Believe
My parents always considered me to be a very mediocre student, I didnt really help by getting 98.92 percentile in jee mains, my marks were skewed due to a number of silly errors I had made. Grinded for advanced in a dedicated manner, was hoping for sub 10k. Doubts had filled my mind, can I do it, do I even deserve an IIT.
Then on exam day, something clicked, I was able to fly through the questions in the paper, getting 90+ in paper 1. Paper 2 was harder for me, getting 67, hence overall will be 150+.
I had checked with the answer key at 3 am, my hands were shaking as my answers were turning out to be correct. I started crying, bawling nearly, probably my dream of IIT will be fulfilled.
To the future aspirants, or to those whose exam wasn't satisfactory, life isn't over yet, sure will feel like it, but believe in yourself, coz thats the only thing we've got. Self belief can do wonders ladies and gentlemen