1) Not Having a Tailor Made Strategy
Having an Unorganised Preparation could lead to Disaster. It is Important that You Consult with a Mentor or Understand what is your strengths and Weaknesses and accordingly set your Personalized Strategy to Ace the Preparation
2) Planning to Give Mocks after Completing Syllabus
This a Very Common Mistake Done By Aspirants wherein they make up their plan that they would start taking mocks only after they Complete their Basic Concepts. It is Important to Apply the Concepts which you you learn inorder to strengthen your understanding. So Mocks should happen parallely with Studies
3) Spending Majority of the Time on One Section
While it is Important to know your area of strength but at the same time one needs to balance all the three sections as top tier colleges require you to clear sectional cutoff and not clearing them is a problem which could block your potential Institutional Calls and Converts
4) Limiting Your Potential by Keeping Rigid Targets
While It is Important to to have a benchmark target to stay focused , it is also important to keep improving them with time and finally set a benchmark score with is both concrete and challenging in nature so that you move towards an practical goal.
5) Too Much Of Analysis and Less Of Work
Analysis is Good Form of Introspection but Over Analysis is a threat. This is Such a Common Aspect of MBA aspirants life wherein One is spending more of his time into worrying what will happen rather than devoting that time in Preparation.
6) Attempting CAT as a regular Textbook Exam
It is Important to understand first and foremost that CAT is an Test Of Application and Not a just another regular exam. You should Unlearn the Regular Educational Approach and rather Learn to be more practical in understanding Concepts. The CAT Preparation requires one to have a more adaptive and open mindset to learn the essence of different concepts
7) Spending Last Stage Of Preparation on Weak Areas
It is Important to Work on Weak Areas to maximize Your scores but during the last stage of preparation one needs to consolidate his approach and strengthen on the Concepts on which you are familiar with, So that Atleast you able to provide justice to the learning you have already made.
8) Not Giving Enough Mocks
The Average Mocks given By an CAT aspirant is 5 mocks But it’s a very low number ,it may work for some but for the majority giving mocks will make you more familiar with the test taking process and understanding how you are actually are you in sync with the desired outcome
9) Skipping MOCK Analysis
The Whole Purpose Of Mocks is to give one an hindsight into the kind of preparation one is going through , Mocks Analysis will make you aware of your strengths and Weaknesses so that you can rework on the weak areas and consolidated your area of strength.
10) Giving Up In Mid Of Preparation
Do You Know that That about 20% of the Cat Applicants do not even attempt the Test. Giving Up is an Excuse for many But One needs to understand that giving his/her best is what really matters. Focusing on the preparation part when others are dropping would give you an added advantage as your probable competition is no more a competition.
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