strange question about gap in education

[wanabedoc]

dear all iam new to pagalguy atleast as a member and i have a few questions whose answers i did not find upon searching the forums, i did find a similar post but that did not exactly answer my question..the following story may sound really strange but hey!.so here goes.... i flunked my 11th in 1997 and lost 3 years before entering 12th in 2000 and lost 4 years upto 2004 when i finally consolidated my scores and passed out of 12th then i joined engineering only to leave it 3 months in, then joined bsc psych only to leave it again a few months in, lost 1 year more in this process, i have lost a total of 8 years with no significant alternative achievement...currently iam pursuing bba thru distance mode from smu..and have a 2 sem average of 60 %...i want to know if this kind of a profile will affect my admissions into a phd program in management(most univs in usa and singapore accept bachelor's for admission into phd) or an mba either abroad or in india? i have heard that in interviews they grill about lapses and gaps in education or work experience? i definitely wouldn't want to lie so is there anyway i can override these lapses and actually move on back into the mainstream? now aiming for a phd or an mba may sound strange with this kinda profile but i have this really strong desire to reclaim my education and to get back into the mainstream!regards

[wanabedoc]

sorry guyz excuse the formatting above...tried editing but to no avail..thanx

[neeraj purty]

hey mate even i am facing similiar problems yaar,after i did my 10th my father asked me to study science,being immatured i went forward only to realise that im not fit for science,even then i continued to study only to fail in boards.However during those 2 years i realised that commerce suits me more,so even though my dad was against it i decided to study commerce and took admission in a collage,as it was a state board so high scoring oppurtunities was very less,even then managed to pass out with 74%,and was also the topper of my collage.Since then as a student my confidence, my commitment level has also changed & my self belief as well (so basicaly that gap of 2 years has given me something positive also).However even though i was getting admission in ST xavier's kolkatta for Bcom i could not go due to some personal problems,on the other hand took admission for Bcom again in a local collage,as it was again a state board scoring oppurtunities was more tougher this time as it was in +2. I gave my best but could manage only 57% with distinction,U can understand how tough it is to score in our university with the fact that our university topper has got mere 63%,i had given CAT in my final year managed only 74% & nothing reasonable materialised,thus had to drop one more year now to prepare for various entrance examinations.So now when i am 22 years of age and have gap of 3 years in my acads,adding to wounds my stats also are not pleasant to eyes,with my 10,12 both being in 70's & grads falling to 57.I want to do MBA and also go for Phd sometime in future,however due to my past records suddenly this phobea of failure is haunting me like anything.I know that what is past is past and one should stop thinking about it as u can do nothing about it.But what can i do i cant stop myself from thinking about it.How do i handle the interview panel in the interview round,i know quite a lot of u would suggest that i should concentrate first on written and then worry about interviews,but i will still like to know the answer if any one has as i am desperate for it.Hope to find some helpful & kind friends in this forum to help poor guys like us.
thankyou