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Last Week Strategy for CAT 2017


 Disclaimer: The article is based on the assumption that you’ve been a serious aspirant for CAT for at least the last 3 months

 Nervousness creeping in? Witnessing sleep disorders? Panicking over any last minute possible f-ups? Anticipating too much over the difficulty level of the paper?
If these describe you, then don’t worry, you aren’t alone my friend. There are thousands sharing the same feeling as you are at this very moment. Let’s take you through a few things you may want to try in the last 6-7 days for optimizing your results:

1.       Revise, Revise, Revise: You must have taken a considerable number of mocks till now available with various coaching centers like Career Launcher, IMS, TIME etc. Now is the time to put your trust in the solutions provided by them. Just go through their way of solving it. Keep a pen and paper with you while doing so. Anything and everything that amazes you or any place you get that ‘Aha! I never thought of this way’, take notes of it. Jot it down in your notebook. But then don’t do this on 25th or even 24th November’17. Read what you’ve noted till 23rd on the 24th and 25th.

2.       Work on that sleep cycle: You might have ignored the constant ranting of your parents regarding this all your life. Just adapt it for this one week. You need to be at your 100% best on the 26th of November’2017.

3.       Everything else in the world can take a backseat: If you’re really really determined to nail this one in 2017 only and not wait for 2018, do not prioritize your personal or professional life above this. Don’t indulge in those ‘Just one beer and then we head back home’ thoughts for this week at least.

4.       Motivate yourself: We all have that one song, that one video, that one documentary, that one movie or that one Ted Talk which motivates us to challenge ourselves like nothing else. Watch it now. Watch it over again. Watch it until it makes you feel you’re going in a war. Don’t go in with that lackadaisical attitude. You want to be the champion? Then think like one.

5.       Don’t overdo mocks now: Give it a rest. Or if you’re really tempted to take one, do it this Sunday only. Take it at the same time as your CAT slot.

6.       Obvious ones: Check your admit card, distance of the center from your house, ways to commute, your necessary items to carry for the exam etc. Again don’t wait for the 25th to look at these things.



All the best friends!

About the Author -


Pranav Raj works as the Vertical Head - Cost and Innovation for one of the leading Smartphone Brands in India. He has done his MBA from IIFT Delhi (2015-17) before graduating from BIT Mesra (2010-14). An avid traveler and a trained scuba diver, he has been part of the Pagalguy Dream Team for the year 2014 scoring 99.41 in CAT and 99.43 in IIFT. 

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