Posted on November 27, 2009 by clcatblog
What should be the Optimum Strategy for CAT?
There should be no fiddling with your Test-taking strategy at this late stage. As long as you know that the strategy you are using is giving you rewards, don’t change it… For example, you would know if your best bet is to scan a passage and then move [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2007 by clcatblog
Another first hand account of what successful CATters did in the days before the test:
Gaurav Sharma – NSIT Delhi and IIM-A
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Posted on November 13, 2007 by clcatblog
Like the new Reliance Mobile ad – advice toh sab log dete hein (which incidentally we like quite a lot :), we thought we’ll spare you a long note on what to do in this last week to CAT in this post.
A few things which do help are:
1. A little revision
2. A lot of relaxation [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2007 by clcatblog
Finally, we are at the crucial juncture of CAT, with barely a few days left for the exam. Our advise to you is to concentrate on your strengths and to remain calm.
How should the last minute CAT preparations be?
It should essentially be practice and revision. No new concepts should be done at this stage. It [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2007 by clcatblog
Remember the last post about what you can do to relax in these last few hours before CAT.
Here’s the second installment. Our advice remains the same:
1. Do some light revision
2. Be confident: Relax and feel good about yourself
3. Make sure all your tools are in place
And here are the videos to help you do just [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2007 by clcatblog
A few pearls of wisdom from CL students currently studying at the IIMs – what they did in the week running up to CAT.
Kapil Khurana, 1st Year, IIM – Lucknow
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Dr. Yashavi Barapatre – IIM A
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Posted on November 5, 2007 by clcatblog
10 Days to CAT
Make a plan. Make a pledge. Stick to it. While making a plan keep in mind the following guidelines that you will not touch any fresh area. For all three aptitudes to be tested (Verbal, Quant and LRDI) divide the major topics in these respective areas into seven clusters, one cluster to [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2007 by clcatblog
Clarity in fundamentals and a confident approach will lead you to success in CAT exam
God Syndrome is a kind of a superiority complex commonly found among senior software engineers. Once they understand the entire system requirement and design and draw the modules of the entire software package, they actually ‘see through’ the complete system. They [...]
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