[ha.roshani11]

hi guys..

i have say about 8 months of work exp..
would it make sense to apply cat this year..
by then.. i shud hav 1.5 yrs of exp..
what say?

[defy_all_odds]

Originally Posted by ha.roshani11

hi guys..

i have say about 8 months of work exp..
would it make sense to apply cat this year..
by then.. i shud hav 1.5 yrs of exp..
what say?

yep ..pull up your socks and get going!!!...Work-ex is shortlisting criteria for many insti's so it will be beneficial for you once you ve a good CAT score..

[CheckEETS]

Originally Posted by ha.roshani11

hi guys..

i have say about 8 months of work exp..
would it make sense to apply cat this year..
by then.. i shud hav 1.5 yrs of exp..
what say?

Please let us know what you mean by would it make sense to apply cat??
If pursuing an MBA is what you want, of course it makes sense to apply for CAT this year! The sooner the better right?;-) Work experience has nothing to do with eets! A humongous fresher population gets into top B skools! :xmas:

Well, you have 8 months work-ex now right? So for the entire MBA season of 2009, you'll have <2 years work-ex. That still makes you a 'pseudo-fresher' and not a lateral. Still it carries more weightage than zero work-ex! :-) Also, you haven't mentioned what kind of work-ex you have. If you are in the I.T. bandwagon, then all I can say is "Welcome to the jungle brother!"

Just giving you a perspective..Take it easy!

[ha.roshani11]

hey checkeets..
thanks a lot 4 ur advice..
yup..
i am from IT background only.
u too?
see,my doubt was.. i ve heard that exp counts a lot for MBA selection process.
i ve seen people joinin mba like after 6-8 yrs exp..
so comparatively i feel like a baby..
but u kno wat.. i am no way into finace- banking-hr domains n all..
for me it s media..
so i guess they would prefer young blood...
moreover i don wanna become one aunty n be the creative head for a company...
whay say?
lookin forward to ur immediate response..

[sreedhars]

Hi Puys,

I have 1.5 + years of experience now in IT industry (in the Business side of a top MNC ) . I have written CAT 08 and dont have much to tell apart my VA score of 88 percentile .

So gearing up to give a bang in 2009 CAT . I have started preparing for quant TIME basic study material. and of course started reading editorial column of HINDU newspaper which helps for new words.

Do read editorial column and see your language developing exponentially! Try it Puys...

ABT PUYS and let us together prepare :snipersm: CAT 09

[ha.roshani11]

hey..
can u guys help out me in one thing..
what s like the marking structure for CAT?
n yeah thanks sreedhar 4 urs editorial column idea

[gammafunction]

Hi all,
I have 18 months of experience in a Telecom/IT MNC.
CAT '08 was disastrous with a 95.33 OA and 81 & 82 percentiles in QA,DI.
XAT '09 was a lil' better with a 98.23%ile OA.Though still waiting for FMS results and an XIMB call,I guess it's gonna be CAT '09 for me

Nice to see all you work-ex folks here.

[shekys]

Originally Posted by ha.roshani11

hey..
can u guys help out me in one thing..
what s like the marking structure for CAT?
n yeah thanks sreedhar 4 urs editorial column idea

It varies year after year. However for the past 3 years--2006,2007 and 2008, the marking structure was 4 marks per question with one mark negative. In 2006 and 2007,the number of questions was 75 (total 300 marks) and in 2008 it was 90 (total 360 marks).

[CheckEETS]

Originally Posted by sreedhars

Hi Puys,

....

So gearing up to give a bang in 2009 CAT . I have started preparing for quant TIME basic study material. and of course started reading editorial column of HINDU newspaper which helps for new words.

....

I would like to add one thing. Just taking a leaf of my book here...

It's a great idea to prepare early n all, but we must see to it that we don't get burned out in the process. I guess I can illustrate my point with my own CAT 2008 example.

I decided to take up CAT by around Feb-March and began studying hard. By May-June, I fell sick with migraine trying to manage an immensely hectic project and MBA studies. Also, I got bugged up with the studies. I took a one week break frm studies but never got around to resuming it!!! So I literally stopped studying at the time when I should have started preps in earnest. It was a different matter on November 16th, but hey, you can't expect a Verbal intensive paper every year!

The point I'm trying make is this. Know your strengths and your capacity for hard work. Bear in mind that we need to strategize such that we peak at around October-November. We have the added pressure of managing work and studies, especially in these bad economic times(not all of us are lucky enuf to be bench for a year :-)). So don't stress yourself out and get bored with studies now itself. This ain't JEE. If your fundamentals are clear, the test is designed to be cleared with a 4-5 month preparation.

Ok, enuf with the gyaan! Hope my 2 cents helps where it may!

[ha.roshani11]

hi eets...
so y don u suggest the strategy that we needa follow..
i have joined classes this week here..
so shall i go at a normal pace .. or.........
the reason am askin is because i have started the prep onli nw..
first time..
never attempted cat b4 ...