Frustrated and I need some inspiration/advice

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aki1990 Says
@ vaibhav: I hv applied fo Imt-g, nirma, imi, tapmi.. M pretty hopeful of gettin a cal 4m ol ov dese except imt-g.. Nw m confused whtr I shld take admsn in dese colgs if I cn convert. Or shld I try agn wid da kind ov acads I hv.. I hv a lot of tym wid meh as m jus 19 nd half yrs old.. Bt avg acads r da onli prob.. :(


If you are appearing for the first or second time, u must try again.If you are a 3rd or 4th timer, go for these institutes.
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look brother from what ui can make out from ur story is tat this time u hardly prepared!! and lemme tell u if atts the case u hv done good!!! 93 %le in XAT cabn give u decent colls already!! if u wanna take another shot pls work n carry wid studies!! too advantages:- first u will be financially independent!!! tat will amke dad proud and shut all those ppl's mouth ho are disparagin u!!

seond ur work ex will add weightage to profile also u can finance expenses of wat will be required to fillm forms and colls atleast(tats a lot of money!!)

since r aptitude level seems to be good; u will do good i m sure!! also i want to stress a fact here tat ppl pls don drop a year just because u want IIms or a coll which accepts 98 %le!!

trust me on thing- its better to be among the toppers in a good b school rather an avg student in IIms!!!

just my personal opinion!!

well dude about calls through xat....i have dont have anythning till now cause i didnt apply for gim(cud have got a call)....liba (had 66.6 in lr n sadly cut off 67)...ya thats what work ex..thats why i think i should work..well yes i dint prepared much...so want to give my heart and soul this year..after this kj somaiya scene clears off in another few days...but just being afraid what if i get bad scores then these...but still am queit confi about snap atleast that i would get sibm or scmhrd next year if not iims....
lets c and actually its of no use being disheartened...better start with a new beginning and get what we deserve....
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hey puys, i am a 2008 bsc pass out..i wrote cat 08 randomly to see how the paper was...and i got a 82 percentile...score was pretty decent as i had no preparation at all...i then got called by Cognizant in the last week of November 08....thought everything was perfect..,,but the repercussions of an i t job are like tremendous...no proper work,,,but had a 14 hour maniacal shift changing once a week ..dint hav any time to prepare for my mba///..so quit the nasty job in june and started preparing for my mba...2009 exam season started and i did badly in all my exams...hav nt managed a cal till now...feeling very dejected that i gave up my job in order to achieve a gud b school and now i am literally in No man's Land...hav applied for a management seat in SIBM-p ..but its expensive and am wondering about the return on investment and the fact if it is really worth it or not...so please give me some motivating advice and suggestions if i should pursue the management seat in simbiosis or take up a job again and try for next cat ..coz i got only an 84.5 percentile in cat 09(hardly an improvement from cat 08 )..am very depressed and confused..please help puys..thanks in advance...

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Crisp and simple: Go for SIBM....no point getting back to the job you dislike and if it's the returns you are apprehensive of then i must say returns from a college like SIBM are always good provided you channelise your efforts in the right direction for the next two years. Be confident of yourself and make a smart move .

All the best .

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debanjandas Says
If you are appearing for the first or second time, u must try again.If you are a 3rd or 4th timer, go for these institutes.

well.. dis ws my frst shot at CAT.. m jus 19 nd half yrz old.. i guess u dint notice dis..:p
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stupidcupid Says
hey puys, i am a 2008 bsc pass out..i wrote cat 08 randomly to see how the paper was...and i got a 82 percentile...score was pretty decent as i had no preparation at all...i then got called by Cognizant in the last week of November 08....thought everything was perfect..,,but the repercussions of an i t job are like tremendous...no proper work,,,but had a 14 hour maniacal shift changing once a week ..dint hav any time to prepare for my mba///..so quit the nasty job in june and started preparing for my mba...2009 exam season started and i did badly in all my exams...hav nt managed a cal till now...feeling very dejected that i gave up my job in order to achieve a gud b school and now i am literally in No man's Land...hav applied for a management seat in SIBM-p ..but its expensive and am wondering about the return on investment and the fact if it is really worth it or not...so please give me some motivating advice and suggestions if i should pursue the management seat in simbiosis or take up a job again and try for next cat ..coz i got only an 84.5 percentile in cat 09(hardly an improvement from cat 08 )..am very depressed and confused..please help puys..thanks in advance...

Don't be depressed. You can pursue your SIBM-p or any other college where you can get a seat because thats what you have in your hand right now. Research about the college which you are joining and see how the teaching is and how are the placements. Dont think of return of investment right now though it is a point of concern but this problem is faced by all who are going for mba. So follow the herd mentality in this case. If you are preparing for next year cat without job and if you dont make it then you will get screwed up. So dont prepare for neext year cat without job. And if you take your cognizant job and then prepare then may be you wont get enough time to prepare for mba and again there are chances that you may not do well. But in this case then next year you can prepare for various other exams and will make it to some college (maybe iim if its your destiny) and you will have a better profile i.e work-ex which counts. I would suggest that go to mba this year itself if you get it because after with working there are several issues in life which you have to deal.
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Hi puys..plz nybdy tel me hw imp is dis job ex for IIMs??coz I m a 2009 grad but had to leave ma job after 6 mnths due to some grave prblms...m aimin fr CAT 2010 n hv fair acads throughout.....

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stupidcupid Says
hey puys, i am a 2008 bsc pass out..i wrote cat 08 randomly to see how the paper was...and i got a 82 percentile...score was pretty decent as i had no preparation at all...i then got called by Cognizant in the last week of November 08....thought everything was perfect..,,but the repercussions of an i t job are like tremendous...no proper work,,,but had a 14 hour maniacal shift changing once a week ..dint hav any time to prepare for my mba///..so quit the nasty job in june and started preparing for my mba...2009 exam season started and i did badly in all my exams...hav nt managed a cal till now...feeling very dejected that i gave up my job in order to achieve a gud b school and now i am literally in No man's Land...hav applied for a management seat in SIBM-p ..but its expensive and am wondering about the return on investment and the fact if it is really worth it or not...so please give me some motivating advice and suggestions if i should pursue the management seat in simbiosis or take up a job again and try for next cat ..coz i got only an 84.5 percentile in cat 09(hardly an improvement from cat 08 )..am very depressed and confused..please help puys..thanks in advance...



read the article from sunday (7th march) times's life(mumbai edition )"this too shall pass".u can read on epaper.it will boost ur confidence ..as if now try to contact seniors from sibm-p to know more abt it..they must be on pg.
all the best...
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Gokul09 Says
Hi puys..plz nybdy tel me hw imp is dis job ex for IIMs??coz I m a 2009 grad but had to leave ma job after 6 mnths due to some grave prblms...m aimin fr CAT 2010 n hv fair acads throughout.....



why aim only iims..there are other good insitutes also. ......
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Gokul09 Says
Hi puys..plz nybdy tel me hw imp is dis job ex for IIMs??coz I m a 2009 grad but had to leave ma job after 6 mnths due to some grave prblms...m aimin fr CAT 2010 n hv fair acads throughout.....


Work-ex don't matter a lot....
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Gokul09 Says
Hi puys..plz nybdy tel me hw imp is dis job ex for IIMs??coz I m a 2009 grad but had to leave ma job after 6 mnths due to some grave prblms...m aimin fr CAT 2010 n hv fair acads throughout.....

Look clear cat with job because clearing cat without job creates a bad impression that you cant do multi tasking. My advice - dont leave your job and also whatever your grave problems are, you should solve those. Leave the current job only if you have some other job in hand. Dont prepare for cat without job.
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Hey amar..thnx..i m relieved to hear dat...jst hope it wrks...coz wz bothered a lot regardin dis wrk ex stuff..

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@myash88...yup i will aim fr other b schools too..

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hey guys..
there are so many broken hearts and demented souls around that i feel lucky..the most imp thing is that cat or any other exam doesnt make or break u..its just a obstacle in life..either u pass it or u get around it..u dont need to trip and fall and then keep on thinking abt ur past failures..
always remember that what u are is a result because of ur past actions..
guys who are 21-22 who gave cat first tym and then failed are talkin abt suicide..:( cmon guys such kinda thinking wont let u go anywhere...if anything it wd make u even sader ..this is what s called as learned helplessness in psychology...u have all ur future ahead..go n find a job and give it next year with full zeal widot repeating ur misstakes..
one post i was reading in this thread that motivated me to write in this..when ppl are trying to come out with such travails then surely ppl who have this as their first failure can learn somthing..acha i will tell my story now..i am 2007 batch passout.. actually had a terrible relationship which really taught me everything..was a gud student ..had 70% in engg, 95 % in class X,,in col had a breakup in final year..anyways gave CAT - got 75% with -5 (yes -ve):oops: in maths..then i didnt join my company as i cdnt think what to do after all this, in 2008 i again gave cat with full prep but everytym i used to think of this girl even in the exam and so got 84 % only in CAT 2008..with -4 in DI:oops: ...NMIMS , SIIB called cdnt convert..i always used to think that WTF happens in exam..
so i dcd to forget abt my gf and concentrate once again..joined a stupid company in pune.. again started prep..but to my horror cd never forget her and so again gave CAT ...this tym thankfully -ve marks nahi aaye in any section..but still only 91 %..again got a call from only SIIB..waitlised..n xat 98% somehow..but i know gim will reject me..
but at least what i have realized is that one shdnt get overawed at all by emtions...as someone said shit happens, so this too shall pass..i will again give cat next year cz one sshould look at long term gains rather than short cuts..u bargain for ur dream and then u keep on cryin inside day by day...so puys, dont feel sad..its only a game of courage attitude and detemination..and victory to those who believe in them..are u at it??

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You want some inspiration?
Here it is,
CAT 2009-12.89% :w00t:
So, knew whats gonna happen after exam only had not prepared at all!
Thought go to hell with it, I will try again for MBA and this time I will give GMAT in Jun, 2010.
Yes my friends its all about the thinking. Do or Die.....

Yeah it hurts when you see friends go ahead of you, but I can tell my son that I did what my heart said....MBA

Its not end of the world puys its just the beginning....

I heard this somewhere " You should be like a stamp, don't leave until the post reaches its destination!":thumbsup:

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Friends....cat result has make me feel i am the most useless person in this world...my position is same as many of u...the only thread remains is this where i can visit.i passout of 2009 still unemployed make me feel i am of no use....i will always always and always remember this season of my life..a year of failure and failure and failure...(iift,fms,jmet,xat,cat) and this list will complete with cet result....i am a book of failure...feeling to write all useless words for me..i am a waste person..puri tarah barbad ho gaya hu...
I am only bit happy because i encountered failure early in my life and hope it will make me strong in all sense...after all these shock i have forget now how to cry??not even one drop in my eyes after seeing the cat result..


Hi Ashish,

I can understand how you feel because even i have gone through same phase. I can understand your agony and pain and so as others too who are on the same boat as you.I saw your post and just thought to share some thoughts of mine.
I am 2006 batch passout and i am revolving around this CAT thing from the past 4 years. My first attempt was in 2005 where i scored around 55 %tile
Was not serious that time. Just thought of giving it because others were giving too.I was already placed by that time. That was one among the reason for my callous attitude :-(
Also i fallen in love with one girl who was my classmate. I was fantasizing as it happens that time that she also likes me because we were very good friends. But in reality she didn't had those feelings for me and when i proposed her in the final year, she rejected me instantaneously:banghead:
Was very disturbed during that period. Used to cry a lot thinking that why it happened to me but didn't got any answer. Then i joined the company and by sheer coincidence or bad luck whatever you call, she also got placed into same company.I was cursing myself at that point that what made god to do all this. I wanted to forget her but i was seeing her everytime in front of my eyes. That was the most difficult phase i was going through. We used to talk but not in the same way as before. Then one day i came to know that her marriage was fixed and i decided not to talk to her after that.Don't know what made me do that.
Then seriously gave thought for CAT once again and start preparing for the same. Was very serious about clearing that time because of my parents who had lot of expectations with me.Gave CAT 2006 Result:75%lile:banghead:
Was very depressed because in that paper i think Quant and DI were easy and Verbal was tough.
Again i decided to give CAT next year.Result same: CAT 2007: 78%lile. I also gave other exams like XAT,SNAP,IIFT,NMAT but got rejected everywhere except in NMAT where i got 85 marks which was the cut off by coincidence. But as you say so near yet so far. It didn't had any significance because weightage to return is of utmost importance in NMAT.So i knew i won't be finally selected if i do well in GD/PI but then too i just went to GD/PI in order to experience and I think it was one of the most beautiful experiences i had there. The way those people organised GD/PI was commendable and i was feeling inferior compared to guys who came there scoring great marks and with lot of confidence.But the experience was fruitful. Ultimately end result: Rejected:banghead::banghead::banghead:
My frustation was going out of my hands during this time.
Again thought i will keep giving CAT until and unless i don't bell it. Everyone was saying don't give now because you won't get it including my parents but still i had the hope and conviction to bell it.By that time my office location was also changed and i didn't had to face that girl again :grin:
So this time i thought i would bell it no matter what happens and was seriously into it. Gave my heart and soul into it. I forgot everything about my office and i never took my work seriously and hence my promotion chances got hampered but thought do hell with it because my goal is something else.Gave CAT 2008: Result: 86%tile. Same with all other exams everywhere got rejected.
Was feeling dejected and hopeless.Thought i am of no use to anyone. Sincerely thought of running away somewhere but didn't get any place to go to.Then again same old story: frustration,depression,disappointment because of failure,failure and only failure everywhere.
My work life also got impacted because of that as i was getting released from the project wherever i went because of my poor performance.My WFM manager once told me that if you don't get into this project you will be terminated or sent to chennai... blah blah....
I somehow got into 1 project and seriously thought of writing CAT may be for the last time.I somehow convinced my parents and started preparing for it again. This time i joined coaching, all test series TIME,IMS and started working in group study along with 2 of my friends who were also serious abut CAT. Meanwhile i fall into love with another girl in my office. I don't know what happened to me but i just went and proposed to her again for 2nd time in my life:w00t: Kya karein kabhi kabhaar kuch cheezo par apna bhi zor nahi chalta .....:banghead::banghead:She was shocked and rejected me then and there itself. I thought that i have committed a lot of sins in my past life for which i am suffering in this birth. Then just forgot and again targeted on CAT 2009 with full flow.....
Used to come from office at 8 PM amd devoted atleast 2 hours daily with my friends. Then came news CAT ONLINE. I was shocked and devastated.
Still found some courage and went for it. Gave online AIMCATs TIME and others. Used to score from 30%tile to 90%tile.Was very confident this time of CAT because prep was upto the mark.I also took leave for around 2 months giving the not feeling well as the reason. Thought no matter what this time i have to clear it.
Results: CAT 2009: 70 %tile (QA:94 DI: 77 VA: 20 %tile ) Felt like dying when i saw the result. Was laughing after some time like a mad fellow.
Never thought i am so bad at verbal though i am not that good also. Used to score around 70 - 80 in mocks.Felt like world crashing at my feet.
Other exams also :
IIFT: 35.94 (Rejected)
JMET: 57 (Rejected)
SNAP: 79.5 (Rejected)
XAT: 68 %tile (Rejected)
FMS: 280 (Rejected)
NMAT: 193 (Rejected)
Everywhere failed: felt like cursing myself
Now i am at my same work place in same company thinking what went wrong. I never cleared any competitive exams like IIT, AIEEE and all management exams and 10th and 12th were also bad. Everytime i had mediocre performances and nothing to boast for.But still i am trying to get rid of it.I don't know whether i will give CAT again after this fiasco but still i have something to feel good that i kept trying even after facing so many adversities. I know i have failed everytime i tried but it also shows i have lot of patience and courage to face it and try it every time.
I just want to say to you that don't lose hope. I know that it doesn't sound good from my mouth but still i know people who have achieved success in spite of facing so many failures. They have shown to the world what they are capable of and people have acknowledged them also. So life is going to be tough and there will be struggles but we have to keep moving.
As they say "Lehron ke saath to koi bhi ter sakta hai par asli insaan to wohi hai jo lehron ko cheer kar aage badta hai"

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Hi Ashish,
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i am also in the same boat as u are ...feeling very dejected and low ...donno what to do ...........................:drinking:feel like comiting suicide ............
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Hi Ashish,
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hats off to your courage and guts, aniruddh :cheerio::cheerio:
best of luck in your life 😁
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i am also in the same boat as u are ...feeling very dejected and low ...donno what to do ...........................:drinking:feel like comiting suicide ............


Don't ever feel like this brother.Even i felt this at one point of time but then i thought what would happen to my parents who have sacrificed their lives in order to bring me up to this level so that i can atleast have that courage to stand and fight against all odds. I know sometimes taking life becomes the easiest way to get rid of all problems but they can never solve your problems. Instead it will ruins your parents and your family's lives who have done a lot for you and instead never expected anything in return......so please erase all thoughts like that and just live happily facing all odds with courage and conviction..... i know its easy to say then implement but will power and love from your family can make you achieve great heights.....:)

All the best and fight till your last breadth.......
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Don't ever feel like this brother.Even i felt this at one point of time but then i thought what would happen to my parents who have sacrificed their lives in order to bring me up to this level so that i can atleast have that courage to stand and fight against all odds. I know sometimes taking life becomes the easiest way to get rid of all problems but they can never solve your problems. Instead it will ruins your parents and your family's lives who have done a lot for you and instead never expected anything in return......so please erase all thoughts like that and just live happily facing all odds with courage and conviction..... i know its easy to say then implement but will power and love from your family can make you achieve great heights.....:)

All the best and fight till your last breadth.......


Anirudh1984 & onelastshot,
Hats off to your courage and "NEVER GIVE UP" attitude ...and u both have gone so far in your life so move ahead for CAT and CAT 2010 should be your ticket to your successful career and girls love success(don't offend anyone as i m also gal but i love my success more than anything in life) so don't fall on this again .... Don't repeat your mistakes ("You can win" By Shiv Khera says)...and i have seen on this pagalguy that ..."Practice is the key for CAT" ......so practice hard........and learn from your mistakes.......and move ahead..............i m also faced numerous failures and hurt a lot in career but still move ahead as historyis going to repeat again but this time this ends with my success in dream job (Probationary officer in public sector bank esp. SBI)..... and best of luck .... in 2011... i want to see u both to write for "All I wanted to speak for CAT" .... the most inspiring book i have ever read............well pagalguy u are the best friend i ever had........Thank You moderators........... i want to write my name in the list of successors so mei ab padne ja rahi hu...