[ghooda]

well thats their mentality

they cant think beyond 10th and 12th..what about other classes . a person
passing with 33% from 1st class till 9th class and he suddenly get 88% in 10th .will u regard him as consistent performer?

why they set criteria of min 50% ..will they take person with 50 % in 10th ,12th and 99 %le in cat? i think they wont ..
every thing has been commercialized in india now, even the best in business wants to earn money by any means.

no offence met

[anupam2009]

hey puys... havent posted on PG 4 quite a few weeks
i ve a good question 2 ask......
can i crack CAT 2009 by studying for 42 days xactly ie around 14-16 hrs a day???

[DEVILISHANGEL]

not the right thread to ask the question but anyway, you can crack the exam by studying 6 hours a day. just plan your days. take an diagnostic exam, see where you lack most. dedicate some time to basics then go ahead and learn from mock cats. dont worry you can do it easily. just dont over cram yourself! 16-18 hours not required at all...trust me...how r ur basics? for math, do some regular books and aimcats/simcats/mockcats/blah blah cats and for english, read paper regularly and try to build an opinion around any passage that you read. you can go through a word list if you want to. the sam goes for grammar but don't solve wren and martin. get a grammar workbook. erm, although i am not exactly a veteran but if you feel like asking stuff then feel free to PM me via private msgs.

[cat my aim]

hii..frenz.
this point has cum up...........n this is a very important one..limited no.of seats may be one of the causes of considering past records in getting admission into iims n other b-school so that these officials cud shortlist sme of the students bt y shud a student pay for....limited no of seats in b-schools.mind it gud...b-school
there are students from state boards who are well competent when compared with a brat of isc or cbse bt still
they don't gt admiited into iims bcoz of their % marks..
if this is the only soln.left with the concerned authorities then they shud consider this fact n amend thier rules when it comes in selecting a candidate who has a regional board degree..

[alcohollica]

i may be a newbie....but CAT by far is the most logical and brilliant test i hav ever come across.More than your knowledge.it tests your decision making.Who cares if u cant crack a time-speed-dist problem..leave it and save urself 4m negative marking and attempt sumthin else...da difference betn a 98.5 nd a 99.5 %iler s not on the basis of knowledge...da 99.5 guy kno wen 2 not attempt much better dan da former...its all about decision making...nd i tink dats wat gud managers do..isnt it???

[xtran]

Originally Posted by alcohollica

i may be a newbie....but CAT by far is the most logical and brilliant test i hav ever come across.More than your knowledge.it tests your decision making.Who cares if u cant crack a time-speed-dist problem..leave it and save urself 4m negative marking and attempt sumthin else...da difference betn a 98.5 nd a 99.5 %iler s not on the basis of knowledge...da 99.5 guy kno wen 2 not attempt much better dan da former...its all about decision making...nd i tink dats wat gud managers do..isnt it???

Interesting taking on this.... but the underlying fact is that its your Stage-2 which matters the most... they would like to know more about you than how you fared in CAT or other entrance exams...
The other aspects like, people keep asking... "how much weightage is given for CAT in the selection process?".... God!! How does it matter... the shortlisted candidates are round about the same score. So, effectively you and others will be scoring a 19 or a 49 whether the CAT weightage is 20% or 50%. Its the other parameters that make a difference.

Another thing they try to trick you is ... solving a paper does not prove you to be fit for a manager. Of course it does not, but it sure does measure the potential of the candidate. If not, they would not take the hardship of conducting the routine exam every year. You can bare that fact directly and honesty does make an impact.

[xtran]

And past acads no worry??? Try me!!!

[DEVILISHANGEL]

Originally Posted by xtran

And past acads no worry??? Try me!!!

uhh, bro, why do you have no calls with such scores? :O

[kamleshwar13]

Originally Posted by xtran

And past acads no worry??? Try me!!!

Is the sectionl cutoff was the isssue or past acads..
And man i can see u trying since 2004..
And if sectional cutoff was not the issue thn why u dnt get call frm atleast IIMK/I/C ,i heard they send calls purely on cat score and wrk ex basis..n also I saw there selection criteria ..strange can u pls post some details if u dont mind..thnx n ATB