In some ways CAT Prep is similar to preparing for any other competition in any sphere of life or work. When you face something that’s tougher than you were prepared for, you have two options: 1. Panic, like most others would in a similar situation 2. Stay Calm and Adapt Now, what would be the impact of your reaction on your...Read More
I love live sporting action! This includes the keenly contested tennis-ball-cricket matches in the park right in front of my house. And of course it goes right up to all the professional sporting action with packed stadium. How is it relevant to your CAT Preparation? Will get to that in a bit. The one thing...Read More
So, what should you expect from the ideal Test series for your CAT Preparation? The short answer to the question would be – nothing and everything! ‘Nothing’ in the sense that anything particular you expect may leave you disappointed if it does not happen. ‘Everything’ in the sense that you need to prepare for all...Read More
CAT-2023 is around 170 days from now, just a little under 6 months! Your CAT Prep should assume CAT is held as per its usual schedule. That’s what we should be preparing for. Some exams such as the NMAT generally commence earlier, and yet others such as the XAT usually take place much later. But the...Read More
So many concerns of CAT aspirants who reach out to me revolve around time management and discipline in their CAT Preparation. And I try and address those in several ways, trying to find a better way to explain each time.While everyone wants that final selection to a terrific B-School, we also know thata) it won’t happen...Read More
I will keep this short. And I will take up why this WILL work 100% in doubling the effectiveness of your CAT prep,in one of the future blogs. But these are 3 simple steps to make your CAT Prep upto twice as powerful. You can start these today. Infact you can start right after finishing this...Read More
I am a late riser but I got up at 4.30 AM today. I am more likely to sleep at that time than to get up. (My personal CAT Prep journey honestly isn’t an example worth emulating!) But I chose to convert this rare occurrence of getting up early into something more useful. So I...Read More
So, you have your college/job and your CAT preparation, your club activities and the upcoming exams. And possibly much more on your mind. Managing time is an uphill task?Here’s one way to look at it in simple, clear terms. In essence, take a close look at the resource you are investing and see how can you...Read More
In some ways I am glad I never took the normal, typical, assembly line CAT Coaching that were the only ones that existed when I cracked the CAT. My IIM Bangalore Interview was aeons ago – so, pardon my memory but a part of it went like something like this. Interviewer 1: So, which newspaper...Read More
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