Hi Guyz,
I am starting this thread because of the simple reason "What we can not do alone, we will do it together". Cracking the CAT is a tough job anyday. For those of us who are slogging long hours in their offices, its all the more tougher
1. Stressed Out :- Being working not only takes away a lot of time from our daily lives, it gets taxing on the mind too. We dont have the luxury of waking up late, having a chat, being served in the bed, no worries except CAT exams, we simply don't have this kind of life. We slog very hard in the office, take some work back home, have long travelling hours. Most of us reach home at somewhere arnd 8.30, have dinner till 9.30, sit with our families and have to get ready for the next day
2. No coaching :- We cant think of joining any coaching institute, it would simply take away all the time we need for self studying. But then, unless we dont get that competitive spirit, the fire just doesnt gets turned on. We dont know what the world is up to.
3. Fear of Failure :- a) What if we couldnt clear the CAT after devoting x number of months or years?
b) Better we had studied .net, PHP, DB2 etc. It would have atleast made us more recruitable for our next shift.
c) Would i be able to leave my job and still be able to manage the funds for my family when i reach IIM's
All these thoughts keep crawling through our mind.
4. Girlfriends/Boyfriends/Spouse :- The last but still the worst. We need time for them. We have to find time for them otherwide we risk loosing them to some smart a$$ down street. But then, when do u get time for yourself and your studies.
If have read all this, it tells two things about you.
1. U r serious :- You are serious about cracking CAT, not just for the money you can make, but for the kind of responsibilities you think you can shoulder. I say this because you are also facing all these problems but still u want to go ahead
2. U know how to find the right tools :- In the vast sea of internet you found this thread and are moving in the right direction towards the mecca of management . the IIMs
Feel free to join this group. I will close this thread and make it private by November 15 (we dont want the group to grow into a huge unmanageable number right. We plan to keep it small, focused and serious). After that there will be our own group on Google/Yahoo/Orkut which will be decided through a poll. And if necessary there will be group meetings on weekends.
We can form a group in Delhi/NCR region and share our resources, take updates on the latest, and take suggestions
For people very new to PagaL GuY. This link is a must. And do read the article by our Chandoo
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-an...king-best.html (Inspiring stories of CAT cracking or The Best of 'All I wanted to speak about CAT')
Sumit Arora
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