What are Common Preparation Mistakes of iit?
I made a lot of mistakes in class 11th, which I later caught up with in class 12th. So, the mistakes mentioned below were made by me primarily in 11th standard
- Ignored NCERT textbooks and stayed miles away from them thinking that NCERT textbooks are for noobs
- Forgot that I myself was a noob (became overconfident)
- Wasted a lot of time in playing cricket
- Wasted a lot of time on Facebook and other social networking sites
- Wasted a lot of time in playing GTA games (San Andreas and Vice City)
- Ignored Inorganic Chemistry and got swayed away with the beauty of Maths and Physics
- Solved less number of problems
- Read less of theory in Physics and Maths
- Solved less problems in Chemistry
- Spent less time in understanding general organic chemistry (GOC)
- Relied on coaching teachers for learning
- Didn't take tests seriously - never did so called "forward analysis" (analyzing the mistakes committed in an exam)
- Didn't really read/solve problems from book and relied on coaching notes
- Ignored subjective problems in Maths
- Used calculator to while solving problems of Physical Chemistry
- Read too less theory in Waves and Sounds (Physics)
- Read too less theory in Thermodynamics (Chemistry)
Some people have mentioned about not making a schedule/timetable. Well, I too didn't follow any specific timetable. However, I feel that not following a timetable isn't a mistake. Timetables look good only in theory. They are hard to realize in practice and it is absolutely fine if you are unable to follow a timetable.