My journey into IIMB - The 'CAT'astrophe !!

After having a dream journey of San Francisco and Los Angeles, I returned back to India hoping that the joy ride will continue (indirectly hinting God - I am expecting a good CAT result :) ).

28th February arrived and CAT scores were declared. I was shattered beyond imagination to find that I had badly .... no... very badly ... no ... 'tremendously' (I know this word doesn't fit into here but I was poor in guessing the 'Choose the right word for the blank in the sentence' questions appearing in VA and hence please pardon me) underperformed in one of the sections (DI). I thought for a moment the CAT result that I was seeing must be not mine. I crosschecked my test registration number multiple times, much to my dismay that the result being shown was indeed mine !!

Game Over !! - I thought, at least for 'MBA Dreams 2010'.

I got another chance of 'discussing' this point with God. (Since I was poor in GD's, I took this opportunity to develop my GD skills like how to keep on arguing on a worthless point in a 'fruitful' discussion, how to re-iterate the same point again and again and again when you don't have any other point to put forth etc. Thank You God for strengthening my skills ! ) He opened up his point first (In GD it is a general perception that one who initiates the discussion, has some advantage, believe me it is TRUE !)

He said, "So here you are .... now crying for your poor CAT score ... huhh ... but what about your US trip and all the fun you had there ? (He meant to say to me - Be Happy with what you get, specially when you didn't deserve it :P) While enjoying there did you ever think about the CAT and all? .... leave CAT aside .... did you remember Me even once ? .... Now that the fun part is over and you didn't get a good CAT score, I am brought in, in the game and all the blame is put on Me" ..... But I was prepared for this and aptly replied back, saying that I had not asked for all that fun in US, all I wanted was a good CAT result for my further career plan.

He said, "Haha ... What plan and all .... You can fool others, kid, but not ME !! Anyways just Wait and Watch" !!

I said what is there to wait for? All the topnotch IIMs (read A, C and L) have come up with their shortlists for GD/PIs except IIMB ; I explained to myself - Kaustubh, don't commit the mistake of even floating a hope for B's PI call - what is point in getting more disappointed after not seeing your registration number in the shortlist of one more premier IIM (B)!!

Though I had received PI calls from FMS, Delhi and some other B-Schools (IIMK, SP Jain and MDI) I had made up my mind of giving self one more chance next year to aim for the top 4 IIMs - A,B,C and L. So I had decided to take all the above calls light only, seriously light !! - what a gamble!!

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