Should you be writing AIRCATs or mock CATs right now even if your course for CAT is not finished? You must start taking the AIRCATs if your batch’s course coverage is anywhere close to 50%. Else, you could wait just a little longer. Taking online tests is a habit that will take some time to...Read More
*Disclaimer: All stunts shown-(off?) in this article are performed by CAT experts, who know the nuances of CAT preparation inside out. Such sleeping cycles, eccentric habits and random sources of inspiration are not a part of the famous non-existent fiction-work “101 ways of how to prepare for CAT!” I am a super late sleeper and...Read More
When you think about how to prepare for CAT, you evaluate yourself, right? And you think you know? You think you know what is it that you are not good at? And many of you probably think you are weak in Quant in CAT? Let’s say you think you are bad at X (X could...Read More
Most of us KNOW the right things to DO. KNOWING is easy in almost every sphere of our life, including preparation for CAT. We know the importance of discipline. We know the value of focussed effort. We know the need for motivation. Knowing is so easy that we know which bowler should have bowled that final over....Read More
I can understand if you feel that I use a lot of examples from sports in the context of CAT Prep. I am guilty as charged on that account. But I really can’t help shed light on the similarities that could be a source of learning for every CAT aspirant. Sometimes a fantastic sportsperson gets...Read More
We understand why a school football team has a coach. Or why we send a kid to a tennis or a chess coaching academy. There is a need to learn the basics in both these cases – as could be in case of a majority of CAT coaching takers. Beyond the Basics: Pause here and...Read More
What’s clue can chasing a stiff target in a cricket match provide about the most important CAT prep mantra? When you are chasing a big target batting second, you can’t afford to look at the target and be intimidated. The first step is to not get out and believe that you CAN do it if...Read More
Many of you have written to me expressing your worries about poor scores in some AIRCATs/mock CATs and how it is affecting your CAT preparation. Many others among you would have faced a similar challenge in any new field you adopted anytime in your life – for example, you just started learning how to play TT and...Read More
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