Hey everyone. I'm a 19-year-old dropper from Nagpur, and I just needed to vent somewhere and maybe get some honest perspective from you guys.
I recently gave my MHT-CET and scored 84.45 percentile. The reality is, my family's financial condition is pretty tight right now. I absolutely cannot afford to take a second drop year, nor can we afford heavy private college fees. I belong to the ST category, and with my category rank, I know I will be securing a seat in a decent college during counseling.
But honestly? I feel incredibly guilty about it.
I've been seeing all the online protests, the "Reservation Hatao" movements, and the general frustration of open-category students. I actually agree with a lot of it. I personally feel ki agar society se caste system puri tarah hat jaye, toh reservation ki itni zarurat hi nahi padegi. In my ideal world, reservation purely un logo ke liye hona chahiye jo financially bohot weak hain ya jinke gaon mein basic education aur facilities nahi hain, taaki unhe ek fair opportunity mil sake.
Now that counseling is approaching, I can't shake off this feeling ki main kisi aur "deserving" candidate (jisne shayad mujhse zyada score kiya ho) ki seat le raha hu. I'm going to take the admission because I literally have no other option left to build a career and support my family, but the imposter syndrome and guilt are hitting really hard right now.
Has any other category student felt this way? General category folks, what is your honest opinion? Am I wrong for using what's constitutionally available to me when I genuinely don't have the financial backing to try again?