ravishankar.lal Saysnever felt so low in my life.....
@ the topic starter
Its incredible that you gave so many entrance tests and it gives me an impression that you were desperate to do an MBA.
Now just because you gave so many entrance tests doesnt mean you will hit the jackpot somewhere down the line
I think there has been some deficiency in your planning.
I think giving CAT was necessary as every indian management aspiring student gives this exam.So if you dont get into IIM's its fine , no harm.But you gotta have a plan B and maybe C.Seems you lacked it
Plan B would have been some of the good schools who are just below the IIM's like FMS or NMIMS or SP Jain (just giving examples no need to jump into me by giving me rankings)
And plan C would have been some of the good tier 2 schools.
Planning your future goes a long way in helping you, i know it isnt easy as it involves predictions and assumptions
"This is not the end....kahani abhi baaki hai mere dost" 😁 just remeber these magic lines 😃 And always remeber these low moments are there to teach us bigger lessons in life..this is what life is 😃
read some inspiring stories/quotes. http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/best-one-liners-25004274
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/season-ii-lines-to-live-by-25043133
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/motivation-move-towards-action-25001130
CAT related inspiring stories- http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/all-i-wanted-to-speak-about-cat-25002933
ravishankar.lal Saysnever felt so low in my life.....
Dude, I have a similar issue. I went to the US after 12th but had to come back in early 2008 because of the recession - it became too expensive to fund an education that in all likelihood wouldn't have landed me a job to pay back all the student loans.
At the same time, I can happily say that the one year I spent in the US has dramatically influenced my personality, my views, and my aspirations. I can take a lot of positives from a negative experience, and this is the angle I will present to the admissions authorities. After all, not all plans in your life work out - just as they don't do in business.
Try to gather all the positives from your 1 year experience in Scotland. Present the 1 year diversion as a positive, rather than negative experience. People who've dicked around, stumbled, and have been humbled by life are usually more mature and pragmatic than the ones who have followed the tried and set 'path'. Convince the admissions committee of the same, and I don't think it would be much of an issue.
Help needed: I was 2009 btech passout.i have two pending papers now and hopefully will clear and will get my degree by march end.i have mat score of 620.can i apply for mba in christ??they will consider my pending results?(i have 60% all together in engineering).what are my chances
kinji@PG SaysTake a deep Breadth and start over all over again. Believe in yourself :thumbsup:
hey watch a good movie,(my pick..alice in wonderland 😁 complete fantasy)
read a good book, u seem like an arsenal fan, enjoy their match against barca
remember dude, nothing and i repeat, NOTHING deserves to make u feel bad about urself, least of all CAT and other exams.
have fun! go out party! at the end of 2 days, ul see things clearly
"This is not the end....kahani abhi baaki hai mere dost" 😁 just remeber these magic lines 😃 And always remeber these low moments are there to teach us bigger lessons in life..this is what life is 😃
read some inspiring stories/quotes. http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/best-one-liners-25004274
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/season-ii-lines-to-live-by-25043133
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/motivation-move-towards-action-25001130
CAT related inspiring stories- http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/all-i-wanted-to-speak-about-cat-25002933
helioz SaysHelp needed: I was 2009 btech passout.i have two pending papers now and hopefully will clear and will get my degree by march end.i have mat score of 620.can i apply for mba in christ??they will consider my pending results?(i have 60% all together in engineering).what are my chances
After a hard fought n failed journey towards an MBA seat, here's me writing wat I intended to...
I am a BDS working as a govt. dental surgeon right now in Gujarat.
Season 2008 calls - only one call IRMA...waitlisted den rejected.
Season 2009 calls - IIM-A rejected, IRMA waitlisted den rejected, IMT ghaziabad rejected, TISS HRM rejected, NIRMA converted n didnt join.
Season 2010 calls - IIFT rejected, SIBM-pune Rejected, SCMHRD rejected, AIIM rejected, IMT not appearing, NMIMS-pharma not appearing.
N you know wat, after all dese mess n criticisms from my family n friends, i have decided dat MBA dreams not over yet..I will b back again dis year with more determination n dedication. we docs have to b extraordinary wen compared to engineers when converting a top20 call...but we dont have to b superhero...dey r gonna tired taking my interviews but not me facin d same..
Your friends arent gonna decide who u want to b..nor ur family members...its u who have to earn ur own lunch.
After a hard fought n failed journey towards an MBA seat, here's me writing wat I intended to...
I am a BDS working as a govt. dental surgeon right now in Gujarat.
Season 2008 calls - only one call IRMA...waitlisted den rejected.
Season 2009 calls - IIM-A rejected, IRMA waitlisted den rejected, IMT ghaziabad rejected, TISS HRM rejected, NIRMA converted n didnt join.
Season 2010 calls - IIFT rejected, SIBM-pune Rejected, SCMHRD rejected, AIIM rejected, IMT not appearing, NMIMS-pharma not appearing.
N you know wat, after all dese mess n criticisms from my family n friends, i have decided dat MBA dreams not over yet..I will b back again dis year with more determination n dedication. we docs have to b extraordinary wen compared to engineers when converting a top20 call...but we dont have to b superhero...dey r gonna tired taking my interviews but not me facin d same..
Your friends arent gonna decide who u want to b..nor ur family members...its u who have to earn ur own lunch.
Wow, after reading all those posts, i am not sure if i should be happy or sad...here Iam all of 13 years of experience, frustrated- yes, wanna do mba - yes...any directions - not really...applied for GMAT with a score of 620..not sure where will that take me...am applying o a couple of universities abroad..lets see where it takes me...
another ordinary guy with HUGE Dreams & without a clue to the ways of making it big in life.
age 15 - everyone said that the board exams are very crucial and from there on life is easy. got a decent 91
age 17 - now they said that this board is even more important but there are the entrance exams for engineering as well and for mbbs. got another decent 91 in board but lost out in the entrance.
age 18 - put in a year in preps and got through the engineering entrance to get into an NIT.Mech
age 19-23 - had the best days of my (till date). without a clue as to wats store in the future(wat a dumba$$). any how. managed to scrap out a OK 7 .8 CGPA with three job offers. joined one
age 24 - the corporate life, long work hours, bond for 2 years and a Boss scared the $hit out of me and it felt like m going nowhere. meanwhile my peeps in college went on to IIMs FMSs XLRIs. ( you know the guys whon you don't expect to do any good but they sure know how to shock you at the right moment). so left the job after breaking the bond and strted to prepare for MBA.
got screwed by JMET for 4 marks to cutoff.
by IIFT for .5 sectional
91 percentile in cat with a doubtfull call from IMT - no converts
managed a call from SCMHRD - good interview, bad result.
NO JOB .. NO CLUE ... What To DO ...
LIFE S A GAME....
DOSNT MATTER IF DONT WIN...PLAYIN WITH SPRIT S FAR MoRE IMPORATNT....
Cat 07:Form rejection :banghead:
Mat:98.xx
Snap:bad result ...dnt evn remember
Xat:92.xx Call:ximb...rejected
Cat 08:97.53...Call: IIM A ABM...Rejected
XAT:96.xx...call XIMB......Rejected
SNAP:88.XX..SCORE...cALL:SIBM...Rejected
IIFT:32.XX score......Rejected
FMS:99.45....Call: MBA/MBA -MS ....MBA-MS:Rejected
MBA:Waitlisted
By this time my family/near and dear had given up on me
Cat 09:96.xx...No calls didn't apply fr nythin but IIMs..
IIFT:43.XX ...CALL.....WAITLISTED...Didnt turn up on the date,,,skipped
Fms:no call :banghead:
skipped rest of the exams....
Cat10:99.76,,Calls:IIM A ABM AND IIM C PGP...thanx to my xcellent acads
verdict:rejected by both..........:banghead:
p.s.- +attitude...both the rejection means i can take on cat 1ce more....
"billi maregi....................jaroor maregi.....mein maroonga use"
Failed for 3rd year in a row....
I have mastered d art of failing, bt not giving up. I wud b searchin new ways to fail, n 1day wen I wudnt b able to find a new way to fail, I will succeed.
Finally got first convert of my life..got selected in NMIMS for MBA in AS. Though AS was my 2nd preference but still I'm feeling good about it. First convert in my 2 years of trying. Many might say why I'm dejected in just 2 years..reason for this is that i started preparing for mba after i realized that i can't work as a software engg in IT industry. when i joined my job i thought i'll be doing good here, i didn't knew the harsh realities of this outsourcing industry. last year and this year i have been missing mba calls because of my stupidity. every time i missed calls because of sectional scores. but fortunately there were no sectionals in iift this time and i was also lucky to have got calls from VGSOM and NMIMS. though in all three case my written score is on border line. i guess i didn't made into iift coz of my written score. but now i have one call from NMIMS for actuarial science. i never thought of joining this course but after doing a lot of research i feel that i'll do well in actuarial science. i still have option of trying next year again but due to some personal problems i might not be able to do mba next year.
last time when i posted in this thread some puys motivated me and lifted up my spirit. sometimes i still feel very low coz of the personal turmoil i m going through..but i try to keep myself calm..i start doing things which i like and love when i feel low...watching football and playing football (now in computer) is one of them...i also think that feeling low and frustrated is good sometimes, bcoz that becomes the motivation when you r trying to achieve something and all of a sudden something unexpected yet pleasant will happen. watch shashwank redemption..it's a good movie which says that we should never lose hope, even if it's too late.
srktugga SaysHi Puys.I have written everything this season.IIFT,CAT,JMET,SNAP,XAT,FMS.I thought i did well in SNAP but got only 88.5.I thought i would get a call from SIIB and SIBM-B.But it did'nt happen.This Feb,I will be completing 36 months in Accenture.I am really frustrated and worried abt my future.Im writing NMAT,MAHCET and MICA.I am not able to give my best to NMAT and other future exam preparations.Dreams of an MBA are slowly withering away.Someone plz tell me what to do.
Here is my Opinion on it , will bring out a different side to it perhaps as i am a commerce/management student.
Lets start off with my Profile
10th -80% - CBSE
12th -81% ( Commerce) - CBSE
Graduation - BBA from IP University - 73.2%
I have around 13 months of work ex with Hewitt Associates which now of course is Aon Hewitt.
This is my 2nd attempt at these entrances , last year didnt do well as i couldnt juggle the entrances and job at the same time , Quit my Job in July and spend over 5 months preparing , the gap was justified on paper as i was working as a part time Computer Teacher in a primary NGO School.
Scored 91.47% in CAT ( Screwed LR Majorly just got 42 in it , the reason for this being i gave the exam in the last week of CAT , for days i saw it being posted on PG that LRDI was tough , calculation intensive and stuff , the last 40 minutes of my CAT were a waste , i was frozen due to it actually turning out tough , nobody else to blame except me)
XAT Scored 98%ile
Cleared NMAT's cutoff but as my score was 211 didnt appear for GDPI , scored 105 in SNAP which i thought would be enough but of course wasnt , missed TISS by 0.25.
Calls I had via CAT were - FORE , LBS , TAPMI , SOMAIYA , IMT Ghaziabad , XIME , IFMR baring IMT G converted all didnt appear for Somaiya Wellingkar IFMR though as Goa's result was out by then
Calls Via XAT were - XLRI HRM , LIBA , GIM ( was stupid not to fill XIMB , never thought i'd do so well in XAT ) over here converted all expect the big One ie XLRI.
Here comes the point now , I had a brilliant GDPI , where my entire PI was build around Hewitt Associates ( as it is the worldwide leader in HR and recruits heavily from XLRI , with my HR and Management related profile wasnt asked any of the usual stuff why MBA , why HR and stuff.
I was extremely pleased with it , thought id easily convert , then came the SHOCK i wasnt even waitlisted.
Then i saw so many people who had converted HRM posting basic stuff on PG , What is HRM , its Scope , Roles it Offers and who were equally clueless about in the PI and still Converted and here am I who literally breathes HR and showed the same in the PI and i was rejected.
The Only reasons i could deduce for this was perhaps my age am just 22 , the quantity of the work ex , or the one which hits me the hardest , My Profile , my not being an engineer , am seeing so many people posting on PG in the thread "Profiles of those people who have converted IIM's " couldn't find a single BBA or a Commerce Student , and those whom i know in real life , ie Commerce Students in these 3-4 Biggies have huge Chunk of Work Ex.
Which Basically leads me to the point , is there no way in for a relative fresher like me to enter the Big 3-4? Unless and until I forgo my dream of an MBA for three to Four Years ?
Trust Me , I have nothing against engineers , i do not want a reservation or anything of that sort. Only want that atleast when it comes to HR , XLRI HR , people who actually want to do HR or know about it should make it and not be rejected for unknown reasons :/
My dream was always to do an MBA since i saw my cousins passing out of NMIMS and Wellingkar when i was in 8-9 , and my dream went well with my communication and leadership skills , i always thought the logical and the best part to follow this dream would have been to take up Commerce , wish somebody had been there then in 2004 to tell me even to do an MBA the best way would be to take up Science , and that BBA is not the best Prelude for MBA , its a weird way where the Bachelors Course isnt the best way ahead for a MASTERS.
I am joining GIM , extremely pleased with what that place offers , brilliant infrastructure , good ROI , esteemed faculty etc.
I hope all this wasnt too long !
And just want to add further that i do not want any inspiration as I am very happy with GIM , for me simply an Institute shows its class by the people who belong to it and how they treat those who are striving to make it there , and the seniors of GIM are nothing short of Fantastic
Frustrated Yes I was , atleast for a couple of days after the XLRI Result , But not anymore am over it!
hi ... i see this thread is for frustrated and confused puys.. i am one of them..
I got three results in one day with decreasing level of happiness..
Morning 8 saw that i got selected in NIT T
evening saw that got IMT N
Night saw that was rejected by TAPMI
Statistically there cant be a more balanced day i guess..:lookround:
Though i was reallllllly happy for NIT T results .. i was equally sad for the other two..i know i didnt get a very high percentile for IMT G but the interview was the best one i had ever given in my life...i was proud of the answers that i gave ..and they looked impressed...one of my sr.s got in IMT G with my percentile
For Tapmi.. it was a stress interview..but one of the interviewers came out and appreciated me in front of other applicants.. he also called me personally and told me that i was very calm inside and that my approach to the situation was really nice and many many things ...The deans interview went equally good ..I was expecting a call from TAPMI ..i was sure of it .. the way i am sure that i am breathing ...and really i believe in humility..but it went really well ..i thought a personal appreciation meant that..
But.. the results were nt at all as expected ..
There is only one reason that i can see for my rejection in TAPMi and one for IMT G.:drinking:
Tapmi because i thought it is an ethical college which loves honesty and i said that i wud love to join Soamiya personally..only because it is in mumbai which is my home now .. but i added that it was just a thought and i will check once i hve the options .. my bro is passout from Manipal..i told them all that and they were convinced.. i thought honesty matters but i guess not... they just wanna here wat they like (why do u have wait lists then)
For IMT i think they select on percentile basis only..they have a defined set of brckets and cnt forget it..common yaar ..even harvard excepts low scores if the guys are good..
Now i feel like all that appreciation was nothing but bull shit..all that matters is not what u are..but the score that u have got ..the statistics u have with u ...humility honesty ethics they dont hold good.. i had an avg PI in NIT T but i lied and said that i wud join NIT T.. i got thru ..
I have two sides of the world to me ..one where ppl are putting up emotional success stories and another where the ppl from lesser known MBA colleges are hardly seen any where, there profile hardly grows.. i dont know what to believe in ..where to look what to follow..
I know i want to do an MBA ..i need to .. i am from hospitality industry( interesting profile)..i left my job which took 14 hrs of my day including travel in mumbai to prepare forthis CAT ..i cant go back and join any hotel or other business coz that wud mean 14 hrs again..
I am confused and sad ..sad as i didnt get a good college..confused as to whether i should join NITT or shud take another year of drop..experienced puys please help ...:oops:
P.S- to the person who created this thread.. thank u very much..at least there is one place where a person can share his grief and his worries and doesnt have to pretend that he/she is happy
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@jane:
bro if u can wait for another year then i'll suggest u to wait.
don't lose hope...try to improve on ur written scores and u'll do good...people don't drop another year due to various reasons...if u don't have any such reason then wait for another year..it will do good only to u...