Dude trust me the books you want to read from the library are most likely on the internet for free, because their copyright has expired i.e. most of Jane Austen novels are online. If you want I can email you and we can discuss stuff since our options are more or less the same, and I have attempted (though half-heartedly) CSS 2015.

Here is another tip, read everything and anything, even advertisement, as they also use a certain type of language to entice consumers. When you read anything question it, does it deliver its message, who is the target audience, could it have been better, what do I like about this, what do I not like about this. Never just 'read' analyse.

I bet my writing style is a mix and mash of a lot of things I have read textbooks, academic journal articles, newspaper, magazines, listening to BBC radio, watching English talk shows, documentaries, reading short stories, Harry Potter random articles, reviews etc. Most likely than not, people who read and enjoy reading do write some awesome essays.

I have been told that my writing style is 'dated' and perhaps too flowery. However, I have reasons to believe, otherwise. I scored 5.5 / 6.0 in Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test. For the uninformed, GRE is the most comprehensive test, my overall percentile was 99. This figure indicates that of all GRE test takers ( which is a pool of candidates spread over the ENTIRE WORLD) I was better than 99 percent. Moreover, based on this score I won the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. To add, I have an 8 band in IELTS, 28 / 30 in TOEFL and so on. The point over here is that you have no clue what's going on around the world. We make big pronouncement but do not have the facts to corroborate our statements. These are called sweeping statements and are of little value in reasoning. The saddest part is that people with no achievement pronounce edicts. They should prove themselves and then perhaps 'elaborate their position'.

Ideas choose their own language. Simple, elementary thoughts would require the same kind of communication vehicle. Complex ideas involves intricate structure and words. Read Kant and compare it with Sydney Sheldon. In business communication and day to day life, it is good to employ simple words but when you are elucidating ideas, you gotta use words that are apt for that thought. Lastly, there is no harm in flaunting your knowledge of words, if you have words use them. You don't have to make yourself stoop low for the majority. Sadly, majority is stupid and one ought not to live for those who know nothing.

@Vegeta

a place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored.
"a deep repository for nuclear waste"
a place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities.
"accessible repositories of water"
COMPUTING
a central location in which data is stored and managed.
"the metadata will be aggregated in a repository"

For your knowledge friend, I have attached the meaning of repository

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Thanks dude, I think. You do know I have access to google too. Next time just tell me to google it, if I have not already done so, which I did and looked up the word, read a little about the word itself and heck even looked up the thesaurus for other alternatives. But hey good copy pasting skills!

Dear Daniyal ,

Would you mind telling us you reasons to join CSS especially PSP ? Why did you prefer CSS over Fulbright ? Your intellectual skills could have been more helpful to Pakistani community.
Sorry for the rant ! Just needed an opinion

I wish there was a small piece of advice in it.

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he is a csp not your dadi amma whom you are pushing hard for an advice ,i think he is doing more than his duty to help upcoming aspirants. at this level you have to be sane enough to comprehend small statements and their broad meaning. i am not dnyal's spokesman but i belive your criticism as unfair towards an esteemed fellow.

It is not criticism!!!.I asked him this:

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I have read about Hegel's philosophy.The thing is that I know many good words,but when I begin to write only thing that comes on paper is pretty simple and basic.And when I have written I keep thinking Okay I could've used this or that word.But it happens all the time. I am a good debater.Most of the times I win.But I'm just not able to write like that.I mean my arguments will be really compelling but my sentences will not be.What to do about it?

And he did not reply and instead posted this.So when I logged in I wished there was a piece of advice in it.
AND by the way you are not my dadi amma either.

Thanks for the advive.
I tried it.It took a lot of time.but it was worth it in the end
Thanks Again

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First of all your achievements are amazing. When I said your style is 'dated' I said in my opinion, different writing styles appeal to different people. I am a Barrister by profession and have studied Law with Politics at undergrad at a prestigious university in the UK, and I am a keen reader. My reading interests are wide and spread-out, from reading academic journal articles, to long winded legal judgments to Harry Potter, and everything in between. When you say ideas choose their own language, are you telling me the most simplest of language does not convey the most complex of ideas? Its an art to explain the most complex theories in words that laymen can understand and comprehend. Literature and great ideas are for the masses, not for the bourgeois only. Great writers have always wanted to educate the majority.
Your writing style clearly worked for you, but it may not work for other people. Writing is a piece of art, not everyone likes the same piece of literature, so don't take the 'criticism' (if you call it that, it was actually as observation) to heart.

guys relax, i just shared my opinion on this forum for the benefit of others. Apparently, things worked for me and I felt moral compulsion to share with others. When I was preparing for competitive examinations, I saw people striving hard without any direction. I myself did not do well in my first attempt. However, I learnt lessons and successfully managed to clear two competitive examinations namely, CSS and PMS. My intentions are noble and I can easily manage hostile attitude. It's really nice to know that you are a Barrister, most of my friends who are proficient in law are pretty satisfied with their law practice. It is a nice change for me to see a barrister trying his hand at civil services. Lastly, I appreciate your words as you have expended a lot of time and effort in crafting your response. Since, I'm doing a job, I cannot be thorough in my response. So, please forgive me, if I miss a point or two.

Cheers

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would you please elaborate your prep strategy regardinh i.r and c.a?