This is the time when you need to give your best and leave the rest. If you haven’t been able to score well in your mock tests, the first thing you need to do is – DO NOT PANIC. Mock tests are extremely important in any competitive exam and CAT is no different. So here’s what you can do in your mock tests for the last month of your CAT Preparation:
- It’s time to play on your strengths
Because we’re out of time here. This is the most important thing you should remember. The worst thing you could do at this stage is to pick up a new topic and trying to be average from bad rather than becoming better at topics you’re already good at.
- Speed up!
This is the time when you should focus even more on attempting as many questions as possible (I’m not talking about guessing here). When you’re focusing on your strengths, it’s easier to be quicker because your brain can process something faster if you already know it. Don’t panic and hurry up. Working on your speed doesn’t mean you skip through questions without reading or solving them properly.
- Attempt all questions without a negative marking
This one is a no-brainer. And while you can write any kind of answer, please prefer the most logical one. Avoid writing an answer randomly if you haven’t tried solving the question at least once.
- Analyzing mock tests
Usually, I recommend re-solving the entire paper again after the mock test and before looking at the solution because that helps you analyze whether you made a mistake or couldn’t attempt a question due to time-constraint or you actually didn’t know the answer to that question. And you can still do that if you have enough time.But since we’re lacking time here, I’ll recommend you to check and resolve only the questions you made a mistake in. Since those are the ones you chose to attempt, which means those are your strong areas (which we are trying to make better here).
- Revising concepts before mock tests
What could be worse than the question you knew you could answer perfectly but couldn’t remember the formula? We’ve all been there. So, take out your notes and brush up your lessons before you go and attempt that mock test. This will also make you feel more confident and prepared.
Final tip: As we are approaching the end of the beginning of your MBA journey, you should start treating your mock tests as the actual CAT exam.
Do what you’d do there – keep your water bottle with you, avoid taking bio-breaks for the entire duration, revise the concepts and most importantly, keep your mind calm and steady.
Don’t judge yourself by the scores of your mock test if you aren’t scoring well and don’t feel overconfident if you’re scoring too well in your mock tests. The D-Day is way too unexpected.
Keep calm and give it your best shot. Hope these tips are helpful for you.
All the Best for CAT 2020!
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