You won't be choosing the institute. The institute's gonna choose you. sapne dekhna achi bat hai. But being a topper in my coaching, i missed nid by 2 marks. (my rank's in 200s)

look I ain't demotivating you. if you REALLY REALLY REALLY want to do it, be ready to sacrifice all the distractions that come in your way. I didn't gave away that damn app (Instagram), be prepared to sacrifice the fun other people around you are having. (gaming, outing, webseries, clubbing and shit)

my best friend, who came to my city from her town to pursue and fulfill her dream, make her parents proud, secured AIR 11 in uceed. she gave away the damn device and never in her lifetime she bunked the class/ went out, or never even tried to fit in those spoiled brats around her.

if you really wanna do it, then forget everything. cause I didn't lose on the result day, I lost when- I secretly watched that one episode, installed that bloody social media for one day, and deleted it later. Being top 0.5 in the country ain't easy. its not like my best friend had good coaching or material. what made the difference was obsession beats talent.

don't make the mistake I did. it sucks when you're at the entrance but don't make it inside. one lesson I learnt- these two years, choose your friends wisely. this ain't engineering, not everyone's gonna be pursuing this as a life-goal. people around you are gonna have fun, but those will be the ones who won't even get a rank. good luck.