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[vipin jindal here]

ur speed its got amazing yaar i believe u must be reading only for the sake of reading not trying to gaze jus do one thing pick any rc from any paper read it at 950 wpm speed try to do questions then see how it works what it want to say i had also tried to improve rc thru norman lewis book u say 950wpm c'mon be realistic or else ur gr8 no words to appreciate

Originally Posted by sahni_ankur

HI Friends!!!!

hightime to pulverise RC......I WOULD SUGGEST

1.dOWNLOAD WWW.ROCKETREADER.COM , A 9mb software ...it doubled my speed from 400- abt 950 wpm


regards

[sahni_ankur]

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[coolpc]

hi!
does anyone have good tips for improving di n any books which is really helpful???? does vedic maths help at all i mean unless incorporated in all calculations we do?

[Galahad.Threepwood]

Just saw a discussion about Reading speeds... Well I know of a person whose reading speed is in excess of 1200 wpm. He was able to complete the whole English section of CAT 04 in about 20 minutes time with a stupendous accuracy of 95+%. I have seen this person do the book on Wodehouse in less than an hour and a half. If you talk about memory and retention .. well his is better than that of anyone I know personally. Now for some good news ... This guy is not giving CAT. Not his cup of tea. Not what he wants to do in life. It depends guys ... There are guys who are voracious readers from childhood and for them it is cakewalk. So stop ridiculing everyone with speeds like this and accept that there are people who are gifted. Everyone is ... it is only the field that varies...

[Galahad.Threepwood]

Well you could look into some books by Bertrand Russel. They may also be boring but it is better to get acclimitised to the variour fields because you would never know what they will throw at you in the passages in CAT.

Originally Posted by sahni_ankur

Hi Vipin!!

ur right what i was assuming was the Speed which rocketreader indicated at the bootom of the passage but when it comes down to Reading on paper, speed is lesser, say 600-700 depending on what read, but one thing i must say, if u've been reading for 10 yrs u'd hv a greated speed than some one whose just started

NOW LET US COME BACK AND DISCUSS WHAT WE HAVE TOOOOOO
we have a long time to go for cat and let us make the best use of it

Are has someone read The god of small things by Arundhati Roy?? Bore book hai yaar SUGGEST SOME GOOD BOOKS TO READ.

(APART Fountainhead,Alchemist and Fiction)

[pooza mishra]

accept that there are people who are gifted. Everyone is ... it is only the field that varies...

You made me remember one of my fav topics in Educational Psychology.."Gifted and tallented students" Well unfortunately these students are usualy misunderstood by others..etc .... would preferably post something on the same in my blog soon. And interestingly research work on the same indictes that gifted and tallented students are very sensitive to the needs and demands of people they interact with and thus get hurt easily as well. Girls who are gifted even at times undergo phases of depression....

Coming back to reading speed..the more one reads the faster becomes the reading speed......and because of the varied kinds of passages one can get in CAT always better to read topics from varied subjects..esp the books or topics one finds boring ......

take care

[fundooguyfromdelhi]

Originally Posted by coolpc

hi!
does anyone have good tips for improving di n any books which is really helpful???? does vedic maths help at all i mean unless incorporated in all calculations we do?

hi coolpc,

vedic maths is xtremely helpful. but, it requires a lot of practice. keep on using it. just make a habit of calculating a'thing & e'thing u see. for example, whenever i watch cricket, i keep on calculating the run rate. after some time, u start loving it. it was because of this that DI was my fav section in CAT.

u can really score big in DI. and also practice Data Sufficiency a lot. these questions look deceptively simple. so, one might actually end up getting -ve scores.

ATB & do ask me in case u require any further help,
atul.

[khotahimachali]

Originally Posted by sahni_ankur

Hi friends!!!
had a doubt if someone could help!!!!
ibut my percentage is quite low , B.E.(Till Now): 67.8 pc, XII-DPSRKPURAM 81.4 pc, X dpsrkp -84.2 PC. i have heard that iims do consider acads a lot esp A , so does that mean trouble? plz reply!!!!!
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counting ur chickens before they hatched,my fren!!CAT main ho gaya kya??just joing--nice spirit buddy but since moi stil waiting waitin for my calls' results (IIMs that is) can not comment on that but yeas as far as i hav gleaned frm loads of source including www.pagalguy.com --yes accads form a major chunk of ur profile--as a fresher u are already missing the work-ex thing but good acds certainly help--but do not worry get a rockin percentile and u will sail through--one ersonal question why did u quote moi if u did not hav to add on something or had anypoint abt it--take care in future--avoid long quotes..
and hey juniors(since u r givin cat 2005 u r our juniors ) do not ,i repaet do not get personal here on PG ad be nice to ppl go thru http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?t=35 (Rules, How to, FAQ etc etc etc) and http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?t=1863 (Rules, Posting Guidelines [Reloaded]) .. this calling ppl for challenges on certain threads is not good--u can be asceptic but try not to be vitriolic...

and yes as loads of ppl hav alreda commented upon it is possible to hav reading(with healthy bit of scimmin n scanning put in) sppeds of 800+ wpm...(moi included)..It depends on ur reading habits since childhood a lot
enuff BS frm me--take care in future(kya junta abhi se larna chalo ho gaye)
and sahni saheb wat abt this

Sorry but i will now Never write on this site again

and then this--

ur right what i was assuming was the Speed which rocketreader indicated at the bootom of the passage but when it comes down to Reading on paper, speed is lesser, say 600-700 depending on what read, but one thing i must say, if u've been reading for 10 yrs u'd hv a greated speed than some one whose just started

yaar kuch to stand rakha karo---justkidding...
for books go to http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?t=96 (Some Books I have Read & Would Recommend)
and do not forget http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?t=5747 (Contributors invited - read thread starter for any doubts.)
chalo bye 4 now
ur senior
Puneet

[mituag]

hi pooza,

i agree with you that one shud read on various topics....
i have been trying to indulge myself in reading...
and have stared with reading newspapers in more depth and stuff like that..

but i am not able to read on variety of topic...so if you cud suggest some books/websites on various topics like religion,physcology,philosophy,arts etc etc.... it will be great...

and also, what does one has to concentrate on while reading newspapers?? i mean do we have to read the complete newspaper?? if that is the case then reading two news papers (one general and one business) will take a lot of time... so it that people just read the editorials and then just concentrate on few headlines?? please help me..am pretty confused about this newspaper thing....

take care

Originally Posted by pooza mishra

You made me remember one of my fav topics in Educational Psychology.."Gifted and tallented students" Well unfortunately these students are usualy misunderstood by others..etc .... would preferably post something on the same in my blog soon. And interestingly research work on the same indictes that gifted and tallented students are very sensitive to the needs and demands of people they interact with and thus get hurt easily as well. Girls who are gifted even at times undergo phases of depression....

Coming back to reading speed..the more one reads the faster becomes the reading speed......and because of the varied kinds of passages one can get in CAT always better to read topics from varied subjects..esp the books or topics one finds boring ......

take care

[muraliv]

hai all,
this is murali .. i'm a fresher at pagalguy, jus joined 2de ..

made 96.4 this yr .. hope to make d grade at the top IIMs next year ..
this thread is really gud fr prep tips n strats .. keep 'em comin ..

pls do suggest sm gud books to read .. hope i can kick off my prep with all ur tips n fundas ..

hope to hear frm ya guys ..
-mur ..