- It gives you ‘work experience’. This helps to garner additional marks when you apply to colleges. A break could sometimes be difficult to defend in the interview.
- A working professional will have a proper schedule vis-a-vis a person at home. He will have only some fixed hours in a day to study, and hence his preparation is generally more structured and regular. A person who is not working is easily distracted and unless he is really motivated or pursues some hobby he would find it difficult to be regular. Understand CAT is not something which you can prepare throughout the day.
- It helps psychologically as well in the exam. CAT does not become a do or die exam and hence a working person is generally more relaxed with regards to pressure in the exam as compared to a student who has taken a break.
How should a working professional study for CAT:
Break your study hours into morning and evening. If you are a night person (one who likes to study at night) then give 1 hour in the morning and 2 hours in the night for your preparation. You can give little extra hours during the weekend for preparation.
Use whatever time you have during your office hours or travelling time for CAT preparation. Some of the things that can be done are reading, mental calculations, solving puzzles, etc. So even a short break of 5 to 10 minutes can be used for one of these activities.
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