CAT 2012: Now cement your strengths and go ahead

CAT 2012 is a fortnight away and you are left with almost nil days at your disposal to work on your weaknesses. It is very obvious that you must be feeling anxious about their preparation and revision; however, this is the time when you actually need to stick to your strategies and cement your strengths.

Now that CAT 2012 is almost at your doorstep, you should not gamble with your test-taking strategy at this late stage. Until now you must be sure whether the strategy you are using is giving you rewards or not. If it’s rewarding, don't change it else, stick to the basics and keep on attempting mock tests and take guidance from your mentors for the right approach for you. 

Go for Mock Tests and sectionalize preparation for DI & QA and VA & LR as this will lead you to build confidence and achieve mission CAT2012.

Author: MBARENDEZVOUS.COM

CAT 2012: Each section requires different strategy

For QA, you need to brush up your basics well and focus on your calculation tricks to reduce solution time, lower the mistakes and emphasize on accuracy.

DI is all about studying and understanding the data that are in question. DI involves a lot of calculations and to get things correct in less time, learning the tricks and tips of Vedic Mathematics is the best idea.

VA is an area which CAT aspirants are worried about mostly, because several students find it difficult to have a grasp over grammatically correct English. Read newspaper's front page, editorial and business page. Develop reading habit before sleeping.

LR has neither any written syllabus nor any prescribed formula. You need to think logically in order to find out the solution of the problem stated in this section. You need to organize your thinking ability step by step in order to find out a solution.

Notwithstanding above Mock Tests will help you to set a path for achieving success at CAT 2012.

Author: MBARENDEZVOUS.COM

CAT 2012: Exam Phobia and Determination

As CAT aspirant you must be amidst of serious preparation and keeping in mind that few days are left for big exam day, you would be getting raised anxiety levels. 

To overcome exam phobia it would be better to shape up now on your strengths and build your confidence. Of course you still have time available at your disposal to rectify on mistakes. 

Speed and accuracy are only two basic pillars for competing in CAT. Practice with Mock Tests and that is the only way to take your preparation on next level.

Sectional preparation for DI & QA and VA & LR will also lead you to build up confidence. 

Go ahead with grit & determination of single point focus on achieving success at CAT 2012.

 Author: MBARENDEZVOUS.COM

CAT 2012: Beyond 2 sections of CAT

CAT aspirants are awful busy to practice with mock tests for DI & QA and VA & LR the 2 sections of CAT 2012. Why not?  This is the apt time to work out on lapses. 

But CAT aspirants are also aware of the fact that even after having scored CAT with high percentile and having also received interview call letter from IIMs, the competition will get much tougher than Computer based test.

Now you have to go through WAT (written ability Test), Extempore Speech, Essay writing, GD & PI. Each IIM will have its different admission policy parameters and based on that you will be grilled by selection panel to understand your complete personality.

The above soft skills cannot be mastered overnight hence, advisable to steal time from hectic schedule of preparation and start looking at other aspects of CAT which are equally crucial. 

A holistic approach towards CAT 2012 will win you success!!

Author: MBARENDEZVOUS.COM

CAT 2012: Importance of Grammar in CAT exam

CAT 2012 aspirants should note that poor grammar makes for a poor impression! Thus, proficiency in this section becomes all the more critical. 

Grammar is a vast sea which cannot be covered in any module. But students attempting CAT need not be grammar experts. What is required is that the aspirants develop ability in functional usage of words, idioms and phrases. 

This can be achieved by going through any book that gives a summary of the rules of grammar. Thompson and Martinet's 'A Practical English Grammar' would be a good starting point. Remember, however, that there is no shortcut to grammar.

Therefore we suggest the aspirants that the basic method to prepare grammar section would be to first complete the basics of grammar, and then start by practicing through attempting as many questions as possible.

For VA and LR sections wherein your grammar plays a vital role and this can be practiced with Mock Tests to achieve mission CAT 2012 !!

Author: MBARENDEZVOUS.COM