In continuation under our series #ExperiencesFromLastYear'sCATCrackers, this time we reached out to Gaurav. Here is a different perspective for the CATPrep journey from a talented and hard working IIT Roorkee engineer. About Guest Author: Gaurav Pareek is currently a first year PGP student at IIM Indore.
Practice tests, or mocks, are on the must-do list of every serious CAT aspirant and would feature on every topper’s tips. So, we have so far come to understand that taking mock tests is of the utmost importance. To summarise,
CAT 2018 is just a week away. It's time to take the preparations a notch higher. Which also means, you need to think about what you need to do after CAT. CAT is just a means to an end and not an end in itself. The end goal is your career. And getting into the b-school that can help you build the career of your dreams.
Scoring 99+ in VA is different from scoring 99+ in the other two sections, which is why we see a lot of people struggle in VA despite scoring well in the other sections. It is a section where even coaching classes haven’t found a clear-cut formula for. A major part of scoring well in VA is getting a good command over the language itself, which takes time. But that in itself isn’t enough; when I took the first few mocks I was surprised to see I was struggling in the VA section because, being an avid reader, that was one section I wasn’t worried about. With time I realized the trickiness of this section because understanding the context of the question is very important. It is very easy to misinterpret the question and is also probably why people get a lot of negatives in VA because people actually think their answer is right, which is unlike QA or DILR where you definitely know when you’re wrong.
What difference does having a 95%ile make vs having a 99%ile? To be very honest, it can not only make you move from the New IIMs to the Old IIMs but also alter your B-School experience to an altogether different level. So let’s get straight to the point. What should be the strategy to bell the CAT if you are already 95% there? I am going to break this down separately for quant, verbal and LR-DI.
This is that time of the year, the season of festivals, food, fashion…and CAT! *screeching brakes sound*
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension is a slightly tricky section, and the difficulty level here varies from year-to-year. CAT 2017 also had some complex RC sets and some confusing VA questions that took time to crack. This year again, the VA-RC section is expected to be of the same level or just a little more complex than CAT '17.
In continuation under our series #ExperiencesFromLastYear'sCATCrackers, this time we reached out to Gaurav. Here is a different perspective for the CATPrep journey from a talented and hard working IIT Roorkee engineer. About Guest Author: Gaurav Pareek is currently a first year PGP student at IIM Indore.
Practice tests, or mocks, are on the must-do list of every serious CAT aspirant and would feature on every topper’s tips. So, we have so far come to understand that taking mock tests is of the utmost importance. To summarise,
CAT 2018 is just a week away. It's time to take the preparations a notch higher. Which also means, you need to think about what you need to do after CAT. CAT is just a means to an end and not an end in itself. The end goal is your career. And getting into the b-school that can help you build the career of your dreams.
Scoring 99+ in VA is different from scoring 99+ in the other two sections, which is why we see a lot of people struggle in VA despite scoring well in the other sections. It is a section where even coaching classes haven’t found a clear-cut formula for. A major part of scoring well in VA is getting a good command over the language itself, which takes time. But that in itself isn’t enough; when I took the first few mocks I was surprised to see I was struggling in the VA section because, being an avid reader, that was one section I wasn’t worried about. With time I realized the trickiness of this section because understanding the context of the question is very important. It is very easy to misinterpret the question and is also probably why people get a lot of negatives in VA because people actually think their answer is right, which is unlike QA or DILR where you definitely know when you’re wrong.
What difference does having a 95%ile make vs having a 99%ile? To be very honest, it can not only make you move from the New IIMs to the Old IIMs but also alter your B-School experience to an altogether different level. So let’s get straight to the point. What should be the strategy to bell the CAT if you are already 95% there? I am going to break this down separately for quant, verbal and LR-DI.
This is that time of the year, the season of festivals, food, fashion…and CAT! *screeching brakes sound*
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension is a slightly tricky section, and the difficulty level here varies from year-to-year. CAT 2017 also had some complex RC sets and some confusing VA questions that took time to crack. This year again, the VA-RC section is expected to be of the same level or just a little more complex than CAT '17.
