IPMAT/Mock Analysis•9mos
minutebus_5435

Please help me strategise further, Bhavesh bhaiya

I very recently started to study for QA seriously. I think my VA is good enough if I just give it a little more time. And in comparison, QA needs a lot of hard work. This is what I have been doing to improve QA-

  1. I watch the afterboards video.
  2. Then, I either attempt topic wise test(Though I can never seem to get past level 2) or I solve Lod 1 from arun sharma. I can see a little bit of progress each day.
  3. I move on to next topic because I feel like very little time is left and I've got a lot to cover.

Is my strategy right? This was my very first serious mock. I was very tired till I got to VA so I didn't give my 100%(Shouldn't have done that!)

Anyways, Bhavesh bhaiya do you think this strategy will help me reach the required QA level? Should I add some other step to improve further?

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basicallybhavesh
IIM Ranchi (IR 2)
MOD•9mos

Right now, even thought the absolute marks in VA looks higher, the cutoff is also higher (in terms of percentage).

In this mock, you're actually in MCQ peak but one bin BEHIND the VA peak. You've performed better in MCQ than VA.

The timing in the VA section feels off. So, again, would be hard to comment -- however, you need to gain that stamina to write the full thing!

Also, did you watch the video for this after the mock attempt? Because this is a very clear question and 0 can just never be the answer:

We've explained it in a very detailed way in the video:

If the video wasn't understood, let us know in the forums and clear your doubts immediately!

I would urge you to also solve the topic tests to 3 levels. Spend more time in topic tests currently than mocks/sectionals. Complete this while keeping 1 mock every 2 weeks.

If you can't get past 2 levels, understand where the knowledge gap lies. Ask doubts, learn from the solutions, keep attempting the same level until you do cross it!

DO NOT JUMP TO THE NEXT TOPIC WITHOUT DOING 3 LEVELS OF TOPIC TESTS AT LEAST -- this is the biggest issue + you're losing out on revision too.

Right now, you're not able to cover any chapter properly in QA because of this:

Click on "total" in the table header, open each topic and see all the subtopics where you need to work. If needed, go through a one-shot on YouTube too along with our videos, you need to clear your fundamentals for those acche se!

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minutebus_5435
OP•9mos

Thank you for replying, bhaiya

  1. Yes, I watched the concept video after the mock
  2. I believe the low score in VA is due to lack of stamina. I just attempted a sectional mock for VA today and scored 120(Is it sufficient?)
  3. Thanks for the advice, I will solve the questions till level 3.
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basicallybhavesh
IIM Ranchi (IR 2)
MOD•9mos

Makes sense -- stamina must be developed too! Wouldn't want this happening in the actual exam.

For the thumb-rule of VARC sectional: No. of easy questions x 4 + No. of medium questions x 2.5 + No. of hard questions x 2.

If you're score around that or more, you're at a very good position!

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