Second Afterboards Mock; feedback appreciated.

Exam: 3 bins

SA: 2 bins

MCQ: 5 bins

VARC: 3 bins

Overall performance was decent, but there is still a long way to go before reaching a sub-30 rank.

VARC was particularly difficult in this mock. I had scored ~140+ in the last three PYPs and 130 in Mock 1, which made me believe that my VARC preparation was on track. However, this mock was quite disillusioning. My strategy of attempting questions even when I did not know the answer turned out to be a poor decision and significantly affected my VARC performance.

I also felt unusually drained during this section. I have never previously felt exhausted while attempting VARC, but in this mock it almost felt as if my cognition dropped midway. This was after hearing people mention that they struggle with VARC after two long QA sections. Perhaps that idea subconsciously affected me and turned into a negative placebo effect.

In terms of SA, the score is acceptable, but it could have been significantly better if I had avoided a few silly mistakes.

Also does the competitive pool include people from last year which would imply that my rank and the overall competition pool is lesser?