Whats wrong with my preps?

[hanoz]

Originally Posted by cateye

Hi !
I'm crackin my head over this. How should I ideally be steering my preps after finishing the basics books? My scores are pathetic despite of the fact that i've been spending about 5-6 hrs a day. Looks like I've not been doing the right things. What are 'CAT like' questions? where do I find them? My attempt rate is very low. (around 45 attempts) so i am ending up with a percentile in the range 77-87. It does not improve no matter what. I'll be very glad if someone could help me in taking my preps ahead in the right direction. I've read a lot of posts before writing here, most of them seem very generalized.

Thanks,
Catty .

Shakuntala Devi's Puzzles to Puzzle you (also more puzzles to puzzle you if you're really interested)

Olympiad Geometric Formulae (that's not the title of a book, don't remember the title, but it's a thin red book, available in Delhi, with some cool Olympiad problems, not that you'll be getting these questions, just that there are some fundu shortcuts and concepts in it. The geometry problems are really very good.

Oswald's CAT papers (old cat papers)

Most of the Coaching classes' tests (they keep cogging most of the questions from each other, or from old CAT / other papers or from their own old papers)

That should be more than enough for quant.

For English : Dunno, just keep a habit of reading fast. I had the habit, didn't prepare anything for CAT. Also, I'd given GRE to brush up vocab. Managed to do decently well. ... though vocab not VERY helpful in CAT

For DI : Practice, practice, practice and more practice. You might want to try Bank Probationary Officers' tests' DI type questions (if you have the time and inclination)


RULE # 1 : Attempt as many as you can
RULE # 2 : Don't make mistakes

...Hanoz

[ankursanghi]

Originally Posted by hanoz

Shakuntala Devi's Puzzles to Puzzle you (also more puzzles to puzzle you if you're really interested)

Olympiad Geometric Formulae (that's not the title of a book, don't remember the title, but it's a thin red book, available in Delhi, with some cool Olympiad problems, not that you'll be getting these questions, just that there are some fundu shortcuts and concepts in it. The geometry problems are really very good.



...Hanoz

Hanoz bhai,

plzzz is book ka kuch aur detail dalo... aise to nahin milegi ye market mein... Any more description will help....

[srikrishnan]

Quantz and Logical are literally impossible for me now. My accuracy really sucks. Dont know how to go about preping.

[rider.royal]

Right now you should each n everything except for one thing, and thats worrying like this, It will eat your head more than anything. just take some practice tests, analyse, improve what you can and get done with it. it is not end of life, more things are there in life.

[yash_loveudear]

Originally Posted by sourabh_cs

Hi Garima,

As most of CAT questions have an element of logic in them, it would be beneficial if you spend some extra time practising puzzles and reasoning problems. This is going to help in all the three sections as it will improve your analytical ability and help you analyse the questions quickly and identify how to solve them. For maths, few division and multiplication shortcuts are necessary, but again if you take a look at last 3 years paper, you will observe the increasing element of logic in all sections. For RC, as every serious aspirant will advise, read Hindu editorials and any other artical you find interesting.Don't focus on increasing your reading speed now. Just try to get absorbed in the passage. Try to relate it with something around you and visualize whatever is described. Gradually you will find your concentration level improving and thereafter you may start trying improving your reading speed.Practice jumbled paragraphs and make sure you attempt 30 + questions in RC/VA section.

Mathematics, practice geometry problems from previous years CAT papers, try to get a hang of solving time-speed-diatance-work-percentages mentally. As you will be knowing basics by now, try to solve tougher problems, take problems from SIMCATS etc. If you are able to master these problems, CAT problems will look easier.

Next, take at least 2 mockcats a week. Your goal here should be to improve your ability to identify sitters and solvable problems.

Finally, I'm aware its very easy to advise and difficult when it comes to implementation. I myself dont find much time to study due to my heavy workload . Still, efforts have to go on, and I'd be glad if anyone finds any of my suggestions helpful. What else can a parrttt say.?..trrt-ta--rrt-traaa!

Freinds
I am pursuing my BCA,and i intented to take CAT by next year 2006,actually,i have been doing my BCA for 5 years,it`s not because of my weakness it`s just due to my not awareness about the subject matter,but now i accepted myself,and i am very serious abt my degree course and CAT.sir,i would like to ask you.if i make through from my Cat with awesome persentile than is this problem what,i have done done with my BCA will it create a problem my selection in CAT?Plz help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yash_loveudear]

Sir,
I am pursuing my BCA,and i intented to take CAT by next year 2006,actually,i have been doing my BCA for 5 years,it`s not because of my weakness it`s just due to my not awareness about the subject matter,but now i accepted myself,and i am very serious abt my degree course and CAT.friends,i would like to ask you.if i make through from my Cat with awesome percentile than is this problem what,i have had done with my BCA ,will it create a problem my selection in CAT?Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!