Keep Calm And Ace The CAT Exam – CAT Preparation Experience
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Take the road and path will be formed!
Anna Shajee is a student at IIM Indore. She secured 99.93 percentile in CAT 2017. Here are some of the tips that she has for the candidates appearing for CAT.
For B-school graduates, just out of college, it becomes vital to understand the DNA of a company they are getting into. Knowing the values and understanding what makes them different from the others becomes paramount. For the fresh IIM Shillong graduate Deepam Sahu, it was his induction program that did the trick of knowing his organization Tata Steel better. Employees walking into Tata Steel, come up with this long-standing idea of the social values that Tata Steel holds, and through the induction program, this and a lot more gets an affirmation.
Well, November is here and it’s that time of the year when a 20-something is frantically taking one mock after another, fretting about bad scores in VA-RC and sincerely hoping to survive through the ghost ordeal named DI-LR. The pathway to premier B-schools, the CAT is back! A mighty test for fighters and adventure seekers, CAT has been unforgiving yet rewarding. It’s a test for the brave hearts! This story includes exam-taking strategies for CAT 2019, section-wise strategies, and tips on what you should do in the last 7-10 days of CAT 2019.
"I am terrible at quant and it's going to be the most difficult section this time", "My verbal isn't that great", "What if LRDI is more difficult than I anticipated?", or "What if I just perform miserably on the CAT day?", thoughts like these can be overwhelming and can keep you from giving your best in the last few days. The key to cracking CAT finally comes down to your approach and attitude in the last few days to CAT and thereby on the CAT Day. In this newsletter, we include 6 stress-free ways to ace CAT 2019, things you need to do before you appear for CAT 2019, and more tips. How many of these tips are you following to be at your best in these last few days to CAT 2019?
While business school interview processes revolve primarily around WAT-PIs and Group Discussions, one component of the process that is often neglected by MBA aspirants is the Statement of Purpose (SOP). The SOP, which is a requirement for many b-school interview processes, is essentially a summary of yourself and your decisions that lets the admissions team know you better. So what is the right way to structure an impressive Statement of Purpose? What are some major dos and don'ts in SOP writing? In this article, an IIM alumna explains what it takes to create the perfect Statement of Purpose!
You step out of your cab, grab your morning tea, and get to the office. It’s your typical Monday morning—until, bam! You step in the elevator and find yourself face-to-face with a potential investor. How do you deal with the opportunity? Is it possible to convince him to invest in your product in that minute-long ‘elevator-interaction’? Maybe-Maybe-not. So let’s look at how to make the most of the opportunity with an Elevator Pitch.
CAT is just a couple of weeks away and you will soon be facing one of the country's most competitive b-school exams. You must be sleeping and waking up with anxiety every day. And the stress seems to be two-fold for people who are appearing it for the first time. But instead of letting the anxiety and nervousness eat you up, a channel that energy to good use - like strategizing, compartmentalising, proactive thinking, time management, etc. There are many ways to handle your stress. You just need to pick up your pace and prepare for the last end of the battle. If you are a CAT first-timer looking for ways to keep calm and stay focused during the final of CAT prep, then look no further! This article brings you 6 different stress-free ways that will help you find success in CAT on the first attempt. Keep reading to know more…