CetKing Once you have decided to do your MBA, it’s time to prepare for entrance exams. The actual preparation starts when you have already made a list of B-Schools where you would like to take admission and the specialization you have already selected. The preparation you need to take is for tests which is an important … Read more
Are you on the fence about whether to apply to business school? If you are, you aren’t alone. Although the decision to pursue your MBA should not be taken lightly, if you can afford to take 2-3 years off from the working world, it’s my opinion that you should do it. Here are 4 reasons … Read more
Once you get to business school, you’re going to hit the ground sprinting. It’s like a tornado picked you up and is whirling you through school, almost literally. The best way to not get stuck in this tornado is to have strict priorities, and actually stick to them. It’s fine to not know exactly what … Read more
Yes, CAT is crucial but in my opinion, it isn’t the most important criteria which MBA admission teams consider. If you perform your research, you will notice that the majority of schools state that your MBA application is assessed in its entirety–which means that your CV, work experience and references are equally as important as … Read more
Process of elimination is only next to number plugging in popularity as a strategy for solving Quant questions .They are useful sometimes, and even necessary in some questions but for most questions, but use logic/reasoning. That said, there is a set of questions in which we should think of these strategies. Number plugging is very … Read more
Questions that arouse your own interests can be dangerous. This is because they can sometimes cloud your judgment or make you feel like you know something that isn’t explicitly stated in the text . While this may be true in the real world, don’t forget that you can’t bring any outside knowledge with you to … Read more
While preparing for the CAT, there will be certain question types that will appear over and over again. If you’re studying math, you know that you’ll see at least a couple of exponent problems that you’ll need to solve through algebra. If you’re studying sentence correction, you know that you’ll see at least a couple … Read more
When we consider uses of symmetry, the first thing that comes to mind is of course, Geometry. Circles/equilateral triangles/squares/cubes are symmetrical figures. Symmetry helps us simplify questions which are based on these figures. We have also seen the uses of symmetry in dice throwing. In arrangements too, symmetry helped decrease our work substantially. Today, let’s … Read more
Sometimes, you come across some seriously interesting questions in Combinatorics. When you saw the answer, it get thinking – it couldn’t have been a coincidence. There had to be a simpler logic to it and there was! Question 1: In how many ways can 10 different paintings be distributed between two collectors – Dave and … Read more
After studying for the CAT for a few months (or years, in my case), you start to form expectations of exam questions. If you’re doing sentence correction, and you see a pronoun, there’s a good chance that the various answer choices will have different pronouns to ensure that you pick the correct one. If you’re … Read more
