CAT Finale!

Sometimes Winning Is Everything!

Yes, this is one point this famous Chak De Tagline holds true!

A lot is at stake with this and following examinations coming up. So, lets come up with a perfect and fool proof plan to make that percentile level go a little higher by efforts of the final days. Everyone follows his/her own plan, some people do not really follow a plan, instead, just go on. To such people, i have a question:

If you do not believe in planning and managing your work and time, then why do you think people will come up to you for management tasks? After all, thats what you are out to do!

So, here is one last week plan i feel will give you a self assessment on how you can attempt your CAT examination! So here it goes:

Step 1
Break up your last seven 24 hours.
Lets suppose you would like to sleep 8 hours a day and take 4hours of daily activities. So, you have 12 hours of study a day!

Step 2
Attempt 2 FLTs ( Full Length Tests) a day. Attempt the first one early in the morning after a brisk walk (so you stay active and full in concentration). Do not use a rough sheet, so you'll know which questions will let you save time. Ofcourse questions do not repeat, but the type does! Do not attempt questions you are not sure of. After having a bath and breakfast, analyse and solve the rest of the paper using solution key (if you have one) or through your study material.

Step 3
Attempt the next one with rough work. Again do not attempt any question you are not sure of. You'll be tempted to make lucky guesses, but try not to cheat yourself! Give yourself a break after this attempt and again analyse and solve the FLT. Note the timing and marks difference between first FLT and second FLT. You'll know your capabilities and strengths better. Also your sectional or question based timing will become clear.

Step 4
If there's more time, its upto you to decide. You may listen to motivating english or Chak De songs, or maybe have a look at your study material. Choice is yours.

Go for this process for 3 days, i.e., you have to attempt 6 FLTs during this period. Now, for the next 2 days, allow yourself to attempt questions you are not sure of. Try only smart guesses! Follow the same pattern of 1 FLT with rough work and 2nd without. On the sixth day, attempt these two FLTs with all kinds of guesses, lucky ones and smart ones. Dont just attempt it all.

Now the final day before CAT, just take a look at your 12 FLTs. Mark your best attempts, note which sections take up most of your time and thought process. Analyse which way you can give yourself most time in your actual CAT paper. Strategise your D-Day!

Your strategy for exam can be devised in two ways:
1. Attempt all the paper, section wise. Attempt the sections in your preferential order.
2. Attempt the paper to make sure you clear sectional cut-offs. This strategy involves quick attempt of all sections for obtaining the quick and confident score, and then attempting your best sections to make your result all better.

All the best. You can modify or chose your own plan as per your conveneince. But, if you do not structure your approach, you may lose out some important percentile levels you could have gained at the last moment.

If you stop to grow, you actually stop!
So keep going, each smartly used moment may give you an extra edge over others!