Hey,Ive read alot of forums and ive got myself way confused. Need help desperately. I did my preparation for cat 2012 in which i joined a classroom program although i wasnt able to follow it ardently owing to my chemical engineering. At the end i managed 90 percentile without much of sweat. I believe that i can score well in cat 2013 if i dedicate the coming months completely towards preparing. But all these forums and discussions have put a doubt in my mind whether my drop would actually end up as a negative for candidature in many good b schools.I dont think that i'll b able to prepare well with a job along side. Should i be looking for some experience first and then take a drop or should i give it a go?How bad would this drop seem on my candidature?P.S.-my graduatn cgp was 7.10, 70% in HSC, 80% in SSC.
Hi,
Dropping a year for CAT is a bad idea! Yes it will create problems during interview and they don`t see preparing for cat as a valid reason for a year gap. Moreover, CAT is unpredictable and thus a backup is necessary. Preparing for cat along with job is possible and almost 70% of the people appearing for CAT do that. And many have cracked top iims while working. So definitely you are not the first to be in this situation and certainly won`t be the last. And also I think working in a professional environment does make a person mature and also imbibe other skills like effective time management, inter personal skills,etc. So go ahead with the job and give your best shot at cat 2013. ATB!
Hey,
Ive read alot of forums and ive got myself way confused. Need help desperately.
I did my preparation for cat 2012 in which i joined a classroom program although i wasnt able to follow it ardently owing to my chemical engineering. At the end i managed 90 percentile without much of sweat.
I believe that i can score well in cat 2013 if i dedicate the coming months completely towards preparing. But all these forums and discussions have put a doubt in my mind whether my drop would actually end up as a negative for candidature in many good b schools.
I dont think that i'll b able to prepare well with a job along side.
Should i be looking for some experience first and then take a drop or should i give it a go?
How bad would this drop seem on my candidature?
P.S.-my graduatn cgp was 7.10, 70% in HSC, 80% in SSC.
