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A plan of action for all students for the next two weeks leading to CAT'09.
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Last Mile To the CATAn Presentation
Every year, about 2000 students make it to the IIMs. Each of them does different things in the last few days before the CAT…
Here are a few examples…
From the 10 who have been there.. done that…1. Sanjay Chaudhary, IIM B
Take maximum 4 tests
Objectively analyze to find out your specific problem areas
Focus on the means… the end will follow
2. Asan Dasari, IIM C
Fine-tune strategies based on your strengths & weakness
Take care of mental as well as physical health
Keep your ‘CAT-kit’ ready
From the 10 who have been there.. done that…3. Vamsidhar, IIM I
Don’t take more than 3 to 4 tests
Unused tests can be used to improve sectional competencies
Accept reality; leave things that you can’t change
4. Saurabh S, IIM I
• Keep reminding yourself about your “ultimate goal”
• Relax; be calm
• Take fewer tests
• Go through the CAT 2007 paper
From the 10 who have been there.. done that…5. Subrata Dey, IIM A Keep your reasoning cells active
Focus on ‘net practice’, not ‘match practice’
Do not take too many tests
6. Tony Xavier, IIM L Have an open mind-set
Stop taking tests a week before the CAT
Throw all strategies out of the window
From the 10 who have been there.. done that…7. Ritesh Hemrajani, IIM B
Don’t predict; be mentally prepared for any structure
Don’t take too many tests
Properly mark the ovals on the OMR sheet
8. Mahendra Kokane, IIM B
Don’t listen to anyone
Listen to self
From the 10 who have been there.. done that…9. Arun Rao, IIM - A Don’t cram at this juncture
Don’t invite stress
10. Kaushik R, IIM L Work on your weak areas
Take 2-3 tests
Don’t do anything much the day before the CAT
The Last Mile
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hour’s toil.
The essence of what they say…
The Last Mile…
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hour’s toil.
Ability to tramp the last mile… Do you believe that you can tramp the last mile?
‘I am doing great ; bring on the CAT’
‘I am doing great, but I hope I don’t stumble
now’
‘Man! I am sure I can crack the CAT.. If only
Math would stop killing me’
‘When is SNAP??’
Whatever be your response..To tramp the last mile.. Have a fresh outlook
Rejuvenate
Imagine you have just started your prep
Imagine the last comprehensive test you took is your first test
Re-focus
The Goal : The CAT
The Time : 15 days to go
The Attitude : Everything to gain and nothing to lose
Now ask yourself :
How do I shape the plan for the last mile?
The Last Mile…
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hour’s toil.
Shape the last plan
Scoring Potential
My Score
IIM Call
The Efficiency Gap
The Knowledge Gap
What I could have scored
What I scored
What I need to score
The key is to understand WHAT to attack!
Bridging the efficiency gap
Take a few tests, say 3-5
Analyse each of them thoroughly
Learn from each of them
& Apply your learning in future tests
Bridging the efficiency gap Before taking ANY test
Keep your mind fresh and alert
De-stress
Have your CAT-kit ready
Set your watch to 10:30 a.m.
Most importantly, set yourself a TARGET
Bridging the efficiency gap While taking ANY test
As a CEO
Keep an eye on the bigger picture
Develop your own strategy
As a Section Manager
Prioritise, Allocate and Execute
Mind your own business
As a Worker
Carefully read, define and solve the problem on hand
Manage Your
Resources
Well
Bridging the efficiency gap
After taking a test
For every section, check
How many more could you have scored?
Why did you miss out?
Bridging the efficiency gapDo’s
Develop your own strategy based on the test at hand
Select or reject a question only after reading a question
Don’ts
Inflexible mindset
“Geometry first” syndrome or “One-liners first” syndrome
“I can conquer Russia” syndrome or Throwing good money after bad money
Efficiency can improve your score dramatically
Bridging the knowledge gap1. List all areas requiring improvement
2. Rate their impact on the score & on the effort required to improve
3. Prioritise
4. Spend ½ hr – 1hr every day and work on 2 to 3 critical areas
Let us look at a typical case
Step 1: List areas PS
I keep forgetting the formulae in Geometry
I have not touched Permutations & Combinations
I have difficulty in defining a problem while solving
DI
I can’t calculate fast
I lose track while solving
Step 1: List areas Verbal
I make a lot of mistakes in inferential RC questions
I generally falter in usage-based questions
Comp-based Format
I find it difficult to read passages on the computer screen
Solving DI sets is very cumbersome
Step 3 : Rating the impact & effort needed
Low Impact High Impact
More
Can’t calculate fast Not touched Perm & Comb
Falter in usage based questions
Less
Forgetting Geometry formula
Defining Problem while solving
Inferential RC question
Lose track while solving DI
Impact on the score
Effort
Reqd
Step 3 : Prioritise
Low High
More
Can’t calculate fast Not touched Perm & Comb
Falter in usage based questions
Less
Forgetting Geometry formula
Defining Problem while solving
Inferential RC question
Lose track while solving DI
Impact on the score
Effort
Reqd
Step 4 : Work on the areas Forgetting Geometry formulae : 10 min
Solve 2 Geometry problems everyday
Revise formulae every day
Defining the problem in a Math question : 20 min Re-look at Math questions in the previous SimCATs
Inferential RC questions : 20 min Read an editorial everyday
Re-visit the RCs in SimCATs
Focus on comprehension
A few tips for the computer-based CAT …
It’s not just CAT anymore…
Try to inculcate the following habits:
Work on a computer for longer stretches
Read news and articles online rather than from newspapers
Follow reviews, match analyses, stock status, etc. online
Get used to staring into the screen for 3 hours at a stretch
Most of us tend to write a lot while solving the paper
Underlining relevant statements/words in RC
Adding up a column or row in DI
Crossing out answers that we’ve eliminated
In an online test, these become impractical!
New ways of handling these would have to be devised
It’s not just CAT anymore…
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The Last Mile
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hour’s toil.
On the D-Day….. Be positive
Have an open mind
Avoid undue pressure
Just don’t give up while taking the CAT
The Last Mile