252 to 308 on a second BITSAT attempt
Yes, the BITSAT mock tests were really really relevant to the actual BITSAT paper.
01 · The journey A downfall, then a restart
Gauri's early focus was JEE Advanced and the BITSAT open attempt. She was scoring well before a significant drop, and describes being genuinely frustrated by it. She changed coaching, started again with a fresh mind, and began preparing for BITSAT properly alongside everything else.
02 · The turning point 252 was not enough for the branch she wanted
Her first BITSAT attempt gave her 252, which she says was too low for computer science at BITS Pilani. That gap between the score she had and the branch she wanted is what sent her researching online, where she came across the platform and its reviews before joining the BITSAT test series.
03 · What worked Per-test analysis and the language sections
What she names is the detailed analysis after each paper, which let her identify her weak areas, her gap areas, and where she was losing time. She also took the English and LR courses. On relevance she is direct: the mock tests were close to the actual BITSAT paper, and she would recommend the series to anyone preparing for it.
Per-test analysis
Each paper's breakdown showed her weak areas and where time was going.
English & LR course
Taken alongside the test series as part of the same package.
Summary written by Phodu Club from Gauri's video interview. It restates only what they say on video — the quoted words above are theirs verbatim. The full interview transcript is below.
Full interview transcript
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Hi everyone. My name is Shreeya Fogla and I'm a student at BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus. Today we have one of our club mates with us whose name is Gauri who boosted our score from 254 to 308 which is a very remarkable achievement. Congratulations Gauri. I'd like to tell her to introduce herself now.
I'm Gauri. I'm studying at Vidya Niketan, Ghaziabad. I scored 308 marks in BITSAT open attempt. I also gave JEE Mains in which I scored 99.13 percentile and JEE Advanced in which I got 11,250 rank.
Wow, congratulations. Those are really good scores. So, uh Gauri, how did you prepare in 11th, 12th? How was your journey like? What How did you feel? Were you happy? Were you stressed? Like uh tell us a bit little bit about your journey throughout the two years.
So, in starting my main focus was preparing for JEE Advanced and BITSAT open attempt. Then after joining BITSAT, my score like I used to have good scores but then a significant downfall came and I was scoring low. Then BITSAT also got closed and I was really frustrated and I joined Allen shifted to Allen then I started with a fresh mind and I also started preparing for BITSAT. And yeah.
Amidst all this crisis, like after everything, after BITSAT first attempt, JEE Advanced, everything, how did you find Phodu Club and most importantly, why did you choose us for your second attempt?
In my first attempt, I got 252 which was quite low for getting CS at BITS Pilani. So, I researched online and I came across Phodu Club and I read its reviews which were really good. So, I joined the Phodu Club BITSAT test series which I can say was the most contributing factor in my jump from 250 to 280.
I'm really glad we could help. Also, like um throughout the entire test series, did you have a favorite feature? Or is there something that you really really liked in the test series regarding a particular subject or a particular way of analysis? Anything that you really loved about the test series?
Yes, the after the what I really loved was that after each test, they have a detailed analysis of every paper, which made me identify my weak areas and my gap areas and where I lost my time or where I can improve more. So, I loved that feature also. There were English and LR courses too, which I took and that were also really really good.
Really glad to hear that. So, you got to know about Phodu Club through Google and online and you really liked the analysis and like the English and LR course section for us. I'm really glad our test series could help you. Uh last question, would you recommend Phodu Club to our juniors? Like, did you think it was relevant to the actual BITSAT paper?
Yes, the BITSAT mock tests were really really relevant to the actual BITSAT paper. So, I would definitely recommend for all those who are preparing for BITSAT to join this test series. Like, it really helped me or me it really helped me a lot.
Thank you so much, Gauri, for your time. It was a really good time talking to you. All the best for your future. I hope to see you at BITS Hyderabad campus.
Thank you.
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