[2005]S.P. Jain GD/PI help and experiences

[vik]

Originally Posted by shradha_1981

Hi ,

I don't know how relevant this post is for the forum...but just wanted some advice..as u must have observed i kept posting queries for my sis here on the forum...she didn't get thru spj inspite of brilliant acads and a good gi and having a gud background with eco honours....now my dilemma..she has calls from imt,mica and nmims also....what do u suggest ..shld she go for an MA and give cat again or go ahead with these intsis if she gets an admit....i am putting up this query as she is 2 distraught now after her sp results and is in no mood for ny talk related to mba at the moment....

Her cat%(96.76)

and she is a fresher

This post looks interesting and I want to give my suggestion for the same. Look this is MY viewpoint and many would disagree (I don't want to give Diplomatic answer), but still ...

You do MBA only once in ur lifetime (mostly) ... and then slog for 30+ years working. So does it matter if u work for 1 less year ?

okie to start with, a good MBA institute gives you a head-on start and also the brand name + alumni helps you throught the career.

In this particular case
1. She is fresher
2. 96+ percentile is good
3. Great acads

So my suggestion

In this case she should give one more shot.

1. Just look at NMIMS and only if she is very desparate to do MBA, then go for it (I suggest not).
2. MICA only and only if she is interested in that particular field.
3. Should not go for MA .. anyhow she is going to clear next year and join MBA, why to waste 1 year of MA
4. Instead she should join a coaching institute to study - there she will get guidence as well as competitive environment.
5. Also side by side she should join a job - anything - book keeping, market research job, call centre, customer care centre, receptionist, teaching etc. Depending on the availability and choice. Look next year when she appears for interview she can always
* Put it as work experience - B-Schools give weightage to work-ex
* Magnify the achievement - eg. one might be doing some survey for market research .. but he/she can put it as "Market Research Analyst" with field experinece and blah blah ... It just depends how you put yourself (read fancy words)
* That experience will also help during MBA course.

For I feel student of such caliber should give one full fledge try. I don't think it will be difficult for her to crack the ones she has already done.

So take that one year as an investment ...anyhow she'll be adding more to her CV -sharpen ur saw before cutting trees.

Finally as Piyushisnice said "Although you can get a lot of nice advices from us, but still, let her decide" .

So She has to take final call. She shouldn't feel "HAD I APPEARED ONE MORE TIME "
Hope u read this post. Feel free to revert back.

~V

PS: I suggest make it a new post. Lots of Junta must be in same dilema.

[dude_17]

Hi guys the rumours of mass rejection of the batch tht appeared for there interviews on 7th feb are looking to be true, Please go through the following group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/infosys_feb/

and incase u appeared and got the mail frm them saying tht " we can not offer u employment at present" then plz join the group as well......

whts evn more suprising is tht people who didnt clear the test on 6th feb have also got the same mail tht we ( the guys who appeared for the interview) got last week.......

so wht was the point of conducting interviews......

and hw can a company like infy does injustice to somany of us cause of the 9 month clause we cant apply till nov.........

post ur replies/views

pls suggest some thing that we can do ..........
do get the attention of infy guyz

[kingleo]

i converted calls from NITIE, SP Jain, MDI and IIM K.

i chose NITIE above all the institutes because NITIE is best in india for operations ahesd of all the IIMs.

so in my opinion none of the members should have any doubt over the choice of institute

[echo]

hey congrats to all of u who got in. my number didnt figure in second list either.
but am not dejected. i didnt prepare for CAT so really cant say that am shocked.

am a fresher so i didnt expect to get in too easily either. i got a job in a good company. so will mostly be in hyderabad next year. gonna work for 2 years now and then write again. so until then... MAY THE FORCE BE WITH U!!!

and my advice to freshers who didnt get in.. pl dont take just ANY institute. work for a few years and then give it another shot.

all the best.

[meow_meow]

Originally Posted by nkksky

hi guys

anyways its not the end of the world

but i know one thing- i ll make it big ...with sp or without sp
congrats to those who made it
those of u who didnt fight on man ...u have to prove sp has erred in not picking u up

nikhil

Though I m still waitin for the wait lists to be declared after 7th april........
I agree with u Nikhil..........

Also I believe that......

GOD answers in 3 ways :

He says yes n gives u wat u want,
He says no n gives u somethin better,
He says wait n gives u best in his own time......


I m sure all the ppl here would agree with this.........so guyz if u ve not been selected (includin me)........there s no reason to be sulky........may be somethin better s awaits us.......

[shaju]

Originally Posted by echo

am a fresher so i didnt expect to get in too easily either. i got a job in a good company. so will mostly be in hyderabad next year. gonna work for 2 years now and then write again. so until then... MAY THE FORCE BE WITH U!!!

and my advice to freshers who didnt get in.. pl dont take just ANY institute. work for a few years and then give it another shot.

all the best.

Am in the same boat as you. nd i second ur thought to give cat another shot rather than pic sum institute, i got calss from tapmi and imt-nagpur. ditched them coz i tink im capable of gettin into a better coll. by d way i'll b movin to hyd too, which org u gona work for????

[path_finder1]

Hi guyzz..

Posting after a long time, but have been a silent watcher for quite some time now. With the second list there are many upsets on this forum and I add one more to it. Couldn't make it ...

Neway I strongly believe this list can't be the last one. they have send out abt 190 calls. For at least 150 seats (there is rumour they are gonna increase their intake this yr )... So they must declare a waiting list or something. But it can well happen after the IIM results...

Bottomline, for all the broken hearts, lets not bank on another list and gear up for something else, something new.. may be cat next yr.. for me its gonna be GMAT quest now (think getting too old for CAT with 3yrs work ex already)
SO NOW......

Congrats to the class of 2007...
ATB to all
SB

[path_finder1]

Originally Posted by dude_17

Hi guys the rumours of mass rejection of the batch tht appeared for there interviews on 7th feb are looking to be true, Please go through the following group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/infosys_feb/

buddy is ur post relevant here ?????

[mbabuster]

hi,
I called up SP yesterday and someone there said that a waitlist will be anounced sometime in the future .... anyone has any concrete info about this ....

[shradha_1981]

Originally Posted by vik

okie to start with, a good MBA institute gives you a head-on start and also the brand name + alumni helps you throught the career.

In this particular case
1. She is fresher
2. 96+ percentile is good
3. Great acads

So my suggestion

In this case she should give one more shot.

1. Just look at NMIMS and only if she is very desparate to do MBA, then go for it (I suggest not).
3. Should not go for MA .. anyhow she is going to clear next year and join MBA, why to waste 1 year of MA
4. Instead she should join a coaching institute to study - there she will get guidence as well as competitive environment.
5. Also side by side she should join a job - anything - book keeping, market research job, call centre, customer care centre, receptionist, teaching etc. Depending on the availability and choice. Look next year when she appears for interview she can always
* Put it as work experience - B-Schools give weightage to work-ex
* Magnify the achievement - eg. one might be doing some survey for market research .. but he/she can put it as "Market Research Analyst" with field experinece and blah blah ... It just depends how you put yourself (read fancy words)
* That experience will also help during MBA course.

For I feel student of such caliber should give one full fledge try. I don't think it will be difficult for her to crack the ones she has already done.

So take that one year as an investment ...anyhow she'll be adding more to her CV -sharpen ur saw before cutting trees.

i just wanted to add a few points..i totally agree with u vik that a person with her calibre shld prob give another try but from what i have seen she is good with the written(i mean the test) but she loses out in the final rounds of interview..how u gonna improve this...and the MA option we are looking at cld be an MA from delhi school of economics or ISI,Calcutta...Please tell me what do u think considering this new perspective....