CAT 07 and quant problems

[arvin0407]

The whole universe is conspiring against me. On my first attempt to post there was an error with pagalguy. Second attempt, my comp conked out. Anyways, here goes everything.

I appeared for CAT 06 and summing up my performance it was just pathetic. Ironically I felt that Cat was quite easy last year. I didn't too well and couldn't attempt much due to lack of knowledge and time mismanagement. I had attempted only 2 questions I think. However when I came back home and saw, I could easily attempt 5 questions more, if I had the time. Frankly speaking I didn't put in much effort. But this year I have to get through and one of the iim's. Thats a long way though. Cutting it short, my questions are:

1. I am a very average/below average student. I really dont have anything to boast about my academics specially maths. I was terrible in maths in class 8 and 9. However I managed to score 94 in my class 10th boards. But everybody from my school did the same. I remember putting in effort in maths that year. So I really cant be sure the reason of success, hard work or easy paper? Still I can confidently say that my brain doesn't work that well when coming to quant problems. My fundamentals and basics are very weak and I don't know what are strengths and weaknesses. Thus I would like to know how can I strengthen and improve my quant? Also I have a non-technical background which further aggravates my problems in this section.

2. Last year I had joined CL. I am not very satisfied with their fundamental books though their exercise books are of decent standard. Should I purchase any other book for practising quants like R.S Agarwal/ Arun Sharma etc?

3. My college final exams is in the month of June. Probably in the 2nd week of June. Right now college has been dissolved thus I have time till June. I don't plan to start my preparations for final exams till the last week of May. I can devote 4 hrs for my quant preparation. How can I utilise this time optimally for my preparation?

I read through CAT stories of earlier aspirants and I must say I'm inspired and have realised that analysis of mocks are seriously important. However I was wondering if anybody could post their tryst with quant and how did they cope with it, considering that they were weak.

Looking for a reply from the gurus of PG and CAT over here.

Great forum for future management aspirants.

Thanks!
Cheers and congrats for people who made through IIM this year.

[ghosh84]

arvin yaar seriously everything is going wrong for u...and to add to the latest u have posted ur queries in wrong section......anyway post ur queries here
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-an...2007-a-29.html (Preparation Agenda For CAT 2007)...... post ur profile here..... http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-an...-2007-a-4.html (Students profile of "PG" for CAT 2007)
anyway now in regards to ur query i would suggest u to go through any class 10 maths book ....this would help to get the basics right...and then after u can move on to hi-fi books.....if u can get hold of a time or ims material then that may help u in getting ur basics correct....
best of luck

[arvin0407]

hey thanks for the thread help. Actually posting for the first time here...