[chawlamohit]

Originally Posted by rahul_kash

hi guys

I have just started the preparation.
Joined TIME(aundh) ;-)

It was a session on Quant , topics covered were equations, ratio & proportions,
Faculty is good , he told us to look on the question with a different perspective, gave some good examples from last CAT exams.

a simple question was given by him , it was
How many possible values are there for a and b in equation a^2 - b^2 =417.

all the students made mistake as they started solving by making the equation like
(a+b)(a-b)=417. and said that there are 8 possible values.

BUT Faculty told us that , think for the question like a^2 = 417 + b^2.
then for every value of b ,you will get a value of a , so it has infinite solutions

BASIC is that questions do have some tricks in them so we have to develop a CAT attitude for that.

hi Rahul
i have also joined time for CAT prep.
tel me in which batch u r?

[rahul_kash]

hi Mohit
i have joined the Weekdays batch on tuesday,wed,and friday, reason being i can get out from office easily.
Which batch are you in? and how much have you prepared buddy?

[trustrajib]

Really it was U turn...


Cheers,

Rajib

[balajikec]

Originally Posted by arun_juee

Does your IIM Pass Out PM ask you about your CAT preparation?

Does he ask you to leave early because it is Nov and CAT is coming?

Does your Practice Head,while deciding your new Project assignment consider that in Nov you need to stay in your Base Location?

During every May-June-July,do you think of quitting your job to prepare all-out-for-no-loss once for CAT?

Yes,I know..
You are finding similarities,beacuse these are the Questions of every next person appearing CAT,and you are one of them..

I am starting this Thread for Working Professionals appearing for CAT..

Our focus will be on coming CAT..
Now for CAT 2008..

Then may be for CAT 2009..

So that peers can get a help from this thread..

I expect this place will be some of our's Second Home..
You can share your success,failures,anything..and above all CAT related Discussions..
Like-Preparaiton,Stratagies,Scores,..I mean everything..

C'mon..
Lets build a Family..A BIG One..

Wishing You all Best Wishes for Coming New Year..
Always Keep Well..

P.S.-To Moderators,If you think this Thread is irrelevant,Please do the Needful.

hi all,

am working in Cognizant and of course passionate about IIMA. I just gave a try of CAT 07 with hardly any preparetion, the results was a terrible shock for me. At one stage, i thought CAT wont suit me :( I know that am decently gud in Quants and VA, but the problem is that i cant solve it quickly. I joined IMS coimbatore and at present, working on BRMs (completed 45% overall). can u guyz help me(I see a lot of 9x percentilers here.....)????

[avinav2712]

Originally Posted by balajikec

hi all,

am working in Cognizant and of course passionate about IIMA. I just gave a try of CAT 07 with hardly any preparetion, the results was a terrible shock for me. At one stage, i thought CAT wont suit me :( I know that am decently gud in Quants and VA, but the problem is that i cant solve it quickly. I joined IMS coimbatore and at present, working on BRMs (completed 45% overall). can u guyz help me(I see a lot of 9x percentilers here.....)????

Plz don't think that you're good at QA or VA, just for the heck of it..... maybe you got good scores in CAT, if that's so, only then u have a point, otherwise not....

Regarding your speed, you'll get it when you practice more(this time, probably u didn't practice more enough)..... So that's it, focus on concepts, speed will come automatically when ur concepts are strong.....

[sumitrocks]

A tip that I thought of for VA preps:

1. Print/cut out out 4-5 lines of a para from a paper like the Hindu BEFORE you read the article.
2. Jumble up the slips of paper containing a line each.
3. Reassemble the paragraph as per the logical flow that you identify.
4. Read the original article and check for your performance.

In my opinion, this will help you build that ability to connect sentences into paragraphs. Feel free to PM me if you need any further help.

Cheers!

[Kiranmavia]

Originally Posted by rahul_kash

hi guys

I have just started the preparation.
Joined TIME(aundh) ;-)

It was a session on Quant , topics covered were equations, ratio & proportions,
Faculty is good , he told us to look on the question with a different perspective, gave some good examples from last CAT exams.

a simple question was given by him , it was
How many possible values are there for a and b in equation a^2 - b^2 =417.

all the students made mistake as they started solving by making the equation like
(a+b)(a-b)=417. and said that there are 8 possible values.

BUT Faculty told us that , think for the question like a^2 = 417 + b^2.
then for every value of b ,you will get a value of a , so it has infinite solutions

BASIC is that questions do have some tricks in them so we have to develop a CAT attitude for that.

Hi dude,
It wud be more helpful if you share this kind of stuff more for persons like me....

Many Thanks
Sunil.

[balajikec]

Originally Posted by avinav2712

Plz don't think that you're good at QA or VA, just for the heck of it..... maybe you got good scores in CAT, if that's so, only then u have a point, otherwise not....

Regarding your speed, you'll get it when you practice more(this time, probably u didn't practice more enough)..... So that's it, focus on concepts, speed will come automatically when ur concepts are strong.....

thnx avinav....... I started preparing 1.5 hrs daily for 6 days a week. I divide each chapter into 2: Basics and CAT Problems. and I devote 1 day for each. So, 2 days for a topic in BRM. (finished 1 module in all out of 4) I also read basic grammer in between. Is that enough?

[avinav2712]

Originally Posted by balajikec

thnx avinav....... I started preparing 1.5 hrs daily for 6 days a week. I divide each chapter into 2: Basics and CAT Problems. and I devote 1 day for each. So, 2 days for a topic in BRM. (finished 1 module in all out of 4) I also read basic grammer in between. Is that enough?

I think you are surely going at a good rate but maintain the momentum, that's all.... Surely 1.5 hrs for 6 days a week, you're doing a gr8 job by managing your work and study.... Keep going!!! All the best

[balajikec]

Originally Posted by avinav2712

I think you are surely going at a good rate but maintain the momentum, that's all.... Surely 1.5 hrs for 6 days a week, you're doing a gr8 job by managing your work and study.... Keep going!!! All the best

i have an aversion towards DI which involves intense calculation and the answer options something like 45.45%, 45.47%, 45.39%, etc. I usually calculate single decimals (to speedup calculation). Suggest me some tips to calculate fast