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How to prepare if you looking to write an entrance coaching - and you have very less time ? Exams like GMAT or GRE needs at least 2 months of study - but to get a dream score with this 2 months of preperation, u have some tricks to apply…

Many people do their entrance preparation - but not all are successful in their preparation. This is because, it is not just the preparation that matters, it is the “effective” strategies that you apply - which really matters.

If you are preparing for an entrance exam, here are 10 golden tips to follow

1. Making entrance study our top “1%” life priority : Entrance exam is a highly competitive exam, and you are not looking for a normal score. You are looking for a top score that will help you to your dream university For that, you need to make this time of your entrance coaching - the top 1% priority of your life. There can be many other things that you want to do, but for now, they are not top 1 % important in your life. Yes, Top 1 % priority of your life is : now to get your dream score in the entrance coming in 2 months.

2. Accountability partner : You need to have someone in your life to whom you can be accountable for your study progress.  When I was studying, I had a friend who lives with her husband and kids. She know me well and know my goals.  I told her that every week I will tell her how much I should study and then next week, she will check the status with me. Also we scheduled that I will go to their house and have a full timed exam once every sunday.  So, what all I studied during that week, I can see how it has improved my score…

3. Maintaining an “Entrance Dream” journal : This is a diary that you will maintain everyday till you complete your entrance exam. The first page of this journal should read “My Dream Score Journal”. Everyday, you will write down what all you did to get one step closer to your entrance dream score.  What mistakes you made. How did u slip in your plans, and how you plan to make it better. Everything is to be recorded.

4. Say “No” to everything else in your life - A very important step to take. Preparing for an entrance coaching is not easy, and your mind and body shouldn’t be filled with other activities.

5. Absolutely “NO” negative thoughts : No negative things or thoughts. Till you finish the entrance exam, we have to maintain our postiive mind - as this is very important for the overall entrance preperaton.

6. Identifying the best time in your day : We need to identify the best time in our day - where you can sit and study your materials - without a break for 2 hours.  Once you have decided this time, make a commitment that no matter what happens, that part of my time is for my entrance coaching.

7. Time management : Time management is very important when it comes to entrance coaching. We have to study minimum of 4 hours a day for competitive exams. We can manage this time by preparing time table for each day. Break down how you will reach your goal. We also have to record weekly data which ultimately helps in representing our performance graphically.

8. Sample Papers : The best way to perform in any exam would be to do so many similar types of such exams. They have huge advantage as you can feel the mental atmosphere similar to that in competitive exams through these sample papers. Schedule to write one exam once a week.

9. Study Focus techniques : There are many learning technics we can apply to improve our study.  I have written a complete article on improving our focus while studying. http://sijith.com/2009/03/28/how-to-improve-focus-while-studying-for-exams/

10. Exercise/Relaxation. Exercise helps to achieve physical and mental health for the exam preparation. Have time for rest and relaxation.  If you love to read, read some great novels or literature. Spent time with your friends and family. Go out for dinner. Relaxing our mind and body helps to focus better in our entrance study, and this will act as catalyst to improve our study focus.

As I said, the time you are now going through is something that is going to change your life for ever, and let us do it is our best possible way. You know that what you want is a dream of yours. This is something more close to your heart than anything else. If you get your dream score, you will get to your dream university, and then you can take your life from there in the way you wish to be.

The exam we are preparing for is important. May be we will slip in the middle, or even fall on the way. But we can always come back. To fight back to our success. To come back from the exam center with the score you always dream’nt in your life.

A score that will begin a new chapter of life happiness and achievement for you…..with right strategy and practice, we can make it true…

Let us together make this dream come true…..