Handling CAT Pressure
Posted 09-05-2009 at 02:33 PM by Aspen
CAT is a game of nerves. Its people having strong nerves who successfully ace the exam. However preparations might have been taken and however dedicated hours to studies might have been allocated, it is the performance on the final day that counts the most. Either you can perform on the day of the exam or you perish. How to keep yourself going on the day .Here are some tips that might be of your help.
How to tackle the pressure
Firstly you should tell yourself that as far as the preparation is concerned you have tried your level best. Now is the time for you to deliver your best during on the day of the exam. Most importantly you should not believe that end result is not the most important thing. It actually helps to compose and keep away the stress. Remembering not doing well in CAT is certainly not the end of the world is also important to stay cool and focus on the performance. There are so many other things on Earth to be done that you may possibly end up doing.
Secondly you should in no ways to undertake any serious preparation in the last two days to CAT. Keep away from working on any new test papers .Don’t work on any new exercises and certainly don’t try to learn any thing new. The most you can do is you can pick up a few selected problems and go through them and then recollect a few basic concepts. If the problem doesn’t work out just leave it aside and don’t worry much .Don’t start feeling miserable about the fact that you have failed to do problem correctly.
Other Dos & Don'ts
Alongside these things there are a few other things that you can do. Locating and visiting the centre at least a day before the exam is one among them. Unless you have been to the test centre before you should make sure that you at least visit there once before your exam. Making it into the centre within time is absolutely necessary ,there have been many instances that a person have been restricted to get into the examination hall for being late. So it should be the best thing to be done if you reach the place at least half an hour prior to the time of the test.
Carry all the items that are essential like admit card, pencils, erasers and others. In all likely hood there will be a huge crowd including students and others who drop them. Do not get stressed at the site of such a massive crowd. You may figure some students referring to books and discussing questions in front of the examination centre .Its better if you ignore them.
Before you reach the exam hall it’s best advisable to be using the rest room. Once the exam starts you won’t be allowed to leave .It takes something around three hours from the start. So its always advisable to be done with all such works. Do not go to the exam with the expectation of a particular pattern of the paper, the composition of the paper can be anything. Don’t scare yourself at the difficulty of the paper.
During the exam its best to take the wrist watch off your hand and place it on the desk. It is extremely essential to keep track of the time. Make sure you fill in all the details required before the start of the test, like CAT registration number and all that.
Following the above might help you in cracking the CAT successfully.
How to tackle the pressure
Firstly you should tell yourself that as far as the preparation is concerned you have tried your level best. Now is the time for you to deliver your best during on the day of the exam. Most importantly you should not believe that end result is not the most important thing. It actually helps to compose and keep away the stress. Remembering not doing well in CAT is certainly not the end of the world is also important to stay cool and focus on the performance. There are so many other things on Earth to be done that you may possibly end up doing.
Secondly you should in no ways to undertake any serious preparation in the last two days to CAT. Keep away from working on any new test papers .Don’t work on any new exercises and certainly don’t try to learn any thing new. The most you can do is you can pick up a few selected problems and go through them and then recollect a few basic concepts. If the problem doesn’t work out just leave it aside and don’t worry much .Don’t start feeling miserable about the fact that you have failed to do problem correctly.
Other Dos & Don'ts
Alongside these things there are a few other things that you can do. Locating and visiting the centre at least a day before the exam is one among them. Unless you have been to the test centre before you should make sure that you at least visit there once before your exam. Making it into the centre within time is absolutely necessary ,there have been many instances that a person have been restricted to get into the examination hall for being late. So it should be the best thing to be done if you reach the place at least half an hour prior to the time of the test.
Carry all the items that are essential like admit card, pencils, erasers and others. In all likely hood there will be a huge crowd including students and others who drop them. Do not get stressed at the site of such a massive crowd. You may figure some students referring to books and discussing questions in front of the examination centre .Its better if you ignore them.
Before you reach the exam hall it’s best advisable to be using the rest room. Once the exam starts you won’t be allowed to leave .It takes something around three hours from the start. So its always advisable to be done with all such works. Do not go to the exam with the expectation of a particular pattern of the paper, the composition of the paper can be anything. Don’t scare yourself at the difficulty of the paper.
During the exam its best to take the wrist watch off your hand and place it on the desk. It is extremely essential to keep track of the time. Make sure you fill in all the details required before the start of the test, like CAT registration number and all that.
Following the above might help you in cracking the CAT successfully.
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