Hi all,
Given a huge variety in the questions, I am going to make a general post here. And then, I will go through your specific queries and try to answer as many as I can.
Here are the themes followed by their answers. Check the list and scroll appropriately.
1. Weak in VA, how to go about it? (Personal experience)
2. How to practice ( Focus on basics / mocks, how much time etc)
3. Exam strategies (How to start a section, which section should I choose etc)
4. Why MBA, which jobs etc.
1.
First unless you are very good at VA, I would suggest buying a Word Power Made Easy and going through 2-3 chapters per day. You can set your pace but that would help you a lot with your vocab and will help you a lot more if you are taking the GMAT.
Try making a habit of reading newspapers and try summarising the articles you liked in a notebook(without referring the article again), compare your article and improve.
For the reading comprehension section I used the official GMAT guide. However, Tanveer sir or any other faculty should be able to guide you better.
2.
I am a pro mock guy. But maybe that's because my basics were clear from the first. I would suggest everyone to take a couple of mocks and point out which basics you need to work on more. Once you have identified your weak spot, you need to understand the concepts and practice more. There is no universal strategy, everyone needs their own schedule. Refer a faculty or an experienced guy with your mock scores and doubts. 3 months is a decent time to get a hold of your basics. You could do it in a month or two if you give more than 10 hrs per day. (Assuming you are starting from scratch and know basic grammar and arithmetic)
3.
Generally, test series allow you to choose which section to attempt first. I would suggest to start with whatever section you are good at. Then go for the 2nd best one and finally the last one. Given that the time frame is fixed for each section, it's not much of a choice. And in the final day, they won't allow you to choose sections. Sections just appear. So, I would say in the mocks take a mix of choices, if you need to get accustomed.
It is advised to skim through the paper before you start solving. I would say, skip a question that is going to take more than 1min 30s and attempt the rest. Once only the tough ones are left, go attempting for the ones which you can do within 2 min and then if you have time left attempt the rest.
Always prefer DILR paras in the field you are comfortable first(ex: graphs / age / matching etc). Always do single questions first in VA and skip if you have doubts. Before you read the passage, read the questions and then look for the answers. This might not apply on specific VA passages but holds good for most of them.
In case you have only 2-3 min left and a passage that you don't have enough time to go through. Read the questions first and see if any of them can be solved via option elimination. (Last minute stuff)
4.
Most important part. MBA comes with a lot of perks like brand, good pay, awesome colleagues etc. But be sure to talk to a few guys from that college before deciding a why. Job should not be your only motivation for an MBA. Always try and frame an answer for 'why MBA' which won't be the same for others. The more personal / unique the answer, the better.
If you are targeting an MBA fresh after school, choose colleges wisely. A lot of colleges have huge disparities in placement stats of fresh vs experienced guys.
If you are going for an MBA which would help you grow faster in your field, you would make a very convincing case. Ex: Product Management, Consulting, General Managers, Strategy roles, Financial Firms, Customer Relationships, Entrepreneurs
If you have a job in software / IT sector or core mechanical / electrical engineering or odd jobs then take some time out to think what you would want to do post MBA or which line you want to switch to. This applies to people in relevant fields who want to switch to other fields (Marketing -> Finance or Finance -> Operations etc) as well. It is advisable to work for a couple of years but that experience doesn't affect your placement chances significantly. Research well and talk to people in your field.
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