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ARE SCORES EVERYTHING?

  In these 19 years of my life, I have been really good at my studies. Well, this is what I  thought until I gave my JEE(Joint Entrance Examination) exam. For peeps who are not familiar with it, JEE is an exam to get admission to top engineering colleges such as IITs, IIITs, NITs, etc.  Till 10th standard I was really good at maths and science and scored well in my boards examination, as a result, I chose non-medical stream in 11th grade and hence started preparing for JEE. I worked really hard for two years but sadly I was not able to make it to the top institutes of my country. When JEE results came out, the atmosphere of my house turned gloomy. My parents and grandparents were so disappointed, and all those phone calls from family friends and relatives made the situation even worse. I started to doubt my capabilities and my future. At that moment all I saw was a future so unclear that it scared me. I was rejected from top institutes and the one in which I was accepted ...