We always approach an exam with a nervous mind and impatience.I would like to share what worked for me.I know that most of you at this stage of preparation have already evaluated your competency level. I also know that many aspirants may have given up even before appearing for MBA Entrance Exams.I have been in similar situations and understand what goes inside when you have an exam lined up and you score low percentiles in Mocks.I have never got any call while preparing even after scoring well in CAT and I always had low Mock score.
I always wanted to teach quant (quant being my strong area) and kept trying till I got a chance to teach in a coaching institute.I almost read all quant books available in market and wanted to give my 100 percent as a teacher.This experience not only changed my perspective about exams but also made me understand what works for an aspirant and what does not.I saw almost all aspirants were wasting their efforts in wrong directions .They were mostly behind questions/solutions/materials but lacked basic understanding of concepts.They always were fascinated about mocks even when their conceptual understanding was almost zero. Their preparation involved solving tough questions without much understanding of concepts.Now, I see most of them panic at this last stage.They are behind materials,mocks,online articles and list goes on and on. This approach not only makes them nervous but also leaves them with a weak mind-state.
I believe that your mind state determines most of the things on the D day. I always felt good while appearing for CAT/XAT and have always enjoyed the challenges these exams throw.I filled XAT Form last year because of the same reason.I always used to be nervous on D day as an aspirant but this time the teacher inside me remained calm and composed.There were many aspirants discussing questions/mocks all around. I could easily see nervous faces all around.But, Deep inside I was calm even after a big fight at home , even after problems at job end. Somewhere I felt detached from the exam in a good way. I felt that I will go there, solve the things I know and will be calm and composed through out.I knew that it is impossible to know everything, impossible to be nervous and still solve questions which require calm mind state.The state of mind not only helped me in choosing right questions but also helped me in leaving one section at the right time.I was able to take right decisions which I would have never taken with a nervous mind state.The efforts paid off well and I was able to get both calls first time .I would advise all of you to be in the best mind-state in this season.Let’s be happy,calm,composed,confident this time and let the happiness attract more happiness.