So finally, the day has arrived. I’ll be appearing for the CAT tomorrow afternoon and I am not quite nervous about it. It is not that I am too confident about my preparations, but perhaps it is the passive and subtle acceptance of a non-phenomenal performance. This week, I have been a bit laid back. Suddenly I had realized how much have I been putting in for my Goal, and was disappointed regarding my overall efforts. Yes, this is definitely not the last CAT of my life, but there are a few things that I have learnt during the period I have been preparing for it.

The 1st thing, learning should be a comprehensive process. Unlike studying for a particular purpose, one should always prepare oneself keeping in view a broader perspective and a larger ultimate goal. For example, in a few months I could not have been able to start reading the Economic Times, or the great novelists, or solve logical puzzles. These things have never been part of my activities, thus never turned into habits, which i have realized could have been beneficial. Yes of course I had reasons for keeping myself shielded from all these good habits.

When reading is concerned, I have always been a slow reader. Any newspaper article exceeding 200 words, would have never had my eyes on, novels were thus out of bounds. It was during this preparation time, fortunately, I learnt methods to go through texts quickly. But till then it was too late, and I could not have started hitting the voluminous books. But surely, I’ll do it now.

When maths is considered, I never had an affinity towards it, although at the same time, did not have anything against it too. I fared well in the subject in class 10th, by studying only the things ‘required’ for the exam. Those who loved the subject and went deep into it, scored a 100, and I landed up in a 95. A five mark difference didn’t look too large back then, but the difference I observed in the way they approached this topic in CAT was too large of an amount. Having understood that this is the area where I actually need to put in effort, I am optimistic that I’ll do it eventually with consistence perseverance.

With the D-Day hardly 24 hours away, I am happy that I have realized my grey areas and I will work hard to correct it. I will put in my best into that 140 mins and tackle the test with a very positive attitude. Never in my life have I been so positive and relaxed a day before any exam. Let’s hope the things turn out well… ?