Comments on: Wasting Youth http://noenthuda.com/blog/2010/03/01/wasting-youth/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Abishek http://noenthuda.com/blog/2010/03/01/wasting-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-7741 Abishek Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:09:49 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1602#comment-7741 Hey,interesting post.The two years of coaching these days are not that much of an issue considering the quality of teaching and disparity in the sylabbi between cbse and jee.The coaching is made most use of(People who work hard) by people who feel that they stand a genuine chance.As far as i have observed,the people without genuine intrest just have a look and get a feel as to what jee is without sacrificing too much in those 2 years.The point i am trying to make is people who feel that the 2 years was spent in hard work are people who really enjoyed doing it back then and mad the cut into the iits.If someone hadnt enjoyed working dat hard probably wouldnt have put in full steam into jee preparation. So i do feel that the coaching aspect is not a bad phenomena and doesnt dramatically deprive the youth.In the end people who enjoyed that level of preparation alone would have spent time and energy into it.This is just statistical observation . I am a 3rd year student at IIT Madras and i dont regret the 2 years of effort because that was the 1st time so far in my life i had to use intense analytical skills. Hey,interesting post.The two years of coaching these days are not that much of an issue considering the quality of teaching and disparity in the sylabbi between cbse and jee.The coaching is made most use of(People who work hard) by people who feel that they stand a genuine chance.As far as i have observed,the people without genuine intrest just have a look and get a feel as to what jee is without sacrificing too much in those 2 years.The point i am trying to make is people who feel that the 2 years was spent in hard work are people who really enjoyed doing it back then and mad the cut into the iits.If someone hadnt enjoyed working dat hard probably wouldnt have put in full steam into jee preparation. So i do feel that the coaching aspect is not a bad phenomena and doesnt dramatically deprive the youth.In the end people who enjoyed that level of preparation alone would have spent time and energy into it.This is just statistical observation . I am a 3rd year student at IIT Madras and i dont regret the 2 years of effort because that was the 1st time so far in my life i had to use intense analytical skills.

]]> By: Pertinent Observations » Blog Archive » JEE Results http://noenthuda.com/blog/2010/03/01/wasting-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-7486 Pertinent Observations » Blog Archive » JEE Results Thu, 27 May 2010 03:35:34 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1602#comment-7486 [...] Madness. Sheer madness. I had written about this before. [...] [...] Madness. Sheer madness. I had written about this before. [...]

]]> By: Mohan http://noenthuda.com/blog/2010/03/01/wasting-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-5651 Mohan Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:40:26 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1602#comment-5651 Agree with shrikanth. Preparing for JEE is not entirely a waste even if you don't make it. For one, it helps in your CET too. And in general it helps increase your analytical skills which will be useful during engineering and beyond. Like shrikanth, I too made only a casual attempt (subscribed to Brilliant) for a few months before giving up. But some of the problems I solved in Physics and Mathematics during those months gave me more joy than the entire year of studying for 2nd PU exams. Agree with shrikanth. Preparing for JEE is not entirely a waste even if you don’t make it. For one, it helps in your CET too. And in general it helps increase your analytical skills which will be useful during engineering and beyond. Like shrikanth, I too made only a casual attempt (subscribed to Brilliant) for a few months before giving up. But some of the problems I solved in Physics and Mathematics during those months gave me more joy than the entire year of studying for 2nd PU exams.

]]> By: A http://noenthuda.com/blog/2010/03/01/wasting-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-5599 A Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:40:36 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1602#comment-5599 I heard this joke long time back- When only one person can win in the race, why are the rest of the people running? I heard this joke long time back- When only one person can win in the race, why are the rest of the people running?

]]> By: shrikanthk http://noenthuda.com/blog/2010/03/01/wasting-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-5594 shrikanthk Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:01:44 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1602#comment-5594 I think it is a good idea to invest a couple of years on JEE preparation. It's a good disciplining influence on the mind regardless of whether you make it. I tried prepping for JEE with a correspondence course. But gave up after 11th std, having realized my low chances of getting a decent rank. I often wish I had joined a classroom course and put some fight. It's debatable whether civil engg at IT BHU is a more rewarding experience than 4 years of Comp-Sc in a decent VTU college. Assuming you've no special aptitude/interest for either branch, I'd probably say the former is a better pick. It would atleast mean 4 years away from the comfort zone of home and Bangalore. I think it is a good idea to invest a couple of years on JEE preparation. It’s a good disciplining influence on the mind regardless of whether you make it.

I tried prepping for JEE with a correspondence course. But gave up after 11th std, having realized my low chances of getting a decent rank. I often wish I had joined a classroom course and put some fight. It’s debatable whether civil engg at IT BHU is a more rewarding experience than 4 years of Comp-Sc in a decent VTU college. Assuming you’ve no special aptitude/interest for either branch, I’d probably say the former is a better pick. It would atleast mean 4 years away from the comfort zone of home and Bangalore.

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