Every year many students take a drop to prepare for competitive examinations like IIT-JEE, NEET, or any other examination. The most startling thing is, “According to the research, 35-40% of students take a year's drop to prepare. “ As an 18-year-old, you need to make the hardest life decision “what should I opt for?” and “should I take a drop year or not?” The students unsatisfied with their grades deal with the dilemma of taking a drop year or not. There’re a lot of things that come to mind when deciding on a drop year. Many thoughts hover over your mind. Everyone will move to another city for a college education, and I’ll be here only. Is it worth taking the risk? Will I be able to achieve anything? Will I lose all the opportunities for the future? Would the dropper tag stay with me for my whole life? 1 year preparing and getting into my dream college vs direct admission and admission into a college according to the qualifying grades? What if I couldn’t succeed this time, and then what next? Today you’ll get the answer to all the questions with a detailed explanation. Keep reading to know the pros and cons of taking a drop year and the courses you can opt for while preparing. Let’s dive into it. What do you think taking a Drop Year will Benefits you? The answer is yes! There’re many ways how drop year will help you: Good Score An unsatisfied rank in the previous examination will brief you about the examination and obtain chances for success as well. There might be some students who lost their dream college with a mere difference. For those students, it might be a good option. They can prepare well with time and get a compelling score in the examination. Better Preparation Taking a year off gives you a clear head and provides you with a new strategic plan to study. Taking time off for preparation will not become a hurdle once you clear your examination and enter your dream college. You’ll also be free from school, coaching, and other activities, eventually improving your efficiency and increasing your chances. Dream College Every student has a goal set in their mind and has a dream college in which they want to enroll. Once they compromise their dream college over saving a year, the thought will be stuck in their mind for the rest of their life, “what if I chose to take a drop year?”, “Could I be able to do it if I took time off?” etc. So what one can do is to give a chance to their dream college. Enough Time With school, coaching, and other activities, managing your preparations is a bit hectic. Drop year gives you a calm and composed mind to start fresh and plan things accordingly. Don’t hesitate to start over again; you’ve enough time to explore your options and discover your mistakes and weaknesses. Another year allows you to focus on the parameters you left in the previous session. Familiarity with the pattern You’ve already gone down the road, so you know the examination pattern. It will be advantageous to you over the studen

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THINKING OF DROPPING A YEAR? KNOW IF
IT’S WORTH OR NOT?
Every year many students take a drop to prepare for competitive examinations like IIT-
JEE, NEET, or any other examination.
The most startling thing is, “According to the research, 35-40% of students take a
year's drop to prepare. “ As an 18-year-old, you need to make the hardest life decision
“what should I opt for?” and “should I take a drop year or not?”
The students unsatisfied with their grades deal with the dilemma of taking a drop year
or not. There’re a lot of things that come to mind when deciding on a drop year. Many
thoughts hover over your mind.
Everyone will move to another city for a college education, and I’ll be here
only.
Is it worth taking the risk? Will I be able to achieve anything?
Will I lose all the opportunities for the future? Would the dropper tag stay
with me for my whole life?
1 year preparing and getting into my dream college vs direct admission and
admission into a college according to the qualifying grades?
What if I couldn’t succeed this time, and then what next?
Today you’ll get the answer to all the questions with a detailed explanation. Keep
reading to know the pros and cons of taking a drop year and the courses you can opt
for while preparing. Let’s dive into it.
Table of Content
What do you think taking a Drop Year will Benefits you?
Do you think there’re some cons to taking a drop?
Drop Year Courses You Can Opt For
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What do you think taking a Drop Year will
Benefits you?
The answer is yes! There’re many ways how drop year will help you:
1. Good Score
An unsatisfied rank in the previous examination will brief you about the examination
and obtain chances for success as well. There might be some students who lost their
dream college with a mere difference. For those students, it might be a good option.
They can prepare well with time and get a compelling score in the examination.
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2. 2. Better Preparation
Taking a year off gives you a clear head and provides you with a new strategic plan to
study. Taking time off for preparation will not become a hurdle once you clear your
examination and enter your dream college.
You’ll also be free from school, coaching, and other activities, eventually improving
your efficiency and increasing your chances.
3. Dream College
Every student has a goal set in their mind and has a dream college in which they want
to enroll. Once they compromise their dream college over saving a year, the thought
will be stuck in their mind for the rest of their life, “what if I chose to take a drop year?”,
“Could I be able to do it if I took time off?” etc. So what one can do is to give a chance
to their dream college.
4. Enough Time
With school, coaching, and other activities, managing your preparations is a bit hectic.
Drop year gives you a calm and composed mind to start fresh and plan things
accordingly. Don’t hesitate to start over again; you’ve enough time to explore your
options and discover your mistakes and weaknesses. Another year allows you to focus
on the parameters you left in the previous session.
5. Familiarity with the pattern
You’ve already gone down the road, so you know the examination pattern. It will be
advantageous to you over the students sitting for the examination for the first time. You
can also cope with the difficulty level, several problems, and all the challenges you
face in the examination.
6. Strong Basics
It is necessary to strengthen your fundamentals, and you need to be familiar with the
topics. In the first attempt, you managed both your boards and competitive
examinations.
Now you can solely focus on the competitive examination and complete your prep on
time.
Do you think there’re some cons to taking a
drop?
Yes, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. The same goes with a drop
year.
1. No Assurance of Success
It is not necessary you get success only after a single drop year. You may be unable to
clear it, and then you’ll regret taking a year off. Everything has merits and demerits,
and it only matters how you take it.
2. On your Own
You’re all alone in this. People will always oppose it. It is one of the biggest demerits as
it can also be quite demotivating for you.
Everyone and sometimes even your parents would suggest you not take a year off and
continue your studies at a different college. So, it’s only up to you how you manage it.
3. Lousy Confidence
All the events will hit you a bit hard. You’ll face a lot of hurdles and problems, even if
there’s a possibility that you will not get your desired results. But no need to worry, you
can still take time off and practice as long as you want. Just believe in yourself and be
confident. Everything will surpass.
4. Mental Pressure
You’ll face a lot of pressure to clear the examination as it requires a lot of hard work
and dedication. It is difficult for everyone to ace it in one go, putting pressure on the
students. That’s where it ends for them. The solution is to focus solely on your prep
and not on people and their opinions on your study.
5. Loss of Opportunity Cost
The biggest reason for taking a year off is students think they would lose many
opportunities if they take a break. But that is wrong. Never take it as a break. You’re
preparing and exploring for the examinations. So, don’t be afraid to do something. At
least in the future, you’ll not regret that maybe if you give yourself more time, you could
do it.

3. Drop Year Courses You Can Opt For
JEE Courses
Vidyapeeth Dropper JEE 2023
Pathshala Dropper JEE 2023
NEET Courses
Pathshala Dropper NEET 2.0 2023
Vidyapeeth Dropper NEET 2023
Pathshala Dropper NEET 2023 (Alpha)
Pathshala Dropper NEET 2023 (Beta)
Conclusion
These are all the things that you need to know about taking a year off. Think about a
drop year only if you’re willing to give everything to your studies and stay focused till
the end.
If you think you cannot make it anyhow with your preparation and strategy, then there’s
no need to waste your time. Try to find better opportunities that will benefit your future.
If you’re sure about the drop, remember you must give your best. There’s no place
lacking behind, and you need not worry about it. Sometimes it’s all in the head.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. Is it okay to take a drop after JEE Class 12?
Ans. Yes, if you’re sure that you want to go further and that taking a drop will make a
difference in your score, then you should definitely go for it.
Q2. Is NEET going to be held twice a year?
Ans. The answer to that question is no, and there’s no such case. NEET will be held
once a year only.
Q3. Can a Dropper get into IIT?
Ans. Yes, a dropper can get into an IIT. Most of the students in the IITs are droppers as
it asks for a highest cutoff in the examination.
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