CAT 2008 over
I dint eralise tiem is flying so fast, seems just like few days back when i wrote CAT 2007 in Kolkata (read changed from Delhi coz of ITC
)
CAT 2008 - it started off with loads of motivation, dedication and yeah desperation (to leave Chennai). Joined IMS classes, joined CL series and what not. Then alas, i lost it all. People from PG who are close to me know that i dint study even for a sec during tehese 9 months i have been here in Chennai
, missed many mocks just coz i dint wake up
, never got serious for so called toughest exams to crack. I am not disappointed though, i think i am not ready for an MBA (though if i would have cracked it and got A/B/C, would have surely taken them).
D day - with some efforts in last 8 months (wouldnt say 0 coz i gave atleast 8-10 mocks
) the attitude with which i went for the paper was "I have nothing to lose". Saw the instructions and was pretty sure that my chances were already bleak coz of VA having 40 questions, but still i was pretty cool. As already mentioned it was a horrible start after having a huge argument with the invigilator (if i catch her somehwhere, shes gonna pay for it
). As usual started off with DI and it seemed to be a pretty doable paper to me, i acutally thought DI was as simple as it could have been and was pretty close to last years DI paper (though general consensus gives a diff picture). Next was VA for me, as i had decided i would attempt as many questions as possible and hence i was on a OMR shading spree in next 25-30 minutes. Went to QA from there where i realised that CAT 08 is done for me (with my total attempts 8, out of which 2 were flukes) , still thought the show should go on and finally attempted 2 RC's.
Same evening i did check my scores, which are okayish, nothing gr8
QA - 17
DI - 54
VA/RC - 30
Total 101
Now, after 2 CATs that too without preparation and doing okayish both the times i realise that
1) its not a question how good you are at maths, logic, english but to a large extent how good are your time management skills, how good can you handle pressure, how you react to different (unexpected ) situations, which would be all good qualities of a manager.
2) I have the capability to rip apart CAT
- though some may disagree
(just that i need to study a bit more, and have a hold of all concepts), u wont believe what question i left in QA - What are the last 2 digits of 7*2008
I am not sure whether i would take any other paper or not, but for all of you i would just say CAT 2008 is gone guys, its over, dont carry over the sentiments of cracking it / not cracking it. IIMs are not end of life, there are better B Schools.
Also, CAT / MBA is not end of life, theres much more to life than MBA /money et all (gyaan
)
And Finally i think i mite again go for CAT 2009
(just going there without studying is a different experience, none of you can ever experience that,its a challenge and i think i have done fairly well last 2 times
)
PS: Murty hope its not a hasty decision, and you have done enough IM on this
)
Cheers
MK
!!!! 
IN MURPHY I TRUST 
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