no. of mocks to be taken per week?

[neha jain]

hi ppl,
i m one of the cat 2004 aspirants.
cud nebdy guide me as to how many no. of mock cat shud one take per week?
currently i make sure i do one full length test a week. is that ok or do i need to increase my no.?
further guide me as to how is the analysis carried in RC sections. ie wat is the best way to evaluate that ur RC performance is fine?
n ya, another query, is it advisable to go back n start from basics the topics in quant whiich i feel r beyond my expertice?
bbye n gud luck
neha

[prashoo]

i think if u could take 2 mocks at an interval of 3 days it would be perfect.There would be sufficient time for analysis.i am working and so i am forced to take 2 mocks during the weekend.people staying at home can really capitalise.

[whocarez]

hmm...

I will say if you have taken CAT before (seriously) so you have a fair idea of what it is and by now should be comfortable sitting for 2 hrs and indifferent to difficulty of the paper and no of sections in it. If that is the case then taking 1 AIM (all india thing is imp. as it gives you the fair idea of you relative performance) per week is sufficient. Though you can take as many section tests as you like depending on the things you are looking for from those section tests.

But if you are a first timer then i'll suggest giving 2 mocks per week. But the most important thing is analysing that paper. You have to sit for the paper for 4-5 hrs (av fresher time) analysing where you not only solve all the questions but also (infact the more imp. thing) think about the questions you solved correctly but took too much time or sitters which you missed. Think how to avoid the situations like these. Identify your stronger and weaker sections. Infact not only that try to identify your stronger and weaker topics inside those sections.

As i read in 1 of the topics last yr (when i was a fresher myself) that its better to get a question wrong in 30seconds then to have it correct in 3 mins!!

Enough of this gyan I hope you got what you were looking for....

[Abhijith]

As righty pointed out in the previous posts..its equally important to analyse the paper.
Its said that the people who are goin to make the difference at CAT are those who can indentify which question not attemp....
So, giving equl time to analyse it would be good manage to take 2-3 Mock Cats a week. But then all the same remember that too much of MC may heed to disinterest in the same.,
All the best
Chow