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My
dreams were smashed to smithereens yesterday when I had logged in to check my CAT
2011 result. I sat for the top notch entrance exam few months back as the first
customary step to fulfill my dream of getting into the best B-school in India. Cracking
CAT is the first step towards chasing your MBA dream as it paves way into
one of the best management institutes of the country, the Indian Institutes of
Management or IIM’s.
The
gravest mistake I happen to commit was not getting enrolled for any mock
tests provided by almost every coaching institute. I had my own reservations
behind that but at last it’s the end results that matters the most, where
unfortunately my technique collapsed. To every CAT aspirants please before the
actual test sit for some mock tests that may eventually help you in easing out
the pressure and letting you know about your preparedness for the CAT. Mock
tests make you learn from your mistakes and ensure that you don’t commit them in
future.
Lastly,
passion is great for cracking the CAT yet a strong dedication and commitment
which comes from regular and discipline study are vital prerequisite for
good score. One must study for around 2 hours a day continuously to get ones
foot set before the D-day. I know it' gets really hard for working professionals to
dugout time from there busy schedule but then I cannot have everything served
to me directly in my mouth; even an ant works hard to get her food. You take
out time, study daily, prepare well and make it to IIM’s.
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Around
1.85 lakh candidates took the test over a 20-day testing window across 36 cities
from mid-October out of which nine were successful enough to secure 100
percentile in the Common Admission Test this year. And, here I’m licking the dust all around. I never
thought of making it into this year coveted list except in my dreams where I
thought God blessing me with HIS supreme powers and getting me an easy access
to the IIM’s. Yet the dismal of not being selected vex me.
licking the dust all around
This
post contains the autopsy report that I prepared to know about my weakest links
and areas that I needed to improve if I want myself into one of those Mecca of
management studies in India. After going through various CAT coaching websites
after the initial CAT exam I speculated of getting something around 80-85
percentile but then destiny had some other plans for me and I hardly managed to
get somewhat around 70 percentile. A 10 percentile steep fall startled me
completely and compelled me to diagnose my footfalls.
Failures are stepping stone to success
The
gravest mistake I happen to commit was not getting enrolled for any mock
tests provided by almost every coaching institute. I had my own reservations
behind that but at last it’s the end results that matters the most, where
unfortunately my technique collapsed. To every CAT aspirants please before the
actual test sit for some mock tests that may eventually help you in easing out
the pressure and letting you know about your preparedness for the CAT. Mock
tests make you learn from your mistakes and ensure that you don’t commit them in
future.
Secondly,
I scored badly in Data interpretation (DI) where the certainty of having more
than one close answer dilapidated me completely. For solving questions on DI
accurately one must fully get himself versed with all sorts of graphs, schemes,
plans, etc. Nothing else other than practice can save your sinking boat . The
busy schedule of engineering tolled with major project in the last semester
proved a big hindrance to my path towards achieving mastery at DI. But excuses are the nails used to build a house
of failure. Consistent practice increases the accuracy and speed
needed to improve this section that comes through lot of practice papers.
Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure
Thirdly,
the Quantitative section though junior classes based
still needs a thorough understanding of mathematical formulas. Lack of practice made it harder for me to recall the important formulas
when I needed them the most. Adding to the mayhem were the close options the question
paper contains where judging the answer closely won’t matter until you bang on
the target. I never understood how the psychometric analysis works while
differentiating a closed option from the correct one. In any case it’s always
better to go for the right option than for a closed one. I guess that in my
case the majority answers clicked were closed but not correct.
even an ant works hard to get her food
Lastly,
passion is great for cracking the CAT yet a strong dedication and commitment
which comes from regular and discipline study are vital prerequisite for
good score. One must study for around 2 hours a day continuously to get ones
foot set before the D-day. I know it' gets really hard for working professionals to
dugout time from there busy schedule but then I cannot have everything served
to me directly in my mouth; even an ant works hard to get her food. You take
out time, study daily, prepare well and make it to IIM’s.
Isn’t
that simple?
I
won’t get disillusioned by this year debacle of mine at CAT as they say, “Success is how high you bounce when you hit the
bottom.” Will surely learn from my past mistakes and try to put
afar the dark clouds looming over me.
Success is how high you bounce when
you hit the bottom
