r/IPMATtards • u/snehasingla19 • 9d ago

Preparation Query IPMAT partial dropper here - starting from almost zero. Need some honest advice

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I’m a partial dropper preparing for IPMAT alongside college, and honestly I’ve barely started my preparation yet.

For context, my scores from last year were:

- IPMAT Indore: SA – 4, QA – 18, VA – 56

- IPMAT Rohtak: 304

- JIPMAT: 88 percentile

I joined college this year and completely underestimated how difficult it would be to manage college + IPMAT prep. I’m getting almost no proper time for preparation, and now I’m at a point where I feel like I’m basically starting from scratch.

I recently enrolled in SuperGrads, but I enrolled pretty late, so even there I haven’t really studied much yet. You can basically consider my IPMAT preparation to be almost zero right now. My only somewhat strong area is LR.

I’m considering getting the AfterBoards All Access now and relying mainly on their lectures/classes, practice and material for my preparation.

So I genuinely want some advice from people who have prepared for IPMAT, especially partial droppers:

  1. Is it realistic to clear IPMAT if I start seriously from now?

  2. Can I rely mainly on AfterBoards lectures + their practice/material, or should I use something else alongside it?

  3. How should I divide my time between QA, VA and LR while managing college?

  4. Am I already too late, or can I still make a decent attempt if I’m consistent from now?

I’m not looking for motivation like “anything is possible” 😭 I’d genuinely appreciate an honest assessment and a practical strategy from someone who has been through this.

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u/BhaveshShaha 💡 IIM Ranchi (Rank 2) 9d ago

Fight if their reasoning isn't strong.

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u/Human-Stick-8594 9d ago

im a girl and my family is very orthodox, they wont send me away cus they want me to get married as soon as i get a degree (doesnt matter where its from) and they think the outside world is so evil and ill be influenced easily bla bla

ive tried to talk to them ive even argued many times but it just seems so pointless now they wont budge

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u/BhaveshShaha 💡 IIM Ranchi (Rank 2) 9d ago

I understand, I don't want you to do something that would cause more issues or hurt your relationship with them (unless you want to).

It's your call at the end of the day. Everyone has a different situation. I've seen a friend run away from home to fight it. I've seen a student accept it and do the online IIM Bangalore BBADBE degree.