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TIPS TO PREPARE FOR CAT 2009
ARE YOU READY?
If yes. Let’s get going today itself. People generally spendmost of the time planning instead of executing their plans. You have to manageyour schedules in such a way that you can make the most of it.
“Good management is the art of making problems so interestingand their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and dealwith them.”
Let me help you a bit in getting started.
1. Finish fundamentals first
May, June and July are the months for the fundamentals. Forlate starters, fundamentals should be completed latest by mid- September.
You should put in equal effort in Quantitative aptitude,Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension and Data Interpretation. You should not tryto take short-cuts as there is no substitute to the fundas.
2. Revision
Revision should occur across your entire study schedule. Slotsome hours every week for revision. When you revise you should plan forcumulative revision of all the topics you have completed till the day.
3. Test-taking
CAT is not about solving a problem. It is about choosing thebest alternative among the choices given. Regular test-taking with time limitshelp tremendously in improving test-taking skills. The stamina for taking thesetests will have be built gradually. Try the sectional tests first and then jumpin for the mock CAT tests. Remember, this section is not only about taking thetests seriously. There is much more to it. Make sure you take a test, analyzeit sincerely , revise the fundamentals, rectify your mistakes , then and onlythen you should move ahead to take another test.
4. Analyzing the tests
Each test calls for an in-depth analysis to be aware of yourstrong and weak areas. A 1 hour test needs an analysis of at least 2 hours. Thenew short cuts and formulas given in the solutions, difficult wordsencountered, etc, should be taken into account before you move ahead. Aftereach test identify and rectify your mistakes that you make.
“Do not go
where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave
a trail”
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