Clearing Cutoffs vs cracking sections

[quickgunmuruggan]

Hi

Lets say I'm good in VA/RC and DI. Let's also say I suck at QA. What if I crack 2/3 sections and just clear the cutoff in one (QA) ? I may wind up with 99.x overall ), and say 99.xx to 98.xx in 2/3 sections. Does the fact that I messed up one section relative to others play a part in getting calls ?

Many thanks

QGM

[ashishyahoo]

'Crack'....havent yet digested the concept of this word in my mocks...esp in Quant n DI

Ashish

[Evanescence]

By 'cracking' i guess u mean clearing d cut-off by a whisker. Im pretty sure IIMs look for a good distribution of scores as well as errors in all the sections. They wouldnt want a guy with 99.xx in 2 secn and 82.xx in d 3rd. Thts wat TIME faculty have told us. So just watch out, dude. Don't take any chances. With more than 20 days to go i still think you can do well in all sections.

ATB

[Evanescence]

Btw, r u gonna assume/decide d cut-off by just looking at the paper and then attempt 'enough' no of ques so as to clear d cut-off?

Not a wise idea, if u ask me. cos u never know.

[Psychodementia]

Originally Posted by quickgunmuruggan @ Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:02 am

Hi

Lets say I'm good in VA/RC and DI. Let's also say I suck at QA. What if I crack 2/3 sections and just clear the cutoff in one (QA) ? I may wind up with 99.x overall ), and say 99.xx to 98.xx in 2/3 sections. Does the fact that I messed up one section relative to others play a part in getting calls ?

Many thanks

QGM

The very fact that you got the cutoffs means you prempt the "messed up one section" part !

Here I am assuming that cracking a section is getting 98+%ile and getting the cut-offs is 92%ile+.

Go through the score-cards of the junta last year to get a feel.

Jai matadi,

Arun

[quickgunmuruggan]

No guessing cutoffs etc. I'm more worried about clearing cutoffs than estimating them BTW, what is/are the percentile(s) around the cutoff(s) ? That would in some sense answer my question.

Arun, you got my question. As long as I clear all cutoffs, and my overall percentile is good (99.xx again ), would that do ? Will chk score cards, but would like some inputs.

QGM

PS Evanescence, Cracking bole to clearing the cutoffs by as large a margin as possible

[THUSSU]

Originally Posted by quickgunmuruggan @ Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:02 am

Hi

Lets say I'm good in VA/RC and DI. Let's also say I suck at QA. What if I crack 2/3 sections and just clear the cutoff in one (QA) ? I may wind up with 99.x overall ), and say 99.xx to 98.xx in 2/3 sections. Does the fact that I messed up one section relative to others play a part in getting calls ?

Many thanks

QGM

got an overall97 last time with a 70 in quant. f*#ked me. suppose a 90+ in the third weould have carried me through

[Psychodementia]

Originally Posted by quickgunmuruggan @ Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:12 am

BTW, what is/are the percentile(s) around the cutoff(s) ? That would in some sense answer my question.

92-93+ ATLEAST.......but again as they say about Theron's age in Mandrake - "No one knows for sure"

Originally Posted by "quickgunmuruggan

Arun, you got my question. As long as I clear all cutoffs, and my overall percentile is good (99.xx again * ), would that do ?

YES

[Evanescence]

Originally Posted by quickgunmuruggan @ Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:12 am

No guessing cutoffs etc. I'm more worried about clearing cutoffs than estimating them * *BTW, what is/are the percentile(s) around the cutoff(s) ? That would in some sense answer my question.

Arun, you got my question. As long as I clear all cutoffs, and my overall percentile is good (99.xx again * ), would that do ? Will chk score cards, but would like some inputs.

QGM

PS Evanescence, Cracking bole to clearing the cutoffs by as large a margin as possible *

Oops! Guess I got it wrong. Sorry about that.
What I meant was that IIMs will reject large variations in pecentiles. Thts wat i hv been told by TIME ppl. If u get 90+ in all 3 sections with 99 overall, u will be on ur way to IIM AorB i guess!
ATB.

[tdubey]

Arun .
In some mocks it has happened that i have done very well in quant and di ... but badly in english.
Result is my overall percentile has been 99.9 + , but i have missed the english cutoff by a whisker.
Do i stand any chance of getting a call in that case ?

Again ... sectional cutoffs are likely to be different for different IIM's. Do the mock cats give the upper limit cutoffs or the lower limits ?