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Shraxis (because uti bank is now axis bank)

@seniors,
during my mock interviews, one of the questions that comes up is what you would do if you convert multiple calls => how would you choose between colleges?
Most of us here might think it is obvious that if someone converts an A call, he would join. However, we would need concrete reasons to justify the same. Any ideas on what these reasons could be and how to state them?

slightly tricky...usually, its a good idea to be honest. It won't go against you. However, in case they ask you why A and why not C (or B for that matter), then be diplomatic. And whatever you do, do not point out any negatives of that instiute. Say that its a close call, but you would choose A

jain.er Says

CAn Non IIM call getters also join in ???

yes. Non IIM call getters too can join in

Hi guys

Guess am a lil late...but better late than never.
So here goes
Overall 99.86 (164)
QA 98.08(45)
VA 98.48(64)
DI 99.79(55)

Calls LACKI

Class X 90.2(CBSE)
Class XII 91.6(CBSE)
B.E. 65.4(Pune University....probably why I missed out on a B call)

Extra currics...Debates, dramatics, guitaring etc...(acted in a movie too..Rockford)

Work Ex 18 months with software arm of HSBC(the bank)

hey seniors jus a lil question...as far as I ve seen...i ve found that mostly IITians or NIT/REC guys convert their A calls....or people with absolutely awesome profiles...I know the question is a lil subjective....but could you please support or oppose my observation??

As babaatiit has rightly said, you can't do much about your past scores now. As for your graduation scores, its upto you to justify that marks in Pune Univ. are hard to come by (I know they are, I am from Pune Univ. myself). The panel to some extent is aware of scoring patterns in different Univs., so they are not going to go too hard on that. But, be ready to justify anyways.

As per IIT/NIT guys converting calls & not other univs., that too is just a myth. The panel would always look to select the best people urrespective of undergrad. background.

The keys generally are out by 4 PM or so, but I would strongly suggest you to not go by those keys, as they would have been made in a hurry, and hence likely to be wrong.

By late night, you will get a more stable set of keys (with the exception of VA of course)

Attempts :
QA : 13/25
DI : 13/25
VA : 26/40

Are the keys out anywhere?

Cheers

Leo

Another quick tip,

Avoid going too early to the centre. You will get bored and your mind will wander everywhere.

Just 15-20 minutes early (buffer time) is sufficient.

After 3 CATs and 11 GD/PIs,

Going to IIM Ahmedabad

Happy Birthday Anand!
:clap:

Missed this one...2nd miss in a row...had some unavoidable work.
Hope you all had fun. Do post pictures of the meet

Here's my CAT story
CAT 2005
It all started in August 2004, in my 3rd year of Engineering, when I enrolled with Career Forum for their 2 year CAT prep. programme. Gave an Hour's mock on the very first day and scored around 95%ile.
I was happy and decided to put efforts, but somehow I did not make any effort to study regularly, though I attended all the classes. I practiced a lot of Quant after my 3rd year exams, because, I did not like the other two sections, so, just did Quant. Time flew and in August 2005 gave my first National Mock with CF. Ended up with 99%ile. It was then that I started preparing seriously and studied hard. In the last few months, 2 other PGites from my college, 'Zanyzaphod' (now in IIM-A) and 'Sonalis75' (going to IIM-L this year) & me would sit and solve, analyse mocks.
CAT 2005, gave the exam and thought I had done decently, the results showed otherwise.
OA - 96.83
DI - 89.xx
VA - 87.xx
QA - 98.xx
No IIM calls, though I ended up with NITIE, XLRI (XAT=99.60) and IIT-Kgp (JMET rank 486).
Attended the interviews but did not convert any of the 3 calls.
CAT 2006
Joined TIME weekend classroom course (got a discount) and also joined the AIMCAT Series. Did well in the first few tests, but lagged behind badly in the later ones, mainly because I was not studying at all, and the competition was improving with every test.
Gave CAT2006, and again failed to do well.
OA - 96.27
DI - 89.xx
VA - 93.xx
QA - 96.xx
Had applied only to the IIMs and obviously no calls. XAT was 95.xx %ile and again, no XLRI call. It was an uneventful season in terms of calls.
CAT 2007
In May 2007, I decided I would not study for CAT. I was doing well at work and thought I would make a career out of it. Discussed the plan with my parents who thought I was making a mistake by not giving CAT another realistic shot.Went onsite from July to September and enjoyed a great European Summer Holiday. Roamed about Europe for every weekend in those 2 months without a care in the world. We were a group of six 20 somethings and had the time of our lives. (CAT? What is that?). Came back to India and enrolled for the TIME 8 AIMCAT series and decided to give it another serious shot. One AIMCAT was already over when I enrolled, so 7 to go. Mid September to Mid October was spent in serious CAT Prep. (I think the European Holiday refreshed my mind). There was work at office but somehow managed to pluck an hour or two for CAT everyday.
CAT 2007, My first thought on seeing the paper was "I can't do a single question in this Quant section" (and I am not making this up, it really was my first thought). Started with VA as usual, did 30 mins of it. Then moved to DI, did it for 50 mins, then QA for 50 min, and VA for the remaining 20 mins (this was predecided and this strategy was tried and tested in the mocks and I felt it worked for me). I knew it was a tough Quant section, so focused heavily on accuracy. As I left the hall, I knew I had played a risky accuracy game. I had only a few attempts in all 3 sections and was banking heavily on getting them right. Checked the solutions of QA & DI that night, and knew I was safe. It was only VA which was a mystery and my guess on the answers was as good as anyone else's.
Results showed I had done well.
OA - 99.68 (129 marks)
DI - 96.27 (47 marks)
QA - 96.76 (35 marks)
VA - 99.77 (47 marks)
IIMs LACKI called me for their next round (B call? My graduation marks played spoilsport)
My preparation for the GD/PI was significantly better than 2 years ago. Spoke to PGites, particularly 'Zanyzaphod' (Anand), 'Rosogulla' (Joydeep), 'Krishnan_Sekar' (Krishnan) and also the mentors assigned to me as part of the Mentorship Programme of the IIMs. All of them gave me valuable advice for the next round of the GDs and the PIs. A big thanks to all those guys who helped me at this stage.
I had in total 8 calls, IIMs LACKI, XLRI, MDI, NITIE and the interviews spanned over a period of 50 days, did decently in all of them (made some mistakes in some interviews, but kept leaning from each mistake).
As for the results I have converted all the IIM calls I had namely, IIM A,C,L,K,I, MDI and Waitlisted in NITIE (which will convert in all probability) and XLRI (which will not convert in all probability). No rejects and that feels good considering I had only rejects 2 years ago.
Going to IIM A & hoping to have a fun filled 2 yrs in what is simply 'The Best' institute to be in.
Finally, a little Gyaan on CAT
What I did differently in my year 2007 attempt at CAT.
1) Analysed mocks properly. Re-solved all the questions at home before the next mock the next week
2) Din't overdo the mocks. 1 mock a week was all I did.
3) QQAD (Quant Questions A Day) periodic tests were very helpful. The questions were good, came in bunches of 25-30 and were fun to do. I did those and analysed them properly.
4) I had begun to read a lot since the last 2-3 years and thus unintentionally my VA skills had improved.
5) I cared nothing about what %ile I got in me mocks. In fact I got something like 79%ile and 80%ile in the last 2 AIMCATs leading up to CAT. It din't bother me one bit. I used the mocks only to learn from previous mistakes and as a question bank.
6) Each mock exam (CAT included) is different and approach it that way. What you got in your previous exam(s) has no bearing on the next one (I may be wrong here, but that was my philosophy). Of course, that dosen't mean you don't learn from the mistakes you made in the previous mocks.
7) Accuracy helps in DI & QA. Avoid guessing in these 2 sections.
Some Gyaan on GD/PI
1) Be yourself. Be Confident. Don't get intimidated by others.
2) Prepare hard, very hard. Know enough about every detail you put in the IIM forms.
3) Talk to people who have converted IIM calls in the past. They will give you lots of useful pointers.
4) Be friendly & formal in the GD. Content is everything and whatever happens, don't get overly aggressive. (In my personal opinion, GD is a waste of time if it is shorta 1 hour GD makes more sense)
5) If you have the time, attend the GD/PI session at the Institiute itself (for eg. Give the IIM L GD/PI @ IIM L even if you live in say Chennai, provided you have the time for it). I had to do it with IIM A and the moment I experienced the place, I did not want to go anywhere else, so, extra motivation to get in.
On PagalGuy :
I would like to keep this short & sweet. The next time somebody asks me anything on MBA education in India, my answer is going to be, "have you heard of PagalGuy?"