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3. Having scored 99+ percentile in Quantitative aptitude of CAT, What was your study plan?
I started my preparation by understanding the syllabus. My plan was to cover all the important topics except a few. I left modern maths for last and started with understanding concepts of the most important topics first. I covered all the topics by August and was also taking mock tests parallelly. By the end of August, I have taken 15 mocks. I took approximately 20 more mocks in the next two months i.e., September and October. And around 3-4 mocks in November, just to be in the flow of taking tests. I studied modern maths in November itself. Actually, I was planning to leave this topic as I was scoring good percentile without solving any questions from modern maths. But then I thought, why not study and solve a few questions just in case CAT throws some basics from these topics. So, I studied log and coordinate geometry. And it somewhat helped me in the actual exam. In November, I mostly relaxed and revised on a daily basis.
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4. How many mock tests have you taken? How you went for their analysis?
I took around 40 mocks. These exclude the old mock papers that I used to solve. The mock analysis is one of the most critical activities in preparation. It gives you lots of insights. During analysis, I usually focused on the questions that wasted my time. Questions that you think that you can solve yet you can't. These are very important to identify, as they waste lots of your time. Apart from that, I used to analyze the questions which were easy and I left them assuming that they would be difficult to crack.
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5. Which are the topics to focus on in the last 3 months?
In the last three months, I covered only a few of the left-outs like modern maths. I covered the basics of these topics just in case there is any level 1 question in the actual exam. So, if you have left any topic, I would suggest getting a basic understanding of it and not leaving it entirely as it might be disadvantageous for you in the actual exam.
6. Any advice you would want to give, you wish you would have known earlier regarding CAT preparation?
Yeah, just a few pointers: Take mocks religiously. Don't worry if you are scoring low; that is because you are still in the preparation stage. Have faith in yourself and the process.
Analyze the mocks very very well. Spend at least 3 hours in one full-length mock analysis. Don't take the next mock before analyzing the last one.
Do not panic in the last 30-40 days before D-day. Do not try to cover lots of things during these days. Mostly do revisions and take 3-4 mocks just to be in the practice of taking tests.
And lastly, If you have prepared well, then do not worry; you will sail through smoothly. CAT will be just like your next mock test.
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