• Share you CAT experience and advice!

~ Practice your steps: The old cliche never dies. Yes, practice makes perfect. You would have taken mock CATs over the last few months. Take some more, at least till one week before CAT. Time yourself honestly. If possible, ask a friend or family-member to keep time. As far as possible, give the mocks at the same time of the day as CAT itself is scheduled so that your body clock can adjust itself. Don't use a method or approach in these mocks unless you have tried it out before. In the last week, it is advisable to practice section-wise rather than going the full distance each time.

~ Plan your approach: For your preparation, and for the big day. By now, you would have realised your strengths and weaknesses, the time you take for different types of questions and the order in which you are comfortable answering them. Put these together to finalise your plan. Other elements of the plan should include the time you want to allocate to each section and whether you want to answer the higher-marked questions first or the lighter ones. Once you have your plan finalised, put it to practice in the mocks, and stick to it as far as possible during CAT too.

~ Play to your strengths: In these last few days, it is critical that you spend time on stuff you are good at, and continuously improve yourself at it. If reading comprehension (RC) is your scoring area, practice as many RC passages as you can lay your hands on. If logical reasoning (LR) is your strength, try going through LR questions slightly faster at each attempt.
During CAT, there will always be the temptation to be able to do everything well, but remember that if you play to your strengths first, it will boost your confidence for the rest of the test, and also give you the comfort of assured marks.