9/9/8 female, non-engineering srcc econ fresher

Hi! I've been lurking on this subreddit for a while and wanted to ask if if should write cat in my final year of college or get some workex in and then write cat. I'm not very optimistic about faring well in my college's placement cycle given my cgpa but I am also worried about the time crunch in cat prep if I start preparing now. How should I proceed? Thank you!