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Why essay writing ?



MBA aspirants remain curious to know that even after clearing the MBA entrance exams they have to write again a test as Essay.

You must note that in written examination your analytical skills and understanding of fundamentals in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry etc. and for English language – comprehension, vocabulary, reasoning etc. 

But now you will be tested for your soft skills in written communication how you express & synchronize your thoughts will be cleared when you write essay.

Hand writing also becomes a crucial part of essay besides the take away message in concluding para.

To be successful in essay writing you need to study variety of topics and practice writing essay in about 140 words.



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WAT - you can’t take it easy



Those candidates who are likely to get high percentile will be invited by IIMs for WAT and PI. As you are aware of that written ability test is to be taken to judge your soft skills on written communication.

WAT can become very tricky as you need to write 120 words in just 15 to 20 minutes. Even if you are writing well from your point of view but audience of your WAT might not agree with that. Hence, WAT can be termed as subjective test.

It is different story that WAT must not become subjective hence, immediately after that Personal Interview is being conducted so that fair amount of opportunity is being given to the candidates.

You just can’t take it easy at WAT as it is very crucial and critical so start practicing with immediate effect and write variety of topics to gain confidence to achieve Mission Admission MBA.



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How to improve Essay Writing ?



CAT or XAT or IIFT aspirants may have to undergo for Essay writing after they have been shortlisted by respective exam conducting bodies. 

Let us be clear that Essay is a piece of couple of stanzas which contains introduction, body and conclusion. 

Over here domain knowledge, expression of thoughts and hand writing plays vital role. You need to have updated knowledge on variety of subjects so to attain this you must read books beyond text books besides news papers and magazines. 

Nevertheless, practice can only take you forward in Essay writing because with practice only you will be able to mange time limit and word limit. 

For Essay, you need to be crystal clear on assigned topic and you must ensure that there is take away message for the reader of your Essay. 



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How to prepare for WAT ?



Written ability test can also become tricky if you are not having the domain knowledge on variety of subjects. You can be given topic of WAT which can be of current affairs or contemporary. 

When you write WAT, it is essential to immediately express thoughts related to topics because of two factors of time limit and word limit.

It is suggested that you should read one English newspaper and second business newspaper besides one business magazine also.

It will be equally good if you can read some general motivational books and autobiographies of successful people and must develop reading habit. 

You should read at least one chapter before you go to bed but until and unless you are not practicing for writing, WAT can be very tricky and you may hit road block even if you have got high percentile in CAT



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WAT Topics!



Written ability test is positively being conducted to judge your creative writing and more on how do you synchronize your thoughts and expressions in a focused manner.

Besides a time limit, writing can also play a vital role. Topic of the WAT can vary from arts to science, biology to geography, social sciences to history etc.

Topic of the WAT is chosen with a direction not only to judge your way of writing and to understand mind set of the candidate as to how much he / she can be transformed to be a successful manager.

It is must for you to continue to read books beyond text books and 2 – 3 newspapers so that you can get enough study material but practice can make you successful in WAT.