CSAT is only qualifying but I still freeze in RC
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I do a quick scan of the paper and finish the math/reasoning I'm sure of first, then RC, so I don't walk out with easy marks unattempted. For practice, 2–3 timed sets a week was enough once I started, more than that I just got tired.
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I know Paper II is qualifying (33%, so 66.67 out of 200) but reading comprehension is eating all my time. Quant is okay-ish if I get to it.
Do you attempt RC first or last? And how many CSAT practice sets a week felt useful without stealing the whole GS timetable?
Do you attempt RC first or last? And how many CSAT practice sets a week felt useful without stealing the whole GS timetable?
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i used to do RC first and then panic. switched the order last month, feels better. also don't try to 'finish' all RC if one passage is a time sink.
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33% is the official qualifying mark, but chasing 33% as a target is how people fall short. I aim comfortably above it in practice so a bad passage doesn't sink me. Still not treating it like GS, just not ignoring it.
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Aiming a bit above 33% in practice makes sense. I'll try math-first this week and book two CSAT slots, not five.
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Booking two slots a week rather than a vague 'I'll do CSAT later' is what I needed to hear as well.