My percentile is 98.52 in CAT 2002. so guess hard work pays
regular study
join a good institute look for number of successes notched in past
solve lots of papers
if possible try to get notes of other institutes too thro friends
like I joined ims. I got notes from my brother of prime and time
share question papers.
slog hard if u r not intelligent
i found ims, prime, time, career forum all good. but each had something good in it. and all of them are different. so try to get study material of all.
and try to start and year in advance.
my email id is sandescsheth@rediffmail.com
i have given cat twice. once without preparation I could get thro spjain institute. this time I have given cat with preparation lets see what happens.
study hard, be regular and keep up the spirit. its worth a effort.