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CHAK DE – NOV 16Last Mile To the CAT
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Every year, about 1500 students make it to the IIMs. Each of them does different things in the last few days before the CAT…
Here are a few examples…
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From the 10 who have been there.. done that…
1. Sanjay Chaudhary, Alumnus - IIM Bo Take maximum 4 tests 1. Objectively analyze to find out your specific problem areas2. Focus on the means… the end will follow
1. Asan Dasari, Alumnus – IIM Co Fine-tune strategies based on your strengths & weaknesso Take care of mental as well as physical healtho Keep your ‘CAT-kit’ ready
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From the 10 who have been there.. done that…
1. Naveen Saraf, Alumnus - IIM Bo Don’t take more than 3 to 4 testso Unused tests can be used to improve sectional competencieso Accept reality; leave things that you can’t change
• Atul Agrawal, Alumnus – IIM Co Keep reminding yourself about your “ultimate goal”o Relax; be calmo Take fewer testso Go through the CAT 2006 paper
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From the 10 who have been there.. done that…
1. Subrata Dey, Alumnus - IIM Ao Keep your reasoning cells activeo Focus on ‘net practice’, not ‘match practice’o Do not take too many tests
– Tony Xavier, Alumnus – IIM Lo Have an open mind-seto Stop taking tests a week before the CATo Throw all strategies out of the window
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From the 10 who have been there.. done that…
1. Ritesh Hemrajani, Alumnus - IIM Bo Don’t predict; be mentally prepared for any structureo Don’t take too many testso Properly mark the ovals on the OMR sheet
– Pavan Chauhan, Alumnus – IIM Bo Don’t listen to anyone o Listen to self
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From the 10 who have been there.. done that…
1. Kaushik Mukherjee, Student - IIM Ao Don’t cram at this junctureo Don’t invite stress
– Shipra Biswas, Student – IIM Ao Work on your weak areaso Take 2-3 testso Don’t do anything much the day before the CAT
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The Last Mile
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hour’s toil.
The essence of what they say…..
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The Last Mile
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hour’s toil.
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Ability to tramp the last mile..
• Do you believe that you can tramp the last mile?
o ‘I am doing great ; bring on the CAT’
o ‘I am doing great, but I hope I don’t stumble now’
o ‘Man! I am sure I can crack the CAT.. If only Math would stop killing me’
o ‘When is SNAP??’
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Whatever be your response..
To tramp the last mile.. Have a fresh outlook
• Rejuvenateo Imagine you have just started your prep o Imagine the last comprehensive test you took is your first test
• Re-focuso The Goal : The CATo The Time : 14 days to goo The Attitude : Everything to gain and nothing to lose
Now ask yourself :How do I shape the plan for the last mile?
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The Last Mile
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hour’s toil.
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Shape the last plan
Scoring Potential
My Score
IIM Call
The Efficiency Gap
The Knowledge Gap
What I could have scored
What I scored
What I need to score
The key is to understand WHAT to attack!
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Bridging the efficiency gap
Take a few tests, say 3Analyse each of them thoroughly Learn from each of them& Apply your learning in future tests
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Bridging the efficiency gap
• Before taking ANY testo Keep your mind fresh and alerto De-stresso Have your CAT-kit readyo Set your watch to 10.30 AM o Most importantly, set yourself a TARGET
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Bridging the efficiency gap
• While taking ANY testo As a CEO
Keep an eye on the bigger picture Develop your own strategy
o As a Section Manager Prioritise, Allocate and Execute Mind your own business
o As a Worker Carefully read, define and solve the problem on hand
Manage YourResources
Well
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Bridging the efficiency gap
• After taking a testo For every section, check
How many more could you have scored? Why did you miss out?
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Bridging the efficiency gap
Do’s• Develop your own
strategy based on the test at hand
• Select or reject a question only after reading a question
Don’ts• Inflexible mindset• “Geometry first”
syndrome or “One-liners first” syndrome
• “I can conquer Russia” syndrome or Throwing good money after bad money
Efficiency can improve your score dramatically
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Bridging the knowledge gap
1.List all areas requiring improvement
• Rate their impact on the score & on the effort required to improve
• Prioritise
• Spend ½ hr – 1hr every day and work on 2 to 3 critical areas
Let us look at a typical case
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Step 1: List areas
• PSo I keep forgetting the formulae in Geometryo I have not touched Permutations & Combinationso I have difficulty in defining a problem while solving
• DIo I can’t calculate fasto I lose track while solving
• Verbalo I make a lot of mistakes in inferential RC questionso I generally falter in usage-based questions
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Step 2 : Rating the impact & effort needed
Low Impact High Impact
More • Can’t calculate fast • Not touched Perm & Comb• Falter in usage based
questions
Less • Forgetting Geometry formula
• Defining Problem while solving
• Inferential RC question• Lose track while solving DI
Impact on the score
EffortReqd
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Step 3 : Prioritise
Low High
More • Can’t calculate fast • Not touched Perm & Comb• Falter in usage based
questions
Less • Forgetting Geometry formula
• Defining Problem while solving
• Inferential RC question
• Lose track while solving DI
EffortReqd
Impact on the score
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Step 4 : Work on the areas
• Forgetting Geometry formulae : 10 mino Solve 2 Geometry problems everydayo Revise formulae every day
• Defining the problem in a Math question : 20 mino Re-look at Math questions in the previous SimCATs
• Inferential RC questions : 20 mino Read an editorial everydayo Re-visit the RCs in SimCATso Focus on comprehension
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A possible plan
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The Last Mile
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hour’s toil.
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On the D-Day…..
• Be positive
• Have an open mind
• Avoid undue pressure
• Just don’t give up while taking the CAT
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The Last Mile