10 sutras while attempting an exam

 

 

For the upcoming CAT (and infact for XAT, SNAP, NMAT etc) exam; here are a few tips to make the best use of exam time. Use them wisely in your exam and you are bound to fare better than usual.

1. Go with an open mindset. Things may change a lot, still.
2. Set a strict time limit on reading each question
3. Set a time limit on attempting a question
4. Leave any question which doesn't fall in this limit
5. Spend 5 minutes in going through questions of each section. Pick the sets / Passages / Questions which you find to be easy.
6. Read the instructions / questions very very carefully. There is, often, trickery in language.
7. Double check your calculation in each question before mark an option.
8. After you mark an option, double check if you have marked correctly.
9. Remember: Quality over Quantity.
10. Don't Panic. All will be well.

 

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Journey vs Destination

  

We often get so fixated on the journey that we forget the destination we started out for!

You start from home with a list of tasks. I will stop at A, go via road B and then stop at C to get XYZ. But as you started on route to A, someone honked from behind and overtook you. And that frustrated feeling of "How dare he" drove you to maneuver past the over-taker. You look to the car and its an old person slowly driving. But you got so engrossed in the "REVENGE" that you forgot to stop at A and skipped past road B.

Has it happened with you? Yeah, me neither!!

This is not all random blithering. There is a point here. The point being, MBA is NOT your destination. It is part of your journey. And while in some cases, we need to enjoy the journey being the main attraction, in our case completing the MBA isn't the star attraction. Its the destination after your MBA

The end Destination will be different for different people - For some it is a cushy job, For some their dream venture, Some intend to further their family businesses while some just want to get their parents to back off for a while!

The point being - DON'T GET TOO FIXATED ON MBA. It is just a tool. Just like CFA, CA, and myriad other qualifications. You might want to go for MBA. You might also get a job. Get an internship. Go for a course in the field of your choice. Work in your family business and get the in and out of it. Making a career out isn't only about MBA.

Don't lose the sight of your destination and if one route doesn't work out, try another one!!!

Regards
@TheQuantMentor

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