Getting admission to any of the prestigious medical colleges is the dream of all medical aspirants. From seeking the proper guidance to backing their preparation by joining coaching for the medical entrance exam, they do it all for their dream to crack the medical entrance exam and get a chance to study in the top medical colleges of the country. However, there is a time when students opt for the wrong study methods or plan a strategy that isn’t working well in their favor. As a result, they get depressed, accumulate stress, and affect their score.
To help the students in score well in NEET 2023 exams, we at Career Point have listed the top 10 mistakes that you students should avoid during their preparation. Let’s have a look at all these mistakes!
#1 Not Making Notes
Most students make the mistake of not making notes while studying. Making notes will help you at revising the topic or the syllabus. The most important advantage of making notes is, that notes help in recalling the information gathered and prevent forgetting the important points. Highlight all the important points and write them on a paper so that you can revise all the important points during the time of major and minor exams at your coaching center and at the time of the final exam.
#2 Following Multiple Books
Yes, we agree that following just one book for the NEET exam is not enough. But at the same time referring to too many books is also not good. Following too many books will only create confusion and that will create difficulties in completing your syllabus on time for the NEET exam. So, if you are preparing for the NEET Exam don’t follow too many books, go with NCERT, the study material provided by your coaching, and a few other books as instructed by your teachers.
#3 Not Solving Questions
Many students have a habit of studying the theoretical section of the topic and finishing the topic after reading twice and thrice. No doubt theory plays an important role, but practicing numerical is also important. No matter how strong your theory part is you should practice so many numerical to confirm your seat in the NEET exam. Solving numerical helps you in increasing your speed and accuracy.
#4 Avoiding Taking Test
While preparing for the NEET exam, test plays an important role. Without appearing in the test you can’t analyze your performance for the main exam. No matter how much you are prepared for the test but appearing in the test is a must. Tests will help you in letting you know the areas for improvement and also you get familiar with the NEET Exam.
#5 Analyzing Test Papers
Appearing in the test paper is a must, similarly analyzing the test paper is also important. Usually, students get answer keys with solved solutions from the institutes they are studying and they tally their question papers and answer from there. They check the standard solutions and calculate the score from the answer key provided, but this is not the right way to analyze. Analysis can be done by observing the mistakes you had done in the test paper. Test analysis will help in improving your performance and helps in making your weak areas strong.
#6 Not Studying All Subjects
Another big mistake that students do is not studying all the subjects (physics, chemistry, and biology) on regular basis. Make a timetable and allot equal time to all three subjects. You can also do one thing that allows some extra time for the subject in which improvement is needed.
#7 Becoming Restless
Proper rest is required for the body. It happens mostly that students start studying without sleeping and taking a proper break during the time tests are conducted in the institutes and during the time of the main exam. But this will harm your body, taking proper rest and break between studies is a must. It will help you in grabbing things quickly and also you will remain healthy.
#8 Competition with friends and thrive for rank
Medical aspirants often have a habit of comparing their progress with their friends and others. You should understand that everyone has a different learning pace and they can’t be on an equal level when it comes to preparing for the NEET examination. Don’t spend your precious time in comparing yourself with your friends and others, utilize this time in improving your performance. Comparing yourself will make things difficult for you and it will distract your mind.
#9 Indulging in Relationship
We all know teenager is the age when students get distracted from many things. But if you are preparing for such a big exam like NEET then you should stay away from these types of distractions. Such types of things will only distract you and after involving in all these you will not able to focus on your studies properly.
#10 Over Exposure to Social Media
Social Media is a good source of entertainment in between studies, but excessive exposure is harmful. Spending too much time on social media platforms will only distract you from your goal.
Also watch: 10 Things to Avoid During NEET Preparation | Shailendra Maheshwari