[vinrag]

I started preparing 1 month back..just can't figure out how to get the basics right..i get 2 hrs a day only to prepare, as i hav to spend abt 10 hrs in office:icon_frown:
can someone suggest what should be the target timeline for covering all the basics??

[nihilist1986]

Originally Posted by vinrag

I started preparing 1 month back..just can't figure out how to get the basics right..i get 2 hrs a day only to prepare, as i hav to spend abt 10 hrs in office:icon_frown:
can someone suggest what should be the target timeline for covering all the basics??

hii dude.. see 2hrs in a day are enuff provided u religiously study in those two hrs.. compensate on weekends by putting in more hrs.. see i shd not say about timeline for covering the basics.. it all depends on ones caliber.. u've not mentioned basics of quant or di or english.. or may be all of tem..

the strategy differs from individual to individual.. may be one is gud in quant or di or english.. study the basics of all areas.. by all i mean all areas in all the sections.. for example cover all the chapters in quant.. atleast basic.. u never knw if an easy question, which depends only on logic, comes from the area u r not comfortable with.. but if the basics are in place u may very well crack it..

give ample time to learn the concepts.. dont rush up.. although it's July, but there's still ample time.. get accustomed to all types of data sets, DS questions.. and for english there is one thing.. read read and read.. but at d same time comprehend wht u read.. try to understand wht u've read.. revise it in ur mind..

gradually in some days u wud gain speed.. starting taking mock CATS to knw where u r standing and wher u've to go.. dont get baffled by mock scores.. these are jst for learning.. and u wud learn from them.. give atleast 5 to 6 hrs in analysing the mock paper.. it definitely helps..

analyse ur strengths and weakness.. after all, CAT is a test of character.. the one who can face the pressure excels..

P.S. the above views are purely mine.. others may have different opinions.. also take advice from others..

all the best

[garmam]

Originally Posted by vinrag

I started preparing 1 month back..just can't figure out how to get the basics right..i get 2 hrs a day only to prepare, as i hav to spend abt 10 hrs in office:icon_frown:
can someone suggest what should be the target timeline for covering all the basics??

Try covering your basics by August end. You will require the remaing time to build your strategy.

[jain.er]

I am unable to solve QQAD prob.. I am extremely weak at Quant ...Plz help

[subsarka]

Hi all,
i am preparing for CAT'08.
Although I have cleared cutoffs for VA and QA in TIME mock cats i have been scoring poorly in DI. I just cannot simply crack the caselets.Can somebody guide me how to approach DI probs.I manage to devote 4-5 hrs for CAT prep.Any suggestions,tips will be very helpful

[abhiitbhu]

Originally Posted by subsarka

Hi all,
i am preparing for CAT'08.
Although I have cleared cutoffs for VA and QA in TIME mock cats i have been scoring poorly in DI. I just cannot simply crack the caselets.Can somebody guide me how to approach DI probs.I manage to devote 4-5 hrs for CAT prep.Any suggestions,tips will be very helpful

i will tell you something..you know aimcats are really silly in a way that they realldy do give very tough problems in the DI section,esp LR..always lets your morale down..i dont know what they want to prove..just crack only two caselets correctly and dont worry whether or not you clear the cutoff in it as long as you are clearing the cutoffs in other two sections..take PT's papers for practising DI,LR.you know the cutoffs in the DI section are high in th aimcats because there are guys who solve only DI in the paper because they find the QA and VA sections too tough to handle.

[sarsij]

Originally Posted by jain.er

I am unable to solve QQAD prob.. I am extremely weak at Quant ...Plz help

Dont worry even if you are unable to solve the QQAD problems. They are designed in such a way that it should be a learning experience for whoever attempts it.......weather you are able to solve it or not.

Try to understand the solutions of the QQADs....thats more important......because the solutions open up a new approach for problems.

So better don't lose heart...instead try to understand the question.....try it a few times......if you can solve good.....else see the solution next day and try to understand it.........and once you have understood the solution and the approch then try fitting this solution into other cases too.......that should serve the purpose of QQADs.......

[nikhil9811]

Originally Posted by sarsij

Dont worry even if you are unable to solve the QQAD problems. They are designed in such a way that it should be a learning experience for whoever attempts it.......weather you are able to solve it or not.

Try to understand the solutions of the QQADs....thats more important......because the solutions open up a new approach for problems.

So better don't lose heart...instead try to understand the question.....try it a few times......if you can solve good.....else see the solution next day and try to understand it.........and once you have understood the solution and the approch then try fitting this solution into other cases too.......that should serve the purpose of QQADs.......

With a risk of being called ignorant, I wud like 2 ask what is QQADs???? lolz!!
i seriusly dont knw,,,,,,,
and 1 more thng I want 2 ask is that I hav alwys maintained that I am gud in quant n DI.... But its not exactly like dat.. I m able 2 clear cut offs in quant only bcoz of my calculation skills and my logical reasoning.....
But my basics r very weak.... :(:(
I alwys leave simple prob n P&C ques(wich I found d toughest!!).......
Plz tell me 1book wich I shud read 2 improve in dis area....
n plz recommend only 1book coz I do get confused wid 2many books around.....

[kapilkalra85]

hello friends...jus today i joined this site.
actually m preparing fr cat'08 but my job is so hectic that i don find time to study at all..i jus attend coachin classes and then to office... so wat i was planning was to leave job and prepare only fr cat..but m confused k whether it would be a wise decision or it wud lead to more frustation as i vl be unemployed again after 1 yr exp.

[raghav507]

Originally Posted by kapilkalra85

hello friends...jus today i joined this site.
actually m preparing fr cat'08 but my job is so hectic that i don find time to study at all..i jus attend coachin classes and then to office... so wat i was planning was to leave job and prepare only fr cat..but m confused k whether it would be a wise decision or it wud lead to more frustation as i vl be unemployed again after 1 yr exp.

Kapil bhai,
we have had this discussion on this thread itself...
you can get the opinions from the puys on browsing this thread itself...
as a matter of my personal opinion i won't suggest you at all to leave your job for preparation...
that's not a wise plan at all...