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CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
05-06-2008, 09:24 PM
Hi guys,
Happy to post here 
A brief intro..
Graduated from MIT(Anna Univ) in 2006. Wasn't the least bit interested in CAT,then, when all my friends were preparing for it. After 2 yrs in the IT industry I feel CAT is the only way to explore your true potential. So going to give @ CAT for the first time.
Here goes my schedule...
Spend 8-9 hrs in office. Come back home asap. Spend 2-3 hrs in prep in the night. Also I try to spend some time in reading editorials and other stuff online.I think I've to improve my QA..Any suggestions are welcome..
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
05-06-2008, 09:30 PM
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Hi guys,
Happy to post here
A brief intro..
Graduated from MIT(Anna Univ) in 2006. Wasn't the least bit interested in CAT,then, when all my friends were preparing for it. After 2 yrs in the IT industry I feel CAT is the only way to explore your true potential. So going to give @ CAT for the first time.
Here goes my schedule...
Spend 8-9 hrs in office. Come back home asap. Spend 2-3 hrs in prep in the night. Also I try to spend some time in reading editorials and other stuff online.I think I've to improve my QA..Any suggestions are welcome.. |
For QA, practice is the only way out. More than the quantity of practice, it is the quality of practice which is important  .
E.g. there is no need to solve all the simple level problems of any topic. You can just solve one or two to understand the basic concept.
However, everyone has a different way of prepping. Identify the one best applicable and suitable to you and work accordingly .
Also, do not forget to go through a book called Think Without Ink.
ATB 
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
06-06-2008, 09:59 AM
i dont know if ive posted here before
anywayz moi working with an IT company called "the dream company" 
*wonders when ppl will stop calling it dream company  *..been with it for 2.5 yrs..giving CAT the 3rd time officially but actually 4th time..2005 had to write CAT but cudnt cos i had to join my company 1 day before CAT ..
2006 wrote it jus for the heck of it..2007 was history and now 2008  ..ALL THE BEST to the junta taking CAT 08 :rockon: especially the IT working junta
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
06-06-2008, 11:05 AM
Well time for me to post here tooo.. Was due since a long time..
Been working in KPOs.. Total work ex of around 13 months..
Just hopped a job. Now working with Irevna.. Financial research..
3rd Cat this season..
Big time screw in the last 2 cats.
Would to it this time around... 
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
06-06-2008, 11:36 AM
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Welcome,
Yar schedule banane ka koi fayada nhi... It will be difficult to follow if u r working.... So don't waste time in preparing that...
I also rarely get time at home...
But definitely in office u can utilize ur time by referring few threads on this site....
refer the below link....
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-an...008-links.html ([2008-09]CAT 2008 links)
this tells u all important threads for ur cat preparation....
Moreover if u seriously want to appear... join some test series.... Mocks are best way to prepare and compare ur performance.... |
hey..thnx a lot fr the link....
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
06-06-2008, 11:48 AM
now that all my friends and the heavyweights of PG are entering, i see no reason for not starting with my PG prep as well and starting to contribute to the junta in a constructive way....
Here is my profile-
B com Grad
Working for 13 months
taking CAT for the 3rd time both of the times earlier were targeted only at IIMs, so is this one 
CAT06- 96.78%ile (final converts- NMIMS, IMT-G, XIMB, SIBM,SCMHRD,SIIB,GIM, TAPMI )
CAT07-98.95%ile (no GD PI calls had not applied anywhere but IIMs and the sectionals were a bit skewed)
CAT08- 
looking forward to a very fruitful journey with all the old and new faces :rockon:
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
06-06-2008, 12:11 PM
Hi,
Posting after long time.
In a certain pond, 50 fish were caught, tagged, and returned to the pond. A few days later, 50 fish were caught again, of which 2 were found to have been tagged. If the percent of the tagged fish in the second catch approximates the percent of tagged fish in the pond, what is the approximate number of fish in the pond?
1.400
2.625
3.1250
4.2500
5.10000
Please solve and explain.
P.S.-It may be a sitter but I didn't able to solve.
Later.
Arun
Later.
Arun K Majumdar
CAT 2005 – IIM B, IIM K Calls – Didn’t appeared for GD PI
IIFT 2005 - No Call
CAT 2006 - Skipped
CAT 2007 - No Calls
CAT 2008 – IIM B-Rejected, IIM I-Convert but Not Joined, IIM L-Convert but Not Joined
FMS 2009 - MBA - Didn't appeared for GD PI
***** End of Story *****
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
06-06-2008, 12:22 PM
Me too bak on this thread...many underdogs here this time.
i think i have already posted my profile here  but still would do the same again.
B Com (h) grad and CA
Work ex of 7 months with ITC limited
Internship 3 years - which is not considered as work ex :(
CAT history
Appeared for CAT 2007
qa - 90.XX va - 84.xx di 96.XX oa - 96.09 - Had applied only to the IIM's and Sp Jain and as expected had no calls.
So lets hope 2008 it is for me too
Kudos to all the aspirants 
Cheers
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
06-06-2008, 12:29 PM
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Hi,
Posting after long time.
In a certain pond, 50 fish were caught, tagged, and returned to the pond. A few days later, 50 fish were caught again, of which 2 were found to have been tagged. If the percent of the tagged fish in the second catch approximates the percent of tagged fish in the pond, what is the approximate number of fish in the pond?
1.400
2.625
3.1250
4.2500
5.10000
Please solve and explain.
P.S.-It may be a sitter but I didn't able to solve.
Later.
Arun
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Arun,
1. The number of already tagged fish in the 2nd catch was 2. which comes to 4% of the total fishes caught in the 2nd try.
2. The total number of tagged fish in the pond after the secong catch was 98 (50+50-2) [Approximated to 100]
3. so as per the question, the number of the total %age tagged fish in the pond after the second catch= %age of fish found already tagged(in the 2nd catch)
=> 98 == 4% approx.
so total nmbr of fishes = 98/4%approx = 2500 roughly
Hope it was helpful to u and i did not confuse you even further
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals -
06-06-2008, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by arun_juee
Hi,
Posting after long time.
In a certain pond, 50 fish were caught, tagged, and returned to the pond. A few days later, 50 fish were caught again, of which 2 were found to have been tagged. If the percent of the tagged fish in the second catch approximates the percent of tagged fish in the pond, what is the approximate number of fish in the pond?
1.400
2.625
3.1250
4.2500
5.10000
Please solve and explain.
P.S.-It may be a sitter but I didn't able to solve.
Later.
Arun
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Arun bhai,
please post it here (official quant thread for cat08)too...
u ll get it solved quickly...:-)
btw is 2500 the answer ?
Last edited by raghav507; 06-06-2008 at 12:35 PM.
Reason: solution to question
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