CAT Crackers....series 1

Well... the right way to utilize coming six months for the prep for cat for the uninitiated...

I will broadly divide the english improvement into 3 categories:1. vocab building :: to have an impeccable vocab, u should start learning new words everyday...i may suggest that the right way is to use some coaching insti's material..which will be containing the word list...these types of word lists are competitively made and provide u with the right amount of word ammunitions to crack mba entrance..but rem that vocab building is a life long process and goes on throughout life..secondly start reading THE HINDU, for the hostelers, it may be a bit difficult to get latest copy in the library ( advantage gurdaspur !!!)..but still read it online or even read previous day's copy....but try to read it..it is VERY VERY good..trust me..u wont regret its quality and english level..it is not for nothing that IAS ASPIRANTS prefer this...2. sentence structure improvement :: for this, try solving the various types of questions given in the coaching material's books...refer to the WREN AND MARTIN grammar book and go to basic sentence structures. grammar level in the cat is very tough and only way to improve is via practice.3. reading speed and comprehension:: thsi again forms avery important part of the test. a whole section in the exam is of RC,and it is very very scoring also...if u have sufficient practice at it. again, HINDU will come handy..its editorial and opinion pages are of mind blowing quality and sufficient to prepare for the exam. but u shud not only stop at this only. start reading a lot of novels...these wil make u retain long para of literature for long

The second part of the ongoing series of cat prep pertains to the data interpretation. this is a very scoring section of the exam, only if u understand how this stuff basically works.data interprtn is basically a test of ur managerial potential, the abbility to act fast under pressure and most importantly..how u can visulaize problems in ur mind and then go on solving them rationally. DI comprises frerquent use of smart guesses.one has to be clever to not fal into the emotional trap of satisfying ones ego if a question is not solved.DI prep doesnt needs anything except hardcore practice and ur will to go on solving different type of questions despite temporaray setbacks.now, the most important part of how to go on for DI prep? well, u can refer to the notes from some coaching insti(mentioned in previous topic). this is, well..necessary..'coz u have to be professional in ur approach, and coaching insti's material is tailor made for this.

always rem while solving DI problems, that the exam is going to test u for ur managerial potential by indirectly subjecting u to these type of twisted and intricate questions. always keep in mind this hidden agenda of paper setter in mind..that what is he really looking for ?? is he looking for how difficult a question u can solve( by devoting most of ur time to that question and solving it in the end!!) or is he looking for ur ability to solve max amt of questions in the given time (which shows how adept u r at handling ur emotions and leveraging ur strengths to ur max..!!)DI comprises of tables, data given in various forms and graphs, caselets etc. there will be a lot of data in the tables and graphs , and u will be required to grasp the extent of data in the least amount of time , without getting surprised!! then there will be various questions on that data given..and u will be required to answer those questions.most effective step to crack data interprtn problems is to PLAY WITH NUMBERS!! yeah, that is the way u can get familiar with numbers..try to use max of ur mind..since we engineers are prone to use calculators, our mind power for numbers becomes latent...try solving sudoku frequently and gradually remove the inertia in ur mind towards numbers.data interpretation is very vry scoring, once u get the knack of solving the DI problems. more on other sections later....