It's hard to put what PG means to me - it is a bonding. A bonding that is special and ethreal. For once in the last 42months I have been here - words fail me

Let me try getting over the writer's block by describing what it means by comparing to other life experiences:

1. PG means to me what it is like meeting up with an old mohalla friend at your favourite hang-out over chai and suttas gossiping about the neighbourhood girls
   
2. PG means to me what it feels like when you are a Northie in Chennai trying to communicate with a rick-driver and suddenly a stranger helps you by translating it into Hindi
   
3. PG means to me what it is like when you sync up with the only other smoker in your whole bogey in a long distance train journey
   
4. PG means to me sneaking past your parent's room to quietly switch on FTV to watch Midnight Hot.
   
5. PG means to me what it is like to open your mail-box to see an old school chum find you through orkut
   
6. PG means to me what is is like bumping into your old school teacher at the railway station who is happy to see your success
   
7. PG means to me what it is like to nuzzle up on a damp winter evening with a cup of coffee and your favourite book
   
8. PG means to me what it is like seeing a college junior who borrowed your painstakingly made notes, topping his class
   
9. PG means to me what it is like when you sit for a daaru party with colleagues and discuss office politics all night long, bitching about your bosses
   
10. PG means to me what it is like having a roomie with whom you share your thoughts, fears and hopes one late night over shared maggi

For me at various points in time, PG has been that old mohalla friend, that hindi-speaking stranger, that fellow-smoker, that FTV channel, that old school chum, that school teacher, that favourite book, that college junior, that colleague, that roomie - ALL of them rolled in one.

Arun

The next immediate thing after I spend some time with my daughter in the evenings is switching on my comp to access my homepage, Pagalguy.com...Does this sounds weird..But it is the fact. Instead of what Pagalguy has meant to me, I would like to say What difference it had brought in me...Well, it was like a virtual class room experience, is this what I want to say..NO...

When I thought about CAT after some years, the first thing which struck me was " Come on, U R 30 now..Do u really know what a 30 yr old guy needs to do, its definetely not to think about competitive exams", But then those dreams were forcing me to go against my own inner conscious' voice. Then came a day, when I first heard PAGALGUY.COM from one of my friends...The first time I clicked PAGALGUY.COM was to just know how my contemperories are preparing...But never in my life I had thought that People do care for others in a competitive environment & here is a classic website where people are actually encouraging their Competitors.....

Not only that many a times,I have seen the IIM seniors coming up with timely suggestions which even the coaching institutes where people shell out 15-20K wont do that promptly.We Puys of 2006-2007 bow in front of the IIM seniors for the same.

The first PG meet at Bangalore...hah..It made me to actually forget my age & made me feel like sitting in a college cafeteria & chitchatting...It was the starting point of some important friendships of my life..Hmmm people may wonder , what friendship can it be when people are of different ages..But the underlying basis is same, we are all PUYS, which became the foundation...

Even during our Mock GDs now, being a PUY had definetely made me to stand different as I feel Iam more updated about current things in MBA world than many..Even I was cutting jokes at the way people were asking questions saying Definetely not a PUY (Like Definetely not a Chai drinker)

Thanks to Arun Sahib,Mufasa, Anarchy, Constantine, no_speed_limit, Baby, Krishanu, Prahalad85, vijay317, vineetnitd, whoisit, amrutesh, maxwriter, ashishyahoo, billibolimeow& soon (I would love to mention every PUYS name here) for just being a call away to help me...

Thanks for people choosing me in Underdog team & instilling that additional pressure to perform...

What ever it is ..If Iam in IIMA or not,Pagalguy.com will remain my homepage & I will be at the service of the next generation Puys to come in..I wish All the Best for the growth of Pagalguy.com & Iam very sure after 20 years my daughter who will be a puy by then (May be a newbie)is going to come & tell me " Dad, I dont want to join a coaching Institute for my MBA entrance as I get all the information from Pagalguy.com, were you a member of Pagalguy.com in those days?"....

i am sorry mods if i am breaking the rules of this thread but after reading prem's post i just felt a simple thanks was not enough to appreciate his efforts and wanted to tell him in this thread itself how beautiful his experience of being a puy is and how simply and how in such a lucid manner without using heavy words he has described his journey on pg........

like pg,prem_ravi,you rock!!!!

Hello !

What PG means to me..... hmmmm......... i doubt i am gonna be able to write decently........... just too many ideas floating around in my head....

I first heard about this site before my CAT 2005 attempt, in my coaching class. Unfortunately, the company that employed me believed that the internet is a terrible influence on its employees, and behaved like nothing of the sort existed. As a result, couldnt really check this place out properly....

The disaster called CAT 05 passed by quickly, and soon 2006 dawned. One fine day ( v v fine day ! ) i remembered that something of this sort existed, and decided to check it out. my first impression was that it was a decent sort of a place with a lot of people hanging around who had nothing to do . that changed very quickly when the MICA fiasco happened. i thought, wow, these guys are SOMETHING.

my first few months were spent just hanging around the threads, reading stuff. read the IIM call getters interview experiences, and dreamt about me being in their place. i kind of knew that it would only be a dream, CAT 05 had completely shattered my self-confidence, and the MICA call had convinced me that I'd never be able to have a successful GD / PI.

april soon turned to june, and i started realising the true worth of this place. here were tens of thousands of guys with the same dreams like mine, many of them having gone on and achieved them, many more in the same boat as me. the guys who had reached the other bank didnt hurry on ahead, but turned back to help us navigate through the choppy seas. here were people from the very best business schools in India following crazy schedules, and yet had time for us. they were the chosen few, the elite, and yet they guided us mere mortals, for the sake of helping and nothing more.

with june ending, my prep for CAT 2006 had to start. again, PG came to the rescue. which classes, when, how, why, all the questions were instantly answered. then the mocks started, and the over-confidence which had returned post cat 05 quickly disappeared. i realised that unless that i sobered down and got down to some hard work, there was not gonna be a hell of a chance for me. TIME can say anything they like about my percentiles, but i knew for sure that there were a HELL lot of guys who were way, way better than me in this game.

the weeks soon started flying by, and mock after mock was analysed to the death. the motivational levels were phenomenal, and helped me to keep mine up to a great extent. slowly but surely in these last few months, i'd got addicted. i just couldnt resist checking up this place 2-3 times a day.

in the week before CAT, i created a huge ruckus here. although it probably alienated me from the old-timers a fair bit, it made me realise in the coming weeks how amazing this place was. i realised that mahip was a pretty good mod. i might still not agree with some of his decisions and some of the crap that was dished out to me by some people in the next few days, but i understood the kind of effort that went into keeping this place sane.

then came CAT 06. a day which i will never quite forget in my life. to say that i was suicidal was to put it really mildly. all the coaching classes had written me off, giving me scores between 2 and 12 in VA. i found solace here. i must have reads hundreds of threads that night, looking for hope in unlikely places, something, anything that would give me a glimmer of hope, a ghost of a chance. i refreshed the cat 06 attempts, percentiles thread every few minutes, hoping someone would have keys which agreed with mine. for days i couldnt get off it, couldnt go to office, couldnt go out, couldnt do anything else. i just wanted someone to tell me i had a chance. by chance i stumbled upon last years thread where someone had posted that there were large discrepancies in last year's VA scores due to differences in keys. the glimmer of hope, the straw i was desperately searching for to clutch, i found in PG.

the next 6 weeks seemed to drag on and on and on. again, PG was there to help. then came result eve. it was like a party here. i never thought staying up for the results on 1st night would be so much fun. it was complete hysteria and chaos, yet the site didnt crash. the next day was even more amazing, and i couldnt stop myself from refreshing that damn home page every few minutes to check if anything had come up. later in the day, i fianlly decided to go out and meet up my study group.... couldnt bear the tension of checking whether anything had come up every few mins. within a few minutes of leaving my house, i called up my cousin to check PG if anything was up. he asked me what site this was, and why would they have the results. i said if there was nothing on PG, the results hadnt come out. an hour later, i tried again. he told me that the site wouldnt load. i told him to try again, and sure enough, it was there on the first page, 'CAT results out'. trust PG to come out with it ! rushed home, drove like a maniac. the IIM K site was down. but PG was to the rescue again ! the cat 06 keys file was on the pg server. that was all that i needed.... 1 agonizing minute later, the file was on my desktop. with trembling hands, i double clicked it, and scrolled down to the keys. first one was wrong. then correct. correct again ! wrong. correct ! and so on the game continued..... i did a final recheck and a count. 9 wrong and 9 correct. a score of 27 !!!!! that should give me a percentile in the early nineties...... enough for a few calls ! holy crap !

then came the agonizing wait till i could confirm my scores. the K site was down. trust PG to come to the rescue again ! someone had posted another site. checked my scores.... omg couldnt believe them ! before it could sink in, the A calls were out. checked the thread. people with 98.3 in ! people with 99.8 out ! omg ! clicked on the link, and for a change one server in the world other than PG decided to co-operate..... written on the page were the golden words.... 'you have been shortlisted, blah blah blah. No congrats and that sort of nonsense. trust A to come out with such a dry message ! my next post on PG was definitely the craziest one !

to me, PG was a lifeline when i needed it the most... post CAT 06. i may or may not make it to the IIMs, but i'll always remember the hope and optimism that PG kept alive in me in those dark weeks, when self-doubt threatened to destroy everything. maybe in the end it wouldnt have mattered, but for those 6 weeks, it did. and for that PG will always be a special place for me. i might not know the people here very well, but i still dont feel like an outsider. thats what rocks here !

just today, my gf asked me why i kept on harping about this place. before i could reply, she said 'oh, its ok, i guess you'll get off it in a few months after you get in somewhere....'. i gave her the look generally reserved for a person with rather limited mental capabilities, and just told her to keep hoping !

i think i should stop writing late at night. makes me way too emotional, and out comes bilge like this........

cheers,
Harshad

The next immediate thing after I spend some time with my daughter in the evenings is switching on my comp to access my homepage, Pagalguy.com...Does this sounds weird..But it is the fact. Instead of what Pagalguy has meant to me, I would like to say What difference it had brought in me...Well, it was like a virtual class room experience, is this what I want to say..NO...

When I thought about CAT after some years, the first thing which struck me was " Come on, U R 30 now..Do u really know what a 30 yr old guy needs to do, its definetely not to think about competitive exams", But then those dreams were forcing me to go against my own inner conscious' voice. Then came a day, when I first heard PAGALGUY.COM from one of my friends...The first time I clicked PAGALGUY.COM was to just know how my contemperories are preparing...But never in my life I had thought that People do care for others in a competitive environment & here is a classic website where people are actually encouraging their Competitors.....

Not only that many a times,I have seen the IIM seniors coming up with timely suggestions which even the coaching institutes where people shell out 15-20K wont do that promptly.We Puys of 2006-2007 bow in front of the IIM seniors for the same.

The first PG meet at Bangalore...hah..It made me to actually forget my age & made me feel like sitting in a college cafeteria & chitchatting...It was the starting point of some important friendships of my life..Hmmm people may wonder , what friendship can it be when people are of different ages..But the underlying basis is same, we are all PUYS, which became the foundation...

Even during our Mock GDs now, being a PUY had definetely made me to stand different as I feel Iam more updated about current things in MBA world than many..Even I was cutting jokes at the way people were asking questions saying Definetely not a PUY (Like Definetely not a Chai drinker)

Thanks to Arun Sahib,Mufasa, Anarchy, Constantine, no_speed_limit, Baby, Krishanu, Prahalad85, vijay317, vineetnitd, whoisit, amrutesh, maxwriter, ashishyahoo, billibolimeow& soon (I would love to mention every PUYS name here) for just being a call away to help me...

Thanks for people choosing me in Underdog team & instilling that additional pressure to perform...

What ever it is ..If Iam in IIMA or not,Pagalguy.com will remain my homepage & I will be at the service of the next generation Puys to come in..I wish All the Best for the growth of Pagalguy.com & Iam very sure after 20 years my daughter who will be a puy by then (May be a newbie)is going to come & tell me " Dad, I dont want to join a coaching Institute for my MBA entrance as I get all the information from Pagalguy.com, were you a member of Pagalguy.com in those days?"....

I have no idea where to start..but will give it a shot nonetheless...
I have been almost what 8 months old here...what you might call a newbie or :

Pagalguy when i mention it to my friends..to them it seems like a website where top grade nerds would do all kinds of tp activites..
but ask any MBA aspirant and you'll know what PG stands for...It's all about the people....People who have been there and done that!
Endless fundaas, myriads questions to solve and ofcourse countless strategies for cracking CAT or XAT or whatever caters to your taste...
and its not just about strategies...i remember one of the threads "Weirdest thing to happen during CAT"...
And who can forget the comparing of Mock Scores with your own fellow puys, and endless discussions on what is right and what is wrong!

The interaction with the seniors is what people crave for..people who are actually there!

Sometimes you dont do too well in exams..PG helped me raised my spirits as well..for all of those who had a bad result at CAt-06, threads like CAT-is it the end of the world, All i wanted to speak about CAT are must read!
There are people here who will make your failures bearable and will share your happiness like one of your own!

PG stands for the madness that is CAT and beyond!

one of a kind!

Is that it?? :|
I thought this would be the thread which would witness the fastest growth ever :huh: 1,00,000 users and only one page ...ye achi baat nahi
Pleej post in your thoughts on PG. I mean you could be rewarded with a PG Tee to say the obvious fact i.e. PG is fantabulous . Aisa offer aur kahan milega? ;)

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Bugs

No wonder of 1.8 lac applicants only the 1 percentile...or so makes it ...finally:neutral:

P.S:No hidden implications...nd m not amongst the 1 percentile m talking of:)

Is that it?? :|
I thought this would be the thread which would witness the fastest growth ever :huh: 1,00,000 users and only one page ...ye achi baat nahi
Pleej post in your thoughts on PG. I mean you could be rewarded with a PG Tee to say the obvious fact i.e. PG is fantabulous . Aisa offer aur kahan milega? ;)

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Bugs

What I feel about PG.

I joined PG a long time back when I was doing my 2nd year of engineering(with another ID). But that time I did not post much and I just subscribed to all the threads that I felt I could relate to. During the first few months I was just into sports threads. But then I saw threads like Neha's Fundu section, the materials thread by gaurav. This made me realise that this place has great stuff.

A little more exploration made me realise that this place had not only CAT related stuff but everything that relates to a college goer or a person who has started work(in a software company :D). Not to forget threads to discuss current affairs, politics and in general things I werent interested in. Also the people who posted had such mature views and their knowledge of the subject was so deep that I had doubts in my mind as to where would i fit in amongs such great people.

Now that was the 'sensible' part of what I saw in PG during my first few months. Since the name of the forum is Pagalguy, it had to contain something insane!! There are so much emotions flowing everywhere. So many fights, so much controversies, Mods intervening, people getting banned.. All these added a lot to my PG experience. PG helped me in not only learning more about CAT but it helped me in becoming a better person overall. Total all-round development I would say.

The kinds of people that we get to meet here on PG are so many. You get many software professionals, freshers, people who are working after their MBA's. Not to forget all the B-schoolers. People from every good B school all over India. And the kind of help that is on offer on PG is simply unmatchable. How is it that in such a selfish and corrupt world, there are still people blessed with great hearts??(atleast on PG). The commitment with which people help each other on PG really touched me. There is something in PG that makes people better. Nowadays, people think twice before helping people they know but in PG everyone is offered help. All this is a part of entering the PG family. Thank you so much PG.

Then I started my CAT preparation. Started checking respective subject threads and this made me realise the kind of intensity with which people prepare for CAT. This motivated me to start being more committed to my CAT and I also started preparing well. After that a few more months passed and the time came to apply for various courses at various colleges. Automatically threads regarding the same were started and each college had a team of representatives waiting to help us. This being my first attempt at CAT, I got to know much more about the colleges and it helped me in making a decision as to where all I can apply. The inputs that were given by the college people were so useful and I got to know more than what was mentioned in their prospectus.

Checking the aimcat threads gave me a realistic view of things as I saw people getting great scores. At first I felt kind of discouraged once I saw the scores of people like Amit, Consti, Prahalad and many others(these people are too good). Then slowly and steadily I realised that most of the people who rank above me are also pagals. And in some cases only people with good scores post the same. I also was able to improve my scores slowly and steadily.

Then came CAT then CAT results. By this time I had realised that I had to be more involved with PG and this made me make my current ID and once again i had to become a newbie and go through the whole cycle again. With this new ID i started frequenting shoutbox and i went totally insane. I also distinctly remember being slapped by someone because I had asked them about some college cutoff :D.. I realised that there is a place for everything,even on PG!!

One more thing that I found special about PG was that even though every feature related to it has a few rules of its own, I have never once felt restricted in doing anything. There is a kind of thing that makes me express whatever I want and I dont have to worry much about others because I feel so much at home.

Thanks a lot PG.com, you have become an integral part of my life. Hoping to keep this going for a long time to come.

My regrets on PG.
1) I havent met any of you yet, I so want to meet you. So waiting for the Right Meet.
2) The time I wasted on my first ID, I should have posted more.
3) People like Consti not posting on PG.. please come back..


PS: I am not doing this for a Tee, however I would like to buy one. Whats the procedure?? Please PM me the reply.

I may be a Trainee Pagal now, but I will always be a 'Proud Pagal'

Three cheers to Rohit Sir for initiating the thread...

Cheers and love,
DMA Controller.

First of all ...I dont expect to wint the contest....so dont waste ur precious vote on me ! The Reason I am writing this is because PAGALGUY truely means something to me. :-P

I dont remember when I joined PG. (This is ma 2nd account ) What I remember was that when I was preparing for MBA Exams like CAT I got a lot from it. What I remember was that I made friends...Friends who I have never even met...but it seems as if we have been friends for ever. What I remember was that I realised that CAT was not about me competing with a bunch of people in my city and trying to be the "Smart Guy" by being the Top among them...but it is a much bigger thing and PG set the stage where you can actually see where u stand. U can compare with people all over india. U interact with people having similar Goal and Dreams. It is THE PLACE to be. :drinking:

What I remember is the lovely Time I had in SHOUTBOX. For me it was everything. I was there 24*7. Top Shouter for a long long time. Made a bunch of friends who i will never forget in my whole life. They r the best friends I have. I have so many daughters here and I am still in search of their mother. But i know ..One day I will give the children their Mother. And that moment is going to be a "Kodak Moment" ~!!! :biggrin:

Now I am away .... in Texas ...but i know I can never go away from PG and SB. I will always be there ...may not b much involved in the MBA Stuff. But I will be more than Happy to keep an attachment with PG whole my life. This is one of the better things that has happened to me and i will never let it go.

Just to remind u....
:drinking: "Gaajar Joos" by "Buggy n Bluffy" ~ The Official Sponser of PG.
Keep Bugging .... Keep Bluffing...And keep Drinking Gaajar Joos ~!!!

Love U all ~!!!:drinking:

PS> I dont :drinking:

well,what does pg mean to me...this indeed is a topic on which if i start i can go on and on and on...
now here's an interesting story as to how i came to know about pagal guy....i googled mba in us without 16 years of education and following a link i landed into pg....the aspirations to do an mba from us had vanished and instead in the next 15 days i had become a serious cat aspirant....
i was a cat virgin and used to ask questions about it to my friends who taken it a year ago and they used to look disbeleivingly at me me as if i am from another planet....it was then that i joined pg as a full fledged member and put forth my basic queries without being looked down upon as a lout....come the season of mock cats and since i was taking ims simcats the threads on simcat used to be the biggest motivation to perform....after giving the simcats i used to literally rush home to either open a thread on simcat or to gauge my performance....within 2 simcats i had made out that pg was a community of the most brilliant minds taking the cat and i figured out that even if i managed to do well than half of the puys it was a battle won because to put it mildly the puys always phodoed the simcats,or any bloody mock cat or any entrance which exists under the sun....
then came the time for putting queries to the seniors of the colleges where i started applying and all those threads started being added to my favorites...infact i have so many favorite thread from pg that it is becoming more and more difficult to find my thread even among the favorites...your queries are always answered so promptly that it feels wonderful....
the best thing on pg is the spirit of all the pagal's....all of us indeed are pagal..because i have never seen such camarederie on any online community...everybody wants to help a newbie or a distressed person and they infact go at great lengths to do so...i am discovering the same spirit within me and it feels wonderful....it's like one wants to give back the pg community what one has gained from it...
i shifted from jameshedpur to kolkata 7 months back and since i have no friends here there are just three things which keep me going....
my passion for mba
my work
and most importantly pg.....there has not been a single day in the last 4 months where i have not spent atleast 1/2 hour at pg...in a very difficult and lonely phase of my life pg has proved to be a very trustworthy,patient and a good listener....all the qualities which make it the best friend a guy can have....
i know that the chances of me making it to a good b-schhol this year are 50-50....but one thing about which i am 100 percent sure is that if i dont make it this year there will be a lac pagals consoling me and urging me to try harder the next time and if i make it i will have a lac pagals celebrating with me...
thank you PG....!!!!!!

PG! PG!
Chaahe koyi mujhe PAGAL kahe,
Kehne do jee kehta rahe
Hum Posts ke toofaanon mein ghire hai,
Hum kya kare
Chaahe koyi mujhe pagal kahe

PG! PG!
Mere thread mein bhi posts hai,
hai mere bhi kuch yaar yehaan,
IIMs mujhe akela na samjho,
main hoon aakhir PAGAL insaan
Raah meri wohi jiss pe pagal chale,
Chaahe koyi mujhe pagal kahe,
kehne do jee kehta rahe
Hum SB ke toofaanon mein ghire hain,
hum kya kare
Chaahe koyi mujhe pagal kahe
PG! PG!
(With apologies to the creators of the original song!!!)
In a mad world, only the mad are sane. ~ Akira Kurosawa
I came across PG by chance but stayed on by design. Was surfing the net for that other evergreen "PG". Wodehouse and good old Google picked me up on its waves and deposited me on the shores of PG aka Pagalguy.com
Insanity doesn't run in my family. It gallops. ~ Cary Grant
At first I was intrigued! It would take guts to bet on a name like that especially if you hope to one day make your dream become a reasonably sound and viable commercial proposition!!! But yes it was an enterprise worthy of the GODS!!!
I suppose it is much more comfortable to be mad and know it, than to be sane and have one's doubts. ~ G.B. Burgin
I was working and married and pushing 28. Sometimes possibly, in that lonely corner of the mind where we hide our most private thoughts, I would dream of doing an MBA but as soon as the harsh sunlight of reality fell on that corner all the hopes and dreams would evaporate. And then I came across Arun sir. Just one of the plethora of inspirational people on PG. And I realized that I was the in the company of a valiant tribe. Whose courage knew no bounds
Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet Prince of Denmark
(Polonius at II, ii)
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/2933-all-i-wanted-speak-about-new-post.html
Even as I write this more than 91,503 people have viewed this thread. Just reading this one thread changed my life and I realized that my future was in my hands and I could shape my destiny the way I wanted it to..
Immediately I went to the Introductions thread and made my first post
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai
Waqt aanay dey bata denge tujhe aye aasman,
Hum abhi se kya batayen kya hamare dil mein hai
Khainch kar layee hai sab ko qatl hone ki ummeed,
Aashiqon ka aaj jumghat koocha-e-qaatil mein hai
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.


Dil mein tuufaanon ki toli aur nason mein inquilaab,
Hosh dushman ke udaa denge humein roko na aaj.
Duur reh paaye jo humse dam kahaan manzil mein hai,
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Dekhna hai zor kitna baazuay qaatil mein hai.
There is a pleasure, sure,
In being mad, which none but madmen know!
- John Dryden, Spanish Friar (act II, st. 1)
After that it has been a fabulous journey and there is never an occasion when I visit the net without visiting my beloved PG!!! Whether it is for information in the CAT discussion section or to pick up material in Prep Resources or just to unwind in the Chit-Chat corner.
Then I attended a couple of PG meets, put faces to the ids and marveled at how lively and fun-loving bunch of people were there on the forums. Made some great friends Bugs, Bertie Wooster, Mahip (Who incidentally worked in the same organization as me but it took PG to bring us together!!)
Only the insane take themselves seriously.
- Max Beerbohm
But over the last few months on PG I have also realized that it symbolizes exactly what a society is like. Every society needs a maverick, to plant the seed, to take the plunge. Every society will need the mods to maintain decorum and order. Every society will require dollops of inspiration, tons of hard work, and outlet for relaxation. That- sure it is great to receive but -Yes!!! it is an equally great feeling to give back. This complete package makes PG what it is today and brings users back to it again and again.
Sometimes it is a huge privilege just to be part of a dream and we at PG have been lucky in that regard!!!
Some are born mad. Some remain so.
- Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot

I joined PG in May 2004, when I decided half-heartedly to take CAT. It was just an 'akaashvani' message that got me here, word of mouth. I had other things on my mind then...a rock band and a few distractions that are a part and parcel of college life. It was a plain story of an engineering student who had no academic interests. In 2004, I screwed up CAT (verbal) and had to be content with a job at L&T; and forgot everything about my brief and not-so-happening stint with PG.

At L&T;, the same life continued. Too much of Orkut, same old distractions, but the urge to crack CAT increased. I used to watch some of my CAT'o'phile seniors at L&T; glued to PG and used to mock at them as 'Paagal kaheenke'. I was busy with my own stuff. Come CAT 2005 and I got a kick on the back, the culprit was verbal...again. Now I had an ego that any IITan would have had...I just couldn't digest that I had failed twice in succession. I decided to go for CAT one last time in 2006. I quit L&T.;

I took up a job in my hometown, Hyderabad with a 6-month plan to crack CAT. The encouragement offered by my parents was heartening and I had decided to give it my everything. My dad, who has a limited computer knowledge learnt a very important skill from me: Google Search...and once, he was searching for something and suddenly came over to the 'all I wanted to speak about CAT' thread. He made me sit down and read the experiences. I ended up reading all the posts on the same day. This was just the beginning.

The experiences in the thread started me on a completely organized preparation for CAT, organization was something I had lacked the whole of my undergrad life. It was difficult...the first one month was hell...after that, it became addictive. Then came the season for the mock CATs. This was the period where the PG in me was aroused. I used to open PG to checkout how people had performed relative to me, share tips and console the people who were more frustrated than me. I used to wander into the quant threads and share some gyaan with the junta. A time came when I used to spend a whole day just solving problems on the quant and verbal threads. CAT preparation was a passion and PG was the medium to share the passion with people from all over the country. I could feel a new 'me' evolving.

The UDT thread was the reason I started getting senti on PG. The amount of encouragement we had given one another cannot be matched. The PostCAT-speculative-phase was one of the most satisfying phase of my life. I was amazed at how proactive I had become. The cheerleading of UDT was the best thing I'd done in my life. The UDT GD/PI thread gave a new direction to my preparation...I can't express in words how grateful I am to all those who contributed to that thread.

CAT 2006 was yet another loss. Going by my record, I would've found myself totally cutoff from worldly contact...and I did cut myself off from worldly contact - all my college friends, my kith and kin. I've decided to do the same with PG...but there I was the next morning posting at the UDT thread...PG has become an integral part of my life.

The encouragement that I had received from the puys has touched me. The kind of friends I've made here, I can claim with pride that I've made nowhere else. The amount of gyaan (worldly and otherwise) I've received from the junta cannot be matched. The values that PG has imbibed in me will remain for life. The identity that I have in PG is an identity that I would cherish for the rest of my life. I pray to god that this part of my life will remain forever...


P.S: Thoda serious senti hai...very unlike me...but I had to make a statement on what PG means to me...I take PG very seriously. Forgive me if I'd bored you with detail.

@all puys...

What pagalguy means to me??.well frankly speakin this is one community tht has been there with me since d time I made the toughest decision of my lifeto this day!!

As most of the puys already know, being an Ex-NDA, I never thought tht Ill leave the armywas goin on d right lines to reach the position of havin swords on my shoulders
Disaster strucklost my rt handon dutythe grim reaper came to me twice, n went back disappointed!! then began a question mark on d futuren I decided in the Armys interest to quit itstarted drivin/writin wid lefhand in a 2-3 mnthsthought of CAT!!

One fine day, a friend said, start off by preparin wid basicswhy dont u chk out www.pagalguy.com??
I said- Come again??
Newayz my first visit to d site lasted good about 4-5 hrsIt felt awesome that with such a competition for this exam, ppl actually go out of their ways to help each other

I said to myself- Rajat, the challenge is In your face!! , uve got time, u hav d resources, u hav actually the best of minds out here to help youmove on .

I actually became n addictmy sis et al used to sayure studying??? at Pagalguy?? Yah sure!!
QQAD was such a boontht feelin of crackin the question asaptht mini competition..tht feelin of satisfaction helpd a lot in keepin up d JOSH

When time came for GMAT, ppl readily came fwd with notescomments believe me, I ascribe my 740 totally 2 d efforts of pg, puys n a midget of my efforts n dedicationwith all d wishes n support behind me, I just walked into ISB
(I even went on to tell d panel of ISB about how PG helped me, esp 4 the grammar part, he went on to say- incase u make it to ISBIm not sayin so u must read Eats,shoots and leaves my gut feelin said- Im thru!!)

It was n enriching experience posting d questions in Thread for sentence correction and answering all d querieslearning d niceties of English n imparting it to all n sundryessentially, thtz what pagalguy is all aboutIve made so many friendsnever seen each othernevertheless veneva neone got a gud score in GMAT, it felt nice, as if he was a very dear friend of minewhich he was.n then came d gud news of CAT, so many success stories, right here in pg itself

Finishing touches!! From d time ven my future plans were very iffy, to the time ven I know tht Im either joinin ISB or Apg has been there throughoutwill always cherish d times spent with all puys.

Thnx to pagalguy!!
Love u ...all pagals!! (sense the connotation!! )


ciao ppl



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PagalGuy..Its a Culture for me...

I joined Pagalguy in Oct 2005...Initially i was clueless lik all newbies are and i got great support and help from fellow puys..and i became an addict to Pagalguy..Then stealing an eye from boss and loggin on at office became a daily affair...

A new Life started..Thousands of Curious people with ambitions and aspirations came together on this great platform and discussed there agonies and achievements and doubts..

Made so many friends here..had tiffs..had arguements...Thanked people and got thanked..Met my seniors at GIM here and had interaction on Pagaguy with half of my current batchmates at GIM..

It gave me wisdom..I learnt so much here..Learnt the selflessness of people who shared important info with me even though they knew i was there competitor..Seniors from differnt Colleges became our mentors even though they were gettin no returns..A Feeling of Fraternity prevails all around..And when i see the outside world i see that there is a Materilaistic Life..People dont feel foe each other..I liked PagalGuy because People had not become Zombies here..They still had feelings..We cared for each other..we felt happy at others succeses and felt bad at failures..But in the End we were all together...I learnt to Live Here..

This year i am seeing people in the same condition i was last year afraid,confused,nervous,apprehensive and yet hopeful..And i got all courage and enouragement from puys..This year i am trying to do the same for others..So the feeling of Humanity prevails..

PagalGuy is Brotherhood and Humanness..:)

Hail Pagalguy..

What PaGaLGuY.com means to me :---

i will be short and crisp.....

its the.........

(1) first place where i came across the true power of communications (the second is orkut,,but thats second came aftr PG) especially internet communication..and how the retest struggle was carried forward is an example of this...

(2) first time when i came to knw u can relate to ppl even when u havnt seen them or talked to them...

(3) first time i felt ppl liked helping more than being helped...
(4) first time i felt addicted to a forum..i surf pg more than any other site(yes not even orkut or my mail box)
(5) first time m going to a meet like the PG meet..meeting ppl i nevr could have met other wise..(the meet by the way is planned for tommorow)

the list will go forever if i have the permission to edit...(i wil keep remembering new points)

hey i havnt mentioned anything bout mba preparation @pg,here it goes...
if allwyn dreamed of creating a "MBA PREPARATION" forum..then i have smthing to say to him.....
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work hard dude ..u have failed miserably in wat u set out for...

PG is not just an MBA forum...its much more

thanks

This is going to be a long, long, long, post... So please bear with me.

I'm not doing this to win a tee, I already have one. I just want to get across what this wonderful site means to me.

March 2003: Decides to try for an MBA

April 2003: Wonders if the IIMs is what he really wants. After all, advertising was an interest...

May 2004: As if sent from above, MICA features on the front page of an IMS magazine. Read it, fell in love.

Nov 2005: Wrote CAT.

Jan 2005: Got 95.5, as expected. MICA call for sure.

THE EARLY DAYS...

At this point of time, 8th Jan 2006 to be precise, while frantically searching for MICA gyaan on the net, a certain invention by S. Brin and L. Page helped me stumble accross a forum... Sounded funny, but hell, it looked good!

Got in, and just read through... And it was incredible - people who shared the very same feeling as I did about MICA - People who knew it meant something more than an amorphous element - people who thought like me!

I wasted no time in registering... And being a part of the community.

So that's how I came to know about PG. What has it meant to me, since?

Early on, it was a way to interact with people who wanted exactly what I wanted - a great place to exchange gyaan, meet similar-minded people, and share our experiences... It was wonderful... We had people from ad background, media, MICA seniors, and of course, the usual truckload of engineers all aiming for the same thing... To me, this was amazing... The power of the internet, a wonderful forum and a lot of insanity...

Along came the MICAT. And the enthu was palpable... It felt so bloody amazing to be part of the insanity...!

And now that it was all over, I decided to see what else was up on the forum - and I was taken aback. You had threads for so many things... So many interests... So many crrrrrrrazy people...!

THE RESULTS...

And when the MICA results came out, I was devastated. For two days, I couldn't bring myself to open PG... And then... I got onto the site, and I see people asking, What about Chuck, did he get through? I looked at this and thought to myself: Crap... If these guys have so much faith in me, why am I losing it?
I allowed myself one more day of mourning, and decided the past was past.
MavericK messaged me after MICA, telling me to listen to my 'five favourite songs' - an obvious allusion to a post on a thread of the same name a few days back.

THE RECOVERY...

I got back onto PG... Making more friends, making more PJs, helping out people whenever I could, and - oh okay - spamming
It felt wonderful... Everyday, I'd meet someone new... Someone crazy... Someone dedicated..!
Many of my best friends today are people I've never met... Whenever I get a fresh PJ, I forward it to the PG list I have on my phone first

AND TODAY?

And today... When I look through that list of friends I have on my phone... nikhilkulk, ninja_talli and BUGS are my favourite PJ victims :P

estranged_gnrs sent me a tee shirt for which I still owe him a treat

Mahip gave me the best birthday post ever
With uRmad, CATrix, somname, stormrage, catch-it, Arun MAK, Baby, rpradeephere, guy_next_door82, Hanuman, karthik_h65, prahalad, maverick_srikan and a few others... We had a Chennai meet (with some of the above) and I forged relationships with the rest... (Guys, the GD meets after work idea is still on ) ... It felt great... Something I lacked in a small town like Thrissur was junta to practice GDs with... And when I landed in Chennai, I made sure that I wouldn't let the opportunity slip.

PaGaLGuY taught me humility. I got 95.55 and was expecting a MICA call. Big deal. Move over, buddy, there are guys with 99 and applying for MICA.
I read two issues of Pitch. Big deal - there are guys who can rattle off agency names faster than Akhtar can bowl.

I got 98.xx in a mock. Screw you, pal, there are 2000 people above you.
Not that I got an inferiority complex
But when you share a community with some of the best minds around - guys like Apurv Pandit, Rohit Awasthi, Allwin himself ... Guys like Grond, j0... You know that you're rubbing shoulders with the best... It teaches you whatever you do, there are guys better than you. In the words of a Lowe copywriter, "You won an award. Remember, there are guys who've on thousands. So what are you, peasant?" ;)

THE PRESENT

To me... PG is now life. Guys who've looked at my phone wonder what that odd yellow sticker is doing at the back. People wonder how I had the guts to wear a black tee with the pic of a smiling devil at the front (yes, estranged, that was the factory defect wala thing )...
One of my proudest moments was getting out of the cab at the CAT center and hearing someone remark.. "Hey! A guy from PaGaLGuY!" after seeing my tee-shirt...!

I proceeded to do crazy things to make sure Rohit's banner made it to all major entrance exams in Chennai.
PG is so much a part of my life my parents know what the initials mean.

And today, when I log on to PG... I see the madness... The desire... The sheer helpful nature of some people... PG to me is not just a community... It's not a website... It's almost a part of me now (which part? :satisifie:)... The PJ threads... The birthday threads... The arguments on the rock threads... Oh and can anyone forget my hoax 'CAT results out' message during the PG Mumbai meets? ;)

PG also helped me improve my writing, but that's another story ;)

Thank you, PG daat caam.... For everything... The support, the gyaan, the relationships, the fun, the pain, the everything.

Insanely yours,
ChUcK

Added as an afterthought: TIME named 'You' as it's person of the year... Because of 'Your' contribution in the new web - YouTube, blogs, etc did what traditional media couldn't. In this same way, I would say PG gived MBA aspirants what formal coaching instis cannot.

Belief in people & humanity. PG allows me to believe in all that and more and dream more and be more. The days when we used to have 12 people online to nowadays when we see 600 people online - the one thing that hasn't changed is what the people mean to each other.

PG means more to me than what I can convey in a few words or sentences. PG is an extension of my belief in what people can do and also it allows me to believe in the power of the community. In the last year or so, we've built an office, have the bestest of people working at the PG HQ and we've so many more plans. It has then become a dream for many more people - least of all me. People come in to work at PG, people browse PG - both of them dream of a better future. I dream of a better future. I dream to build a company that lasts. I dream to lead a life that I can only dream of at the moment and PaGaLGuY.com has allowed me to do that and more.

For all the moments I've taken myself too seriously, I come to PG and end up grinning like an idiot seeing the lives we've been able to touch. It makes me proud to be a PGite and today the site has grown upto a point where it teaches me more everyday than I can lead it. Friends, fame, life, dream, vision and a future insane life - that's what PaGaLGuY.com has given me. I pretty much grew up here.. Starting this site when I was 21, till today when I am sitting pretty at Wharton, it has been a helluva ride and its all been due to the people I've met here.

Being a PaGaLGuY is a way of life - we all are pagals and this is what binds us all together

I landed up at PG as most of us do..as a "confused" MBA aspirant whose life seemed to go nowhere
Was one day surfing CL's prepzone forum..n there I saw this link talking bout yet another site www.pagalguy.com
n I was like..wat the hell..dont ppl have much better thngs to do.."pagalguy" - koi aur naam nahin mila kya??
But den with nothing to dojuss thot of loggin into dis unknown site..made a user ID..
went thru cat related forums..didnt evn go thru newbie's guide..
n yet again a thought rushed through my mind wen ppl were discussin bout their GD, PI experiences.are ppl so "selfless"..cant they post something wrong juss to deviate some1's mindafter all u r gonna be an "MBA" - u gotta be 'selfish'
so I refrained myself frm postingremained a silent spectator for a month - asked my queries n logged out after getting my answer..
But I dunno..one fine day wen I was browsing thru a thread..i came across someone's questn to which I had an answersolved his/her query.. n one "thanks" from that puy changed my thinking
I started posting, gt into discussions, made frns PG became a part of my routine..abhi tak newbie guide nahin pada tha maine..n my surfin was limited only to cat, snap n other xams walah sectionsSB, Chit Chat toh suna bhi nahin tha maine..bt yeah the "addiction" had startd to build in..
Kahin admission nahin hua..ek k baad ek exam barbaad huaphir nazar padi..chit chat aur SB peI still remem the first time I shouted at SB n mahip said "sonia..u on sb :shocked:" - a little bird had started to spread her wings!
No calls yet..aate bhi kaise..poora time CL bunk jo kia tha..sat for college placements..gt thru the written n interview round of MCKC (nt dat I want to tell all dis, bt its related to PG).. n in the interview..i was asked wat do u do in ur free time..i answered, I surf internet, chat..the interviewer asked which site n dis was my answer "pagalguy dot com, google..dats it"..
N the interviewer goes like dis " pagalguy wat???, can u please spell it for us"
me - ya sure sir, n I did datI was rejected ( MCKC jana bhi nahin tha mujhe..mera hona bhi nahin tha :D"
interviewer met me outside after the selections gt over..made me write bout the pg site link again on a sheet of papern said "will go home n surf dis one..it sounds different"
The site to which I had looked down upon once..had by then become a lifeline..
The forum, the people, frns , everyone is so awesomeu ppl rock
From shouting on SB to attending PG meets...frm postin on cat related threads to chit chat section..i have enjoyed my stay n will always do
There's so much to write n I know dere's no wrd limit prescribed for the posts here..bt den I want ppl to thank me..groans are welcome toooafter all I have written the truth..n it has gt some nt so good thngs in it too
One last confession - till date I have not gone through PG's newbie guide
Sorry!
Love ya puys
Sonia

*candybean enters on her swanking new B.E.A.N and lands into the thread and realizes her writing talent can be of some use to PG*
I joined PG in early 2006. Didnt know a thing about the forum then - how it works, who posts and what kinda people are here. Not to say that I had no clue about how a forum works .
My first posts usually rattled off on the Agony Aunties thread . Courtesy - My never ending mood swings causing a plethora of never ending problems. The feedback and the help that I received was amazing! Didnt think that so many people can be so helpful without even knowing me.:satisfie:
That was what started my journey on PG and am still going strong!!!
But the real journey started in June last year. The first time I visited SB! People are overwhelming in their enthusiasm! Naach gaana 24*7 Kya life hai!!! Oh yea and well..nice TP for office waala's
Thanks to PG I have my resident Agony Aunt! And my Agony Uncle aka Neelabh! I can call him at 3 AM to cry and laugh! :D
PG has given me friends for life!!
One occassion that is important to anybody is his/her birthday! 61 people wished me on PG on my birthday!! Touching! And a wonderful feeling
Coming to what the forum is about! YemBeeAye Prep! The punchline says it all! Its a haven for people prepping for MBA! You find people from virtually every B skool in India and abroad! I have met people from IIM A/B/C, MDI, JBIMS, IITs, FMS etc etc etc... none of these people have any attitude problems(something I presumed B Skoolers come attached with :oops:). I have made extremely good friends with them! And have received gyaan to last a lifetime :biggrin:. And unlike what C.R.I.M.E told me..errr! I cant crack the exam if I dont study 6-8 hrs a day, I cant do it cos I aint an engineer etc etc! Puys just told me to take it easy be determined and I will survive :D
During my CAT prepping days -which unfortunately started in August : - I used to be down and out most of the times! But everytime I used to log on to PG there were people who were always around to boost my morale and to tell me that I can do it! there's no point of losing hope, CAT is just another exam which has just been hyped by coaching institutes etc etc! Of course pep talk makes anyone feel better! ..
And the 'All I wanted to speak about CAT' is one thread which makes me cry everytime I read it Its just as someone attaches the entire meaning of life to this one exam and then when the results dont come as expected everything just shatters but well..as they say life never stops! CAT comes every year and every year brings a renewed energy and enthusiasm to crack the exam :D. Its a wondrous joyride to read what people have done to reach where they are right now.
Most of my fast track prep was done through posts on PG! VA, DI, QA ..the forum is a Pandora's box of information! Find it and you will be blessed!! :angel:
In the last week, I repeatedly went through the Last Minute Key Posts on CAT thread! It was my lil bit of doing something about my pathetic QA
Even though my CAT score was pathetic ( to say the least :), my crying marathon evoked calls from all of my good friends on PG- it was comforting! :satisfie: And it made me forget about this temporary failure and move on to prepping for other exams!
Even now when I am down and out, all I have to do is logon on PG and move to SB! The entertainment never stops there! Thanks to Mahip, Bugs Bunny, BuzzeG, Rani, Pendyal, Pooja, Nikhil, Mansoor and Bullet waale FC Unkill And of course hawasthi's occasional shouts! :biggrin:
I love PG and even though I quit some days back, I came back. Hell! Isnt it better to read the posts as a member rather than as a guest
There have been days when I think where my life would be had it not been for PG!! PG has made me smile in my most trying times! It made me believe in myself when my mock scores came at a pathetic 37 %ile. It has given me gyaan from some of the most intelligent people I have met in my entire life -- words of gold u see ;).
PagalGuy is not a forum! More than it, its a community which is so close knit inspite of the geographical barriers! Rock on people!!!

Finally a chance came when i can write up at least some thing ab8 my feeling ab8 this loved place of mine PG land.....this is one site which always kept me hooked to my pc...my internet source for every thing let it b digi cams or mobile phones i find them here....any kind of movie review,books reveiw or blogs address i type pagalguy.com and here it is.....
the story starts some where back in oct 2005 when some body told me there is a site called pagalguy who is by the managers from xl and IIms who meet and organize some work some thing like this ....as usual i just logged in and made my id with my own name soamaansh took me around 3 weeks i was not able to understand the working....left visiting the site thinking it a complete waist of time ,time passed then here comes 31st oct...when i read an article in Times of India bell the cat....and some reference of pg in it......so it was bound for me to log in again and create a new id...i made it beldcat and the journey begun......month passed ..and sb was down nvr knew wats sb is all ab8 ......thinking thinking and Sb was started again ....after technical up gradation...and i was introduced to few friend of mine whom i found on SB and prep agenda 2006 thread,:wow:its_kul,samsite,deepu.....candy .....and many more......
There after its been PG is my home page ...though it made me internet addict but i have no regrets for that.....the love for pg is growing ..the kind of help it has given me......the best part was interaction with so many IIM ppl....it made me so confident that i used to have each and every info b4 any body in my group got.....The part of mods have been gr8 they are as always helpful....and are doing a wonderful job......I feel like without this forum my life would not have been of such a kind as it is now...the words...called THREAD and FORUM for me are now PG...The kind of motivational experiences i have from here i don't think one can get from any body..the help from fellows who are pg users and are in IIMs is one thing which make u hooked to this place...there is one thing i believe i cant live without internet in future its because i cant live without PG.....its like u live where ever what so ever b ur town any backward area in our country but if u have PG with u ,u have every thing u require to b a manager.....u have the right kid of exposure u want to b a manager...let it b the material...the right approach...the right relaxation ...every thing ..exists in these infinite threads.....guys i think any body of us can write pages ab8 this place which has made my surfing worth....
Best of luck to u all....Keep rocking

"Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.....!":bigups:

It was november 2006 already....!....and i still haven't cleared a single AIMCAT(all the three sections simentaniously)......:(

where ever i go ......wat ever i do.....frdz around me always talkin about stratagies to crack the CAT.....all of them were stalwarts in their own style and were ready to attack the CAT.....but me...frustrated... ....:sneaky:

head down....shoulders dropped.... smacked down in hot summers of chennai......

dejected and depressed...went back to my native .......decided i am no more a hunter of cat ......:drinking:

5 days to go for the D-day.......all stalwarts sharpein the blades of the axe......but me planned to atleast start preparin for gmat..:whatthat: ..so started googlin
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accidently i came accross this pagalguy and out of temptation started readin slowly some of the cat forums.....:eh:

thanks to all those signaturessssssssssssssssssssss........!

Man they really changed me...........inspired me like a helllllllll.......!
"When all others can do it....y the damn cant i......?"

no more dejected,neither depressed nor out rated.......my heart beatin fast...n my fingers on keyboard movin quick.......

And i never looked back in those crucial 5 days.....:2gunfire: ........:snipersm:

it was not orkut......it was not yahoo......but its pagalguy.com ...i started off with,each time i switch on my system.

And now i have 96.4%le...........never ever dreamt like gettin such a decent(if not good) score b4 i saw pagalguy.com.......

i repeat... "Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.....!"

any coachin institute or any other website can guide SUCCESSFULLY highly talented ppl.....but for confused average ppl LIKE ME only pagalguy can enchance the value of the bugs......!

mannn.....u puys really rockkkk......
thanks a lottttt for all those posts which helped me to keep my head up.....

IN SHORT....If No pagalguy , i would have been one more rat to this deadly dangerous cat....!!!............

:popcorn:

me hopin to be active in this forum as along as my fingers are active.......!

i first heard about pagalguy from my friends bro i then logged on after gheraing the name i jumped out of the seat and told my friend abey tera bhai pagal hai kkya .and then after seeing the webpage when i was in final year i thjought this is the perfect platform for all of us aspiring to become future managers.when i first opened it was not able to think wat to do then after some time beaome its member the first post i read was of CHANDOO that some how stroked fire in y belly to go for CAt.PG has been a part of my life without PG life is tough whenver i am down i go to PG read stories of chandoo,awr,vin they all r now my family.imet stalwarts pranav an all thru PG.

P-wat else pagal
A-awesome
G-groans
A-aspiring
L-lucrative
G-give me more
U-underdogs luv this word
Y-ya we will do it

the best thing about PG is that people really help u here lijke brother unlike coaching instis where u r told lie for money.thepeople here r very helpfukl.and other than MBA it helps people for job openeings community service views everything under the sun truly awesome. there r some gerat therad ALL I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT CAT, TANVEERS LINK AND many more. the various +ves of PG are
1)people here r helpful like bro
2)they r not out here for cheating
3)u will get everything u want
4)if down raed therads that will pump u up like anything

i was pumped up by pranav when i PM him he told me to try another time for cat i didi not perform well this time but will try again : PG also helps in findiong roommates in starnger cities whcih is of great help.therer Pg meets which r truly awesome . kabhi kabhi sochta hoon Pg waale apna hi B school kyun nahin khol lete the best brains r from PG:

at the end i will say i owe my life to PG watever i become it will be due to it.i have shown stories of awr vinz chandoo to all my friend athey have taken there print otu and it is of great inspiration to all.thanks Pg thank u ALLWYN and comp u people rock:)

When i joined in pg(somewhere in Aug'04) i thought this place
is to discuss only about CAT prep.For ordinary mortals like me
with no extraordinary profile,IIM's r something heavy to think upon.
But Later when i saw "Community Services"- i undrstood that bright minds
also hav light heart...
I was not a regular poster here till early feb.Once i started
posting reg anything what ever we like our life starts improving.
You wont belive me i have started reading books after seeing the
"Books i have read and would recommend" thread....A great thread.
I owe a lot really to pg especially for cultivating reading habit
in me...
The responsibilty junta take here is awesome.I dont know who
"XX" is.When i see a thread like"FMS paper",i'd reply
"dont start a new thread" but i'd see someother guy mostly
mahip,Baby,Anarchy etcc they'd give the link for the thread..
That's called as attiude..I really owe to pg for changing
my attitude towards right direction...


Now a days the pg window has become my pp(part and parcel)
of life.i cant end a day without posting on chucks
famous thread for PJ's..I also owe to pg for making space
to people who can enjoy my joke.I'm poor in telling jokes
becoz of stammering problem.
i think i'm owing a lot to pg but it doesnt stop here.
After the CAT disaster i felt doomed but after seeing junta
consoling themselves i have confidence that IIM's r meant
not only for IIT'ans but also for people from humble background
with modest profile.
Only thing i repent even now is i dont hav made friendship
with any body here in pg.But i'm sure i hav got one more year to go
till next Cat.Even after that i'm hoping to post as our
bskoolers (grondmaster and aspire etc...) does now ...
i know i cant post again,i'm stopping here and expecting to
post the rest on someother success day of pg......
I know i'm a very poor communicator...
Thanx friends for enlightening me and motivating
thro ur posts.Special thx to rohit for initiating this thread....
Bye to all users and we'll meet in one or other thread..
ATB guys,let pg break all the records...

What PG means to Me? Wella tough one that. But will certainly give it a try.
Inquisitiveness,Awe,Admiration,Inspiration-these words sum up my association wid PG and the relation which I share wid it---strictly in that order.
Countless tales of dejection,victory,passion nd attitude abound in here.
Talk of Men of Honor?-We have our own Man of Honor---rajat_nda---The guy lost his right hand while serving our Motherland---lived to tell the tale,and finally got himself an ISB admit.Thanks Rajat---ur left hand has achieved and contributed so much---Me wid both hands cant think of it.I have ur pdf saved on my desktop.
Then there r the likes of Arun Unkil who laugh in the face of a term called Age---if I had even a fraction of the zeal u have at 40 I cud have been much more than what I am---an IIM wannabe!!!
The list is endless---Chandoos tale is no less than a Classiceverytime I am down I hit that page.
If I start mentioning each of the names I wish to I would run outta words.
If these tales cant Inspire you,Nothing ever will.
I cant tell of others but there is a strange satisfaction I get everytime I see a fellow PG get an IIM admit.
Last year I gave my dad a bit of a happiness by a good score---he carries a photocopy of the scorecard wid him till date---this year I cud not even give that happinessand if I start narrating the Dad part of my story it wont ever end.But the stories of Sacrifice and Passion here at PG have given me hope and have inspired me to give it a try---Perhaps I will live to post my version of All I wanted to speak about CAT---Chandoo Sir U have Competition:)
Lemme Confess something---every morning I got QQAD in my Inbox I did not care to solve it---I carried that Guilt to the exam hall---no wonder it took its toll on me.Extremely Sorry Aarav .
I wud keep it short and wud like to pen-off wid---I am living for the day when I can post a good break-up of scores on PG---and by that I mean the Final Scores,on a day when it matters the most.
P.S:Tati the SpreadSheet U shared is the eternal guiding light I have.Thanks a lot!!!

Well PG....

PG in itself means a lot to me.... and i am not saying this because i want to participate in some competition or anything. PG is special to me because of the wealth of inmformation that it is, because of the tremendous source that it has been for noob and veteran CAT writers (like me). Though I havnt been too active on PG but i do regularly browse through the thread and the myriad of information.

And the strength of PG is its people, infinitely intelligent and knowledgeble people who are sometimes downright funny to being stupid to the point of being irritating.

Anyways.... I am just awed by the human potential that PG possesses. the strength, the determination that defines PG and its members.

It doesnt matter whether or not I win the tee.... I had to put this down and that I did.


PS: I still can not explain it to others why I like PG so much but the point of fact is that I like PG so much that even though PG is blocked in my office (some stupid IT policy regarding the confidentiality of data ), I regularly browse the posts on PG through proxy.... however that doesnt allow me to post on PG as often as I would like to.

Well, First things First...pardon me!
I had promised not to post on PG for a loong time to come, n I did refrain from posting ever since! I never posted on PG after that day! But Rohit has hatched a sinister plan (unknowingly of cource). Maybe he does'nt know this, but PG means to me much more than it means to most ppl here!
I am not a participant in this contest
Please mark this
I am writing this, because this is the first time I have got a chance to write what I feel abt PG in Public! N that is the only reason I break my oath!
This is not meant to be a post where I say Good things abt PG, ppl thank n Groan n decide a winner. It is a post, where I am putting in my heart, to tell my experience with PG, as I saw it!
Date: 02-05-2005
A guy from an unheard of University is talkin to his frnd Puneet
Guy: Hey, have CAT results been out?
Puneet: Naah, Not yet.
Guy: How do U know that with so sureity?
Puneet: Well, I heard that on Pagalguy!
Guy: WHAT??? Come again..???
Puneet: Pagalguy.comWebsite! It is a forum for management related discussions. A must join!
Guy: he heWhat a funny name..okay, I'll see if I will join or not!
That was my first tryst with PG! That guy was me, and I was just an ANOTHER guy! Un-initiated abt MBA, un-initiated abt Studies, un-initiated abt Life, abt goals, abt aims, abt aspirations, abt Everythin under the sun!
I went to the cyber caf, and I typed
www.pagalguy.com
Mr. Green awaited me. I th8 abt a name to register with.Saw the movie 'Constantine' the day before, so that enveloped my mind! Chose Constantine, it was already taken. So I chose the_constantine! It represented a desire to exorcise the negativity in me, and purge me from within, just as Constantine does in the movie!
N it became the start of a journey for me, that was to change my life! The purgation had begun!
I was'nt as active then. I did'nt know any1 in there, barring a few coaching classmates. Started posting on forums. 10 posts in 1 month. I was a slow starter. But I began enjoying that. Sometimes my posts were ridiculed, and sometimes, they were listened to. But most of the times, pure indifference. It did'nt bother me. I was new. N learning with every post! I used to watch ppl discussing things, on different threads. Read those, enjoyed, went on. But the change was yet to take effect! I just took PG, as a website where I cud take notice of what was happening all arnd me! So that I did'nt miss anything substantial!
But I did!
It was a time when the results were coming in..
I went in threads like Life after CAT, What I wanted to say abt CAT, No converts, what to do?
I had a few call converts, but never seriously intended to take them. But when I went in those threads, I got a completely different picture of humanity that I had envisaged. In this competitive world, where every other guy was trying to cut the other's throat for competition, people at PG, were encouraging each other for doing better in next seasons, and not to lose hope. Stemming out of the experiences of theirs or their known ones, they tried their best to console those who were in despair, or lost out. Each n every post there was like a memento to be treasured for life. It was then that I understood the true meaning of being a good human being!
Start of New Mock Season. Joined Aimcats. Gave the first one. Was confident of a good rank. Th8 of sharing the discussions with those, who had given it on PG. Logged on to the thread, and posted my score. Then I checked on other posts to take a measure of what was happening al arnd me. N then it was that I first learn EDITING my post!
I was the lowest amongst the scorers in there. I was feeling miserable! I logged off, after editing my earlier score post, with a "Congrats to all who did good..All the best for next one".
It was horrible. I analysed where I went wrong, and was short of confidence. I posted the next day, on the thread to urge some1 to share their strategies, and surprisingly, many ppl answered ! Queries were answered instantaneously, and doubts expelled in a fraction of seconds! There was not a ridicule for taking a question in a wrong vein, but an appreciation of thinking in an innovative way. The focus was always on correction and learning from mistakes! I was loving this place!
I became habitual on PG. It was like my second home. I used to post in whenever I cud get that luxury called time. I used to eagerly await for Monday mornings, so that I can post on PG, and compare my scores. Inferiority complex had deserted me, coz I knew, I was improving, and that was all that mattered. It was then that I had the privilege of coming in contact with Mr. Anderson(Andy) and Puneet Raj on PG. These were my two mentors, with whom I individually shared EVERYTHING; inclusive of my woes, strategies, girls, Mock ScoresEverything! They helped me a lot..I won't be ever able to give them back anything what I got from them, I know. But I decided that I wud try my best to do to ppl what these 2 had always done for me. That is the least that I owe to both of them!
Came results. I failed. But always, there was some1 or the other on one or the other threads, to lend me a helping hand, when I fell. There was some1 to prop up the spirits when I was down and out. There was some1 to encourage me, some1 to stand by my side. I wud have given up long back had it not been for them.
I have made hoardes of friends on PG since then. Some who are absolute darlings. Some without whom I think I cannot maybe survive. Some whom I think were god-sent to me. Some who have made me realize the virtue of Friendship. Some who have been LIFE for me! Therez no way I wud mention them on this post, coz I have already exceeded the word limit!
I can never forget the personal PM's from Alwin, Andy, Puneet, that encouraged me to forge ahead after CAT2005. Neither will I forget the long list of PM's I got from people whom I never knew, but who had volumes of trust in me, after CAT 2006! I wud never forget those posts and the people who made them, who made my life after failures, so bearable! I wud never ever forget what PG has given to me. The_constantine and Ankit agrawal are today an inseperable entity. He is that much a part of me, as is my face.
He is ME!
And I shall always be proud to be a PGite, all my life!
Life is not abt weather U avail of a 6 figure salary. Neither it is abt if U are successful or not! It is abt what attitude U have towards life. It is all about how U take what happens in life, and what attitude U carry out of Ur failures, and Ur success! Its abt knowing Urself.
Ya, I did that thru PG!

I joined Pagalguy in October 2003. And coming to think of it now, it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Initially I never posted much but just kept on browsing, and I was amazed at the wealth of information it provided. Pagalguy gave me a platform where I could exchange views on a variety of topics with a wide range of people. And not just about MBA. You name the topic and there had to be a thread on it. It is really a lot of fun because each member has a different perspective of things and you get to learn a lot in the process.

PG is a place where I also met a lot of people, some extremely talented, and some simply funny, and there was always something to learn from each of them. And of course not to forget the amount of help I got from here. It is always heartening to see that in this day of cut-throat competition the members trying to help out each other in every possible manner.

Finally Pagalguy.com, to me, is more than just a forum. It is a way of life. Over the years it has made me look at things in a different way. When I come here and see the kind of talent that is there, I say to myself, well, there is still a long way to go. PG has certainly made me a different person than what I was, and I hope I am able to continue my association with it as long as possible.

Pagalguy.com- The count has just begun

Hey puys,
now inspite of this being a contest and all, I really wanted to say something about the place which this forum has been for me.

Last year, while preparing for the ever elusive CAT exam, I heard from the sis of a friend of mine what this place was.
Naturally, the enormous numbers kept me on the back side and I stayed in the line which is far behind in the posting funda. So, because of that, last year I ended up as a person who lacked any real friends (barring a couple) who were on the same page as him as far as career goals are concerned.
I ended up being a nervous bugger who, though having all the necessary tools n expertise, became overly cautious and as a result failed miserably in the targets he had set for himself. I was devastated by the poor performance.
Come next year, and I said to myself, "what the heck.. lets go and make a fool of myself even in this site PG.com"...
then I started coming to the site and the first person I met was Arun Unkil. Now you can imagine the impact of that dude first up...
I was impressed with his determination and dedication... Then I saw more people... and then some more...
needless to say, I had some companions to study around with, fool around with, some shoulders to cry on, give my shoulder when I wanted to....
Sources of encouragement when I felt down (read baby, tati, arun...), people to chat intelligently with (consti, Mufasa, prem, vineet) and what not!!!
I have never felt more proud of what I am than I am feeling now... The self realisation occurred very very recently and I will mainly dedicate it to the paagals which I have seen over here... In here, I am something, I am ANARCHY... outside, I am just another s/w engg working in an MNC doing nothing at all significant...

All I want to say is thanks and thanks to all the friends I have over here... for giving me so much in so little a time!!!
more than for the tees, I am doing it to thank all of you out here (read regulars) for making my life so much more interesting!!!
cheers puys...
UDT cheerleader signing off!!!
PG.com rocks

"Pagalguy"..... When my sister heard of that name, she gave me a wierd look and the next questions that poured were focussed on the line of "whats its usefulness?" , "it it worth the time i see you spend on it everyday?", "itnt it more of a social networking site?", " what quantitative improvement has it bought in your preperation of M.B.A., you are still not selected this year too ?" etc etc.

I was not able to give her a satisfactory answer. Even till today, i thought of it as more than a mere addiction but this thread ahs bounded me to think of a much specific explaination.

Since i joined PG, it was mostly for the information i used to get about different exams which after cat turned to be a source of timepass with like minded interesting people.

But afetr last one and a half years, now PG means a lot more to me. Its a place where i meet people with the same short term aim inlife, to get a degree from a reputed college. Its a place where people share information with each other.

I have seen people taking great pains in order to help each other. It is managed by a group of people whom i can relate to myself to a large extent.

It has helped me improve myself , i have tried to contribute towards it. i dont know it was till what extent.

But will continue to do it nevertless...:)

well PG just rocks!!!
its the best forum available online for MBA aspirants..
its got everythin ranging from tips and materials and of course the senior Junta's in b schools to help us out in the preparation right from CAT to the GD/PI's
with 1 lakh and still growing i guess PG jus rocks!!!
its really been great to be a part of this forum coz being an aspirant i find this forum to be a single repository of any information realted to CAT,XAT and the list goes on ..
So all Pagal guy's way to go!!!
i dint post this expecting a tee but a tee i always welcome