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Studying with Vantage

How readiness, mastery, and mock exams actually work.

How is my readiness percentage calculated?

It's each domain's average concept strength, weighted by that domain's share of the exam's question count — a domain worth more questions moves your readiness number more than one worth fewer. The full breakdown is on the Method page.

Does the AI grade my overall progress?

No. The AI layer only judges free-text explain-back answers against a rubric, with a zero-cost local fallback when AI grading isn't available — every mastery and readiness number is computed deterministically, not by an AI's opinion.

What's a mock exam versus a regular session?

A regular session adapts each question to what you personally need next — review, strengthen, or new material. A mock exam is a fixed, timed, full-length simulation of the real thing, for rehearsing pacing and pressure, not for learning new concepts.

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