CAT Myopia
NO. It has nothing to with the
short sightedness of the black creature in our homes.
It has to do with our vision,
which makes us see the tree and
ignore the forest, while preparing for the 19-Nov D-Day (Does it mean the
Dreaded Day?) CAT exam.
Every CAT aspirant keeps
wondering what to do about improving the performance. Forget the improvement in
performance, even the improvement in "attempts" appears an uphill task.
Fortunately, you don't have to climb Himalayas to find that 'Sanjivani". Just
follow these simple steps: -
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Don't bite more than you
can chew.
This is the season of free MOCK-CATs by every coaching institute. Taking all
these tests in a frantic manner, without any qualitative learning would not
serve any purpose. You will only end up running along 2p
r.
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Don't despair. Analyze.
After you take a test, don't panic at the performance. Analyze the
performance coolly at home. Try to do the test again, without the time
pressure. See how many you can actually solve .Learn and re-learn the new
points. Being slow and accurate would be always better being fast and
inaccurate.
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Love some chapters and of
course, hate some. Develop a deep love for some favourite chapters and
take every question from these as a challenge. Solve it yourself or take
help from friends, teachers or whoever, but these questions must be solved.
Also, no harm in being blatantly hateful about some chapters. Now, if after
all the efforts, you can't understand where to use permutation and where
combination, just forget it.
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Don't switch on in the
class and switch off outside.
CAT is a tough nut to crack. Though it is a clich�d statement, yet
developing attitude is must along with development of aptitude. E.g. don't
confine use of maths to class and commonsense to market place and use both
at both places. Learn to live like a CAT material. Treat the test like a
Commonsense
Aptitude Test.
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Relax. This is not the end
of life.
Try to come to terms with realities. Not everyone who aspires to get into
IIMs would be able to do it and not everyone who is left out would struggle
in life. This is 'an' important exam and life is full of exams.
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