to my blog.

Your scores depend on several things: Which chapters are causing a decrease in score - being a major one. Not all your tests are going to be on the same set of chapters, and your chapters list will increase as you progress.

When I first started giving mock tests, I used to get low marks in the chapters I hadn't practiced/studied that well and that demotivated me. Until I learnt to identify the regions which were causing the dip. It's ok, it happens more than one would like.

Also, I must emphasize smart study not hard study. Please study the things necessary and no need to go the conventional way to learn/memorize it. If everybody is learning via mnemonic and you can't remember something that way, you can try making up a story or a song/rap, or writing it down till it becomes muscle memory. Check past papers of your institutions and PYQs of NEET to see if they're matching in the slightest in format, syllabus and difficulty. If they are, follow your institute papers to practice for their mocks, if not, don't focus on them that much.

Sadness over low marks can develop into a funk which is hard to get out of. You're saying your social screentime isn't that much, and I'm happy to hear that you have minimum distractions. If you still want to see how you can maintain a healthy outlook on your digital usage, you can head to the Digital Wellbeing section of your phone settings (no need for any app acc to me, they just don't work in the long run for me) and set timers for apps and screentime, check your daily screentime.

You can, without hesitation, talk to me about anything related to your preparation and wellness and I'd be happy to help you💛

[academiawho]

Hii ! I hope you're having a great day 🌻

I wanted to ask, how do you self attest a copy of your original document??

Sincerely, a confused neet aspirant 🫡

(information on google is all over the place :') )

I had the same doubt a while ago, but now I'm here to clear it up since I've had my attested documents accepted.

Only xerox copies of the original document may be attested when your original documents are in custody of an organization and you need some form of the original to verify your documentation in another organisation.

Attested is of two types: one by a notary and another type being self-attestation. People generally prefer the latter as it is just as valid without the fee in case of multiple documents.

Now, how to self-attest ->

Take a xerox copy of the original in the case I mentioned above in point 1. Take a pen (preferably blue ball since one could easily differentiate between the ink of the xerox and the attestation by you).

Then write the word Attested and sign beneath it. You can put the date in any format if you want. Beneath that, write your name in block letters.

There you go, your document is attested.

Note: Never attest original documents, only xerox copies.

Another Note: If the institution you're applying for demands a specific format of attestation (for example: if they say they require only signature) then you must adhere to those rules. If you just generally want to be prepared, I say any format will do.

All the best for your exam and whatever processes await your admission!💛

[academiawho]

I wanted to ask one more thing. What was your routine back in 11th and what is your routine currently? I'm know I'm not gonna have the same routine as you but maybe i could get some help with it and take some motivation from that schedule? I also like need guidance with chemistry and physics, wht kind of techniques you use for scoring well in those subjects? I have been facing some issues with equilibrium chapter (I'm not able to solve those ionisation constant sums and sums related to finding K.equilibrium)

In physics, i have screwed up big time in motion in a plane. Like I understood the formulas and how they were derived but I can only solve sums that are directly asking to find max.height or time of flight or max.range etc etc. If the sums are twisted, I get confused and evrything becomes a mess. I told my physics professor about my poor score in motion in plane, he asked me to focus on the next chapters that will be asked in next test (laws of motion and work, power and energy).

Also, a big thanks for answering my previous asks! I got the guidance I needed! you're amazing thank you so much <3

Hi! Since it's a lot to unpack, I'll go in points (feel free to remind me if I missed anything):

What was your routine back in 11th -> -> -> I was in 11th grade during Covid, so my routine was basically getting up, trying not to die, helping my family members to not die, attend online classes, complete homework, blink through online tests and sleep. I'm sorry I don't have a better answer to the first part of the question, I wasn't the most ideal person one could base one's routine off.

and what is your routine currently? -> -> -> I wake up, study any topic for an hour or half and hour if I'm in a hurry for coaching, and I head over. I reach there early and study in prep for the day. After reaching home from coaching, I either write a test or prepare for a test. I sleep. A positive indoctrination by my father since my childhood is that sleep is imperative for optimal functioning. And I'm given free rein to shift things around in my day so that I can study when I'm feeling my best self.

I also like need guidance with chemistry and physics, what kind of techniques you use for scoring well in those subjects? -> -> -> lots of practice and lots of mistakes that I've learnt from. I have tried to orient my mental activity to look at a question and see the competitive perspective of it. In chemistry, it usually helps in organic to know what the examiner wants you to apply, which concept or reaction etc. A good teacher also helps, whether it be for shortcuts or for understanding the concepts to the point that you don't need shortcuts. A lot of practice is my suggestion.

I have been facing some issues with equilibrium chapter (I'm not able to solve those ionization constant sums and sums related to finding K equilibrium) -> -> -> I think everybody and their grandmother have an issue with equilibrium. I find equilibrium to be a concept-based chapter unlike a lot who think of it as a formulae-dependent chapter. For equilibrium, one needs solid lectures (quality, not quantity, remember). And charts and repeated practice.

If the sums are twisted, I get confused and everything becomes a mess. -> -> -> some gentleness with solving might help. Take a plain sheet of paper (ruled or not doesn't matter) and write down what the question has given us, and what it is asking. Then write down what exactly we need to get the answer. For example, the equation of trajectory is given to you in the question, and they have asked you to find the range. Given: equation. To find: range. We need: u and theta. What we have: y = 0 because when range is achieved, the y coordinate is zero. From there you solve it step by step.

Also, take a deep breath, these are beginner's jitters. I'm sure with practice they'll clear up.

ps: a link that helped me with memorising the equations for range, height and time of projectile ->

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[academiawho]

How do you manage to score so well in all exams😭😭 Please give tips

This is the third time I'm preparing for NEET, so that might be a reason...😳

But otherwise, I'm glad you think my scores are good. Me too.

I prepare for a test by reading the material, whichever source at hand has the layout of information I can best memorise. I learn like my eyes grip and feel for every detail a hand would memorise. I don't know how else to explain it.

And I practice a lot. Whenever I can, wherever I can. If I haven't read that chapter, I still give it a go unless I'm feeling too insecure.

I try to have competitive spirit with the people I share classes with.

Thank you for initiating this conversation anon! If you wish to discuss anything specific, I'm always open for communication.

All the best to you too for your exams, your relief and for your tomorrow!✨

[academiawho]

Hey, just a fellow neet 24 aspirant dropping by to check up on you after the whole debacle. How are you doing? It's honestly so unsettling and devastating. I used to go thru your blog everyday and you used to work so hard omg I truly wish you the best even if the govt fails us.

For me I had dreamt of being a doctor ever since middle school after I saw my grandpa pass away in front of my eyes however this whole scam made me give up on that dream. I don't even have the energy for a drop now. It genuinely sucks.

Also a rant about grace marks. Tell you what even I recieved my paper 20 mins late and you guessed it I didn't get any grace marks. Was it because I wasn't in any "special" centers or because I couldn't go to a court about it. Nta sucks. Hope things work out in your favour. We need hard working doctors like you not some rich dumb kids cuz in the end medical seats can be bought but not lives. Take care~~~

For context: I've been travelling today and when I got your ask, I have had checked the nta website for the new score card at least a hundred times. I'm so tired mentally and about to undermine my self-worth.

Then I get this ask. I open tumblr fully and read the message and almost heave a sigh of relief. This was so kind of you anon. I'm sorry you're in this boat with me. I too am losing the reasons how I would be able to do good by being a doctor. If all my positivity gets negated and is dumped upon by loads of corrupt shit, at the end of the day what will I be allowed to do, how could I serve the health of our society?

These have been my thoughts everyday, sadly.

The grace marks thing is such a farce just by the way they've announced it so "transparently". We still don't know the exact no. of people who've gotten, how many grace marks each of them have gotten, and if each of them have actually approached the court before the results.

Let's hope there's some change in this corruption.

Sending lots of love your way darling💛 sharing some of the little courage I have so that we all sincere students get through this storm

[academiawho]

I moved to class 12 recently (it's honestly so weird because i feel like I just gave my 10th boards last week) so can you recommend me any online educators (youtubers basically) who provide good resources for boards specifically?

Hey!

Sorry for answering this a bit late.

Here are some sources that I found helpful for CBSE Boards study:

Sachin Upadhyay Sir - Physics

PW

Shipra Mishra - English

NCERT Highlights by Garima Goel from the Unacademy NEET channel like this

etc.