hello..
used to post in the other thread and this is probably my first time on the working professional threads-i started working last oct at yet another s/w firm thus making me one amongst million others in this hugely talented and competitive world.So far,i have gained around 9 months of experience ,a lot of which went in training.So experience as such i guess would only be around 4 months..
Anway,i have 2 years of CAT experience-meaning i wrote CAT twice -first time,very seriously and the second was a general attempt to satisfy my parents !
My scores:
CAT 2008-95.xx%(DI-89.xx;VA:98.xx;QA:53.xx)
CAT 2009-97.xx%(VA-99.89;QA:87.xx;DI:79.xx)
and my profile-
10th-85.xx
12th-75.xx(!!!)
B.E- 72.xx(mediocre college)
I regret the second attempt a lot, because i feel i could've made something out of it, had i been serious.However what's done is done and there's no changing that.
I am not even sure if i want to study for CAT this time around because i am confused and restless most times.
However the only thing that might push me to it is the lovely tag of a great Bschool and hopefully a job i will like a lot more than the one i am currently in.
While most may tell me that these are not reasons for an MBA -i want to clarify that I DO know that and ackowledge the same.
But the need to come out of the mediocre standards i have always set for myself and the need to convince myself of my inherent worth is so strong that i am unable to shake it off.
Now,what i seek to know is -do you guys have any advice to give me on my prep-or do you think an attempt at this stage is pretty much a lost cause.
I have absolutely NO TIME or inclination in the weekdays to even open my lappie to check my personal email,forget studying. I admire all you people out there who juggle the crazy workload and manage to work hard.
Guys,please help me..
thanks a lot :D
and really sorry about the post if there any irrelevant things :Dkindly echoos ...

err..i don't see my scores,i took the exam nearly 3 days ago...In the aimcat 1006 link-i see my score summary but i don't get my results
Does anyone have any idea why i am facing this?

Ma'am!!!!
I have NO IDEA how i've managed to NOT see this thread for this long.
How're you doing? great to have you here ma'am :)
Hope you remember me,if not-i'm Sona Wanted to get into MICA so badly and crashed out after MICAT
I do hope though, that the end result this time is more positive than my previous attempt!
Regards,
Sona
PS-i know this is a question answer thread , but still,could not refrain from this short welcome note.Apologies if you think i'm spamming !

VA-42(12C,6W)
QA-12(3C,0W)
DI/LR-6(don't remember but trust me,twas pretty sad)
I am very very surprised at this terrible dip in performance in DI/LR. It was never SUCH a horrible weakness. I was truly stumped with the paper.Beyond doubt,the whole time i felt it was beyond my capacity.Now , i wonder looking at the scores posted over here. How can you guys be SO good god. I wish i were close to that!
Well, I will be. All in good time

Hi,
I will be travelling down from Mysore to B'lore for my CAT and would like to know if i am right in having chosen VIT as my center? is it, by any remote chance, close to the railway station? Asking because i am from chennai and have no clue about bangalore..
Thanks a lot,in advance!

hey puys...
thanx for this useful thread..
i am facing lots of difficulties in VA section...my QA n DI score is improving
but i am getting a score in VA.
Please help...
generally i attempt maximum 1 RC and most of the grammer n vocab part..
my number of attempts are also not satisfactory with less than 30% accuracy.
Any suggestions???

Thanx....

Well,i am no expert but i would suggest the following-Mostly the key is to attempt a lot in VA. Infact,from my experience i would even go one step further and say the more you attempt ,regardless of a dip in accuracy you end up scoring more.Atleast that has happened to me. I am not asking you to attempt all the questions-just choose your questions judiciously.And treat each question with respect-especially RC.In vocab,more often than not,we end up attempting more and losing marks.RC however is an entirely different ball game altogether.Its a lot more ambiguous and there's a chance that your thinking is in perfect synchrony with the examiner-in which case you win!
So if there are 3 RC's leave the questions that have incredibly close options and choose ones wherein you can take the answer from your understanding.Believe me,there ARE such questions.It only depends on how comfortable you get in finding those questions.
Work on that and you are certainly on your way to a great score on VA.
hope it helps.
ATB!

But not having to give the final year indication certi or graduation certi means that just about anyone can give CAT.
Even those in second yr Enggn... for a feel of it. hmm...strange.

hey there,
No, that's not allowed as is clearly mentioned in the FAQ pdf. Only those in their final year /graduates can apply.

Hii dude....

@ QA: i will suggest you also to first go for a self review...identify where you are lagging.... whether its basics or applications..... for former, go through the study material of any reputed coaching institute and for latter, first go for sectional tests (both offline and offline) provided by coaching institutes..... make good hold on Algebra, Numbers and Geometry...you will be well above the cut offs... you still have ample time to crack QA...

thanks a lot for those words..but you know whaT?
i think in some areas its applying the concepts and in some areas it is basics itself..like if you ask me,i have done geometry as intensively as i possibly can and YET i don't seem to get the questions pertaining to geometry right..So its like this cycle wherein i don't get the problems right and so i keep avoiding it. In effect i stand status quo with respect to quant..:shocked:
but sectional tests is a nice idea..don't know why i dint think of it :w00t:
I really hope i improve..really hope so..
Thanks a LOT again for this thread...feels good to let off some steam..
and like some people above have mentioned..we keep thinking DI will happen to us when we want it to and ignoring it (atleast i have been doing that) and that also affects our percentile a LOT.
What would happen if we have a DI heavy paper..better buck up right?
Well,this is also to everyone else who may not be posting but are nodding in agreement at the shunning of DI(err..sorry..i coudn't think of a better word )
Sorry for the long post but i hope someone else,apart from me gains from it..
Good Luck good people

nice initiative,vision IIM-ACL :)
The thing that stresses me most is quant.and DI after that. i do NOT remember ever getting even a sixty percentile in quant. This has brought my confidence and motivation to an incredible low. Its almost like i am resigned to my fate .Though heart of hearts,i feel i should be able to crack it because i ain't that terrible at math!!! :(
i don't know.I really don't. Sometimes i feel like i am on some wild goose chase . VA is ok.LR is ok. DI is not so ok.But QA is pathetic.
So pathetic that i scored a 53 percentile in QA in CAT-08. VA pulled my Overall to a 95. As always,the only reason my percentile is even in the 80's this time around is thanks to VA.
Last year,during my mocks i used to get scores beyond 90's.This time i have not even scored a single 90 to my credit. this in turn has also affected me a lot. I also did not write a bunch of mocks for the same reason.I know i am being stupid but i am getting frustrated . with myself.With quant for being such a bugbear that i feel like its unsurmountable. . Well,that was quite a crybaby post..but this is the stress i am dealing with..
Good Luck with all your prep guys,hope it takes you wherever you wish to go :)
Cheers!

dhruminn Says

hey..how do u find the last 3 digits??

err..yeah,exactly! how did you land up with 851 as the last three digits.
By my calculation,
single digits-10
two digits-90*2=180
three digits-900*3=2700
4 digits-4*2=8

TOTAL=2898

Now,after dividing by 2,we get- 1449;
After some rigorous calculations to find out the 1449th digit ,I get 483*3=1449 ! So,isn't 483 that number????
I am obviously doing a whole lot of things incorrectly,could someone please explain!!!