Insidemamind said...
You are definitely lucky to get into KMC. I read your previous posts and got to know that you went to Aakash. While I was in India, this year, I went to Brilliant Tutorials.. But I was really disappointed with the kind of teaching. Some of the teachers were good, while some failed to convey the concepts right! Some of the teachers communicated and taught the subject in Hindi.... I found it difficult, since I am not used to someone teaching me the Science subjects in Hindi. My parents spoke about my grievances to Brilliant. But it didn't do me any good. So I left the coaching and began studying on my own.
Out of all the exams I answered, I got through only two exams.. One for a college at Punjab and the other at Goa. (You can read the current post on my blog to know why I didn't opt for either of the colleges).
So I am going to drop for a year, and take a correspondent course. I have left India, and I am going to do a correspondent course...
I would like to know if a correspondent course from Aakash would do me any good, if I wish to answer the exams next year.
When I come down to India next year, I will try to go for a crash course at Aakash. I am not thinking about Brilliant at all
And one more question.. Do the teachers at Aakash teach in Hindi?
12:56 PM, July 03, 2006
Overall, I had a pretty good experience with Aakash. But I've heard from more than one person that BT isn't good. For classroom coaching Aakash is one of the best. I found that the teachers KNEW their subject. Through and through. Its worth the time and money you spend there.
if you're dropping a year, I would advise you to stay on in India and do the 1 year regular course at Aakash. You'll only realise how much it helped afterwards, while giving your entrances.
A correspondance course would help, if you have the kind of dedication and discipline it takes to keep at it. You have to be REGULAR the entire year. And its TOUGH. Especially when you know theres no one to force you to study.
As for the whole language thing, I think you should get used to it. Though most teachers at Aakash use English, some Hindi does creep in at times. If you plan to study in India, be prepared. I'm pretty sure Hindi is used widely by proffessors in most Medical Colleges as well. Unless you end up in a college with a significant NRI population (such as Manipal).
Consider studying in Punjab, if the college is in a big town. It would save you a year.
By the way, I saw on your site that you've cleared the Manipal entrance ????
Good Luck
2 comments:
Wow... A whole post for me! Lol.. That's nice of you :)
I showed your reply to my mom. She is willing to send me back to India, so that I may attend the one year course at Aakash.
Actually I have no problems with Hindi in general. I can understand the language well. But when the teachers at BT used Hindi as the medium to teach, I was doing two tasks in my mind, at the same time:
1. Translating Hindi into English, so that I could understand what is being spoken.
2. Trying to learn the subject that was being taught.
So you can understand my difficulty
Sometimes I could not understand the Hindi being spoken by some of the teachers.
Anyway, that's the past. I hope I don't encounter such a horrible experience ever in a medical college.
Yes, I had cleared an exam at Manipal.. But it was for another course, not MBBS.
One more question.
How long have you been attending classes at Aakash?
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