The Side-Effects Of B-school Entrance Preparation

Why would you want to use the things you learn in the course of your preparation only in those 3 hours? Mould your hobbies in such a way that it gives you an unparalleled advantage. I am mostly talking about the two sections of verbal and DILR.

Pursue active forms of entertainments; be it watching political humour, reading /following topics which are diverse, solve puzzles (a cliché and hence needless to say). This may seem to be a long-term strategy for people who have relatively less time to prepare, but don’t just think about your CAT preparation. It will greatly help you in interviews, both before and during your b-school tenure. Some of the interviews are just centred around your interests. You would never need to look at that aspect of your preparation even once before entering the interview room, if you cultivate your hobbies in this manner. All the more, a unique personality of yours will be projected on the interviewer.

It may seem a lot to do, to people like me, and you might think when would we get a chance to breathe. I am in no way saying that other good forms of enteratinment are inferior and won't help (although binge watching shows certainly won't). I'm just saying that the knowledege these types of choices will provide you will help you in ways you will not realize now. I’d say by experience that even if you make the right choice 30-40 percent of times, you will get closer to your dream by miles. At least important information won’t pass by you without noticing.

These side-effects are worth having, more so than the actual effect.