[FakkadNath]

thnx a lot puys 4 ur valuable inputs,

and to ideacrash i wud like to say dat i m not all dat bad in analogy..
u r focussing on just one fact that "laterals get good placement",
dats right but wat i was talking about is the no. of ppl who get der,

if you still have ne doubt dat y i raised dis ques, follow this link-
IIMA>Recruitment>Students Profile

43% of ppl wer having 0 mnths of exp. in IIM-A in 2008
and 40% in 2009

This is wat forced me to ask dis ques

[ideacrash]

Originally Posted by FakkadNath

thnx a lot puys 4 ur valuable inputs,

and to ideacrash i wud like to say dat i m not all dat bad in analogy..
u r focussing on just one fact that "laterals get good placement",
dats right but wat i was talking about is the no. of ppl who get der,

if you still have ne doubt dat y i raised dis ques, follow this link-
IIMA>Recruitment>Students Profile

43% of ppl wer having 0 mnths of exp. in IIM-A in 2008
and 40% in 2009

This is wat forced me to ask dis ques

First of all i did not mention about lateral placements . And i am very sorry for judging ur analogy skills . I was just trying to help to solve ur query with whatever knowledge i have.

I dont think they would have rule that 40% of the class should be freshers and rest ex-people or vice versa.

U also know , one out of every 3 people from engineering and 1 out of every 4 from IT industry take cat and some even get 99. + percentiles and they all get calls . the experienced guy may get a call for even 98.5+ score also .

i know so many who socred 99.8 and did not convert even a single call and some did not have the guts to open there mouth in the GD.

So i think GD and PI play a major role in getting a seat.

In the interview form the basically the question would about u , if u are experienced guy then u would be asked about ur work and why MBA . if the interviewer is convinced u are through , for freshers they would ask u about the some subjects which u have studied and would concentrate on ur communication skills , attitude and will u be able to handle the pressure of MBA and succeed.

So in a mixture of ex and freshers , they would just pic the best . if all the ex people deserved the seat then u may find the freshers at all and vice versa.

Sorry for the unsolicited gyaan.

[gagan3211]

Hi aksr ,
about pattern no bobody can comment abt Cat , well as i have read in many posts while giving SIM CATs and all try using new new strategies . This will help u in getting the reel feel for CAT exam . Who knows one of this method may be helpful u in real CAT

[loveekansal]

well i would like to make a slight correction to the above statement:
u should try out new strategies but at the end of each mocktest, do analyse urself and figure out the flaws in ur method... by the end of 7-8 mocks, u must figure out the best strategy as per ur capabilities and WEAKNESSES. also, do try to hv a backup plan in ur mind, in case ur strongest feature does not work out well in a particular exam/format...

last but not the least... be as dynamic n open minded as u can... never expect or predict anything...

hope this helps.
ATB

[targetcat2008]

I think its good to take mock tests from papers of different institutes.

This will help go through different startegies and test patterns.

Sticking to tests from a single institute might lead the candidate to go through similar startegies for all mock CAT's.

Thus the candidate will keep improving his/her score. :angel:

But when you try out mock CAT's from different institutes then if you keep scoring consistently in each of them that will be good preparation ......

[hongeykamyab]

Originally Posted by ideacrash

there are so many ways u can get motivated but none of them seem to be working for me yet . but try it out

1) try to hate ur job to the core, whenever u are working think that what the hell i am doing , i deserve even more . to get that u got to join iims and for that u got to clear cat and for that u got to sit and study

2) read some interesting posts in the thread " all i want to speak about is cat" you get to know how people have struggled and how much they have sacrificed and what they got ultimately.

3) just take the paper cutting of the highesdt salary that was offered in IIMS this year 1.4crores sorry how can i leave the .04 crores . it's most of our current salary :crazyeye: . 1.44crores . see everyone may not get it , but picture abhi bhi baki hai mere dost, kuch bhi ho saktha hai.

4) Watch some brilliant motivational movies - Rocky series , cindrella man, etc ....

5)be with people who are serious about CAT and work with them , compete with them in a positive way.

6)come to pagalguy and keep browsing, solve the propblwems which they put up in the threads and follow with the fellow puys comments , u would learn a lot , atleast u would know what u are lacking and go home and read.

7) make a girlfriend who is also preparing for CAt , try to impress her with ur gyan , but becareful , this is a very risky investment , if she is not serious about and if u get fida on her, it may not only spoil ur cat but also ur future . here i have no bad intention. i was just trying ot say that , LOVE is very powerful, and it can make wonders if ur intentions are good and positive.

Ultimately it should come from with in , not even the IIMA director can motivate u, the desire to get into the best B-school ,to be with the best brain around should drive u to the b-school.

More the desire , less chances of u not getting a b-seat.

Hi Boss,

I am in dilemma whether 2 work hard and get gud impression of TL an PM or leave at 6 and work 4 CAT.

u said we hav 2 hate our job...

but we need 2 show some competency .meet deadlines..etc... i m talikng abt s/w firms...

so we cant b a fool at workplace.....

fordat we neeed to put in lot a hard work a;lso.... which in ur view point is not..


but my colleages advice me work hard on both(job n cAT)

be a gem..kinda stufffffff

which makes me to work more no of hours in job n less on CAt.

so pls advice

how to perceive this

[loveekansal]

well friend... its not the matter of quantity of time u devote, but the quality... either it be job or CAT..

i also had similar dilemma... just give in ur 100% during offc hours.. try to avoid overtime as much as possible..
squeeze out time for sm minutes during offc n revise/read sm general stuff like editorials, formulae, new words, tips etc. n being a s/w engineer, u hv the best resource for all this just infront of u(ur PC)...

n on weekends, just be a CATmaniac..
hope this helps.

ATB

[gagan3211]

Janta Plz i want this thread dedicated to study prepatation techniques only . here we shd discuss wht has been studied by u till date, wht are u studing currently .

Placements and all tou tab aayge jab woh billi maragee aur woh GD/PI naam ka rakshash pakad mae aaayega .

so Plz coperate and disuss abt studies only and not silly q like Exp raha tou IIm mae admission nahi milega ke nahi . Even a 5 th class bacha can ans tht question .:robot::robot::robot:


Wase i am right now on 36 th Chapter of Norman Lewis .
Planning to killl this book by next week end . :bomb::bomb::bomb:

Eek aasha ke Pure hou jaaye woh IIM ahm ke abbhilasha .

[ideacrash]

Originally Posted by hongeykamyab

Hi Boss,

I am in dilemma whether 2 work hard and get gud impression of TL an PM or leave at 6 and work 4 CAT.

u said we hav 2 hate our job...

but we need 2 show some competency .meet deadlines..etc... i m talikng abt s/w firms...

so we cant b a fool at workplace.....

fordat we neeed to put in lot a hard work a;lso.... which in ur view point is not..


but my colleages advice me work hard on both(job n cAT)

be a gem..kinda stufffffff

which makes me to work more no of hours in job n less on CAt.

so pls advice

how to perceive this

first of all are u sure about doing an MBA , or still in a dilema thinking if i clear i will do MBA else i will continue in my work.

obviously u have to work and finish whatever responsibility u have been given ,however try to avoid extra responsibility.Just do ur job and run away as early as possible.By this if u dont make it to B-school, u would have a back up. by this u may loose on some percent of hike u would get in the appraisal.and regarding the impression with tl/pl they keep changng and next year u can always work hard. try to put atleast 2 hours on weekdays and around 6 hours on weekends rest give it to ur work .

why i asked to hate ur job is because , when u come back to home at 9:00pm ,u would be completely exhausted and would have no strength to study . so to get back the energy use anyof the 7 techniques mentioned above .

[ideacrash]

Originally Posted by gagan3211

Janta Plz i want this thread dedicated to study prepatation techniques only . here we shd discuss wht has been studied by u till date, wht are u studing currently .
Wase i am right now on 36 th Chapter of Norman Lewis .
Planning to killl this book by next week end . :bomb::bomb::bomb:
.

I have finished the RC part A of IMS material and half of VA book , and 2 chapters from quant.

yesterday i read 20 pages of business world and editorial of TOI.

and i have finished 28 session in Norman lewis.

got to shift the gears