From Scoring 30 In My First Mock Test To IIM Calcutta | Kirti's CAT Journey

Would you still keep working hard, if you knew you are going to fail? Well, you would wonder why it says 'rote,' because in my case, it has been a very vulnerable journey. I would describe it as a Roller Coaster Ride with lots of ups and downs (mostly downs). But the final up was worth all the downs and efforts.
Well, it's not a story of success or failure, but it's a journey with a lot of lessons to learn. The Roller Coaster Ride!

I remember my best friends telling me, "Ek baar de toh de CAT, aage ka dekh lenge!". And I finally filled my CAT form! And then the ride started. After that, to whomever, I talked about it all of them said just one thing "As a fresher, it is really difficult maybe not possible also." Some of them even said "IIMs toh possible nai hai" a lot of demotivation came along. I had constant sleepless nights thinking whether all of my efforts would go in vain? What if I fail? What if I fail terribly? Having a lot of questions in mind, I gave my first mock, and I just scored 30 marks in it. I told my friend about it, and she asked me out of 300? That day I realized maybe it's not possible, and I decided I should give up.