Preparing CAT With A Study Partner Is the Worst Decision Of My Life 💔

In the Month of March Just like all of you, I was super excited to ace CAT and had the same mindset. I even found a study partner (a girl) on Reddit, and we started sharing our daily schedules, practicing together regularly, and planning on a weekly basis.

Being a working professional, I had only 3 hours max per day to prepare. Initially, we were disciplined and focused, but over time, our conversations started drifting towards how tough the preparation was, what we had done that day, and then just random topics. Before I knew it, this routine continued until August. Every day, I spent time on things that didn’t contribute to my preparation, and I didn’t even realize how much time I had wasted.

By the time I realized my mistake, it was too late. I decided to focus again and prepared alone. I dedicated September and October to completing my syllabus, focusing only on Arithmetic and Algebra in Quant. In the last 20 days, I attempted around 10 sectional tests and 7 full-length mocks. But now, I realize the damage has been done. I wasn’t able to get a single decent convert. Nirma is my only option, and I may have to join, but I know I’ll regret this for the rest of my life.