From being diagnosed with multiple tumours to being born with 100% visual impairment, we have received some of the most poignant and inspirational stories of aspirants who made it to their dream B-schools despite extremely unfavourable circumstances.
Taming The Beast Called 'CAT'
Hello everyone. This is the story of my pursuit of an MBA. This is not your typical story or redemption and its going to be quite long. Apologies to all who thought they would be reading a short write up. On a lighter note take it as an RC passage for CAT .
This is the inspiring story of success against all odds of Manavdeep Singh. His journey bears a testimony to the fact that grit and hardwork alone can make one tide against every force of the world and achieve what one wishes for. Here's a little about Manavdeep:
"You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it." - The Pursuit of Happyness. Life is like a winding road but has a consistent graph of learning. I learnt from my experience as I never had any guidance for my career and I did what I felt was right. Taking CAT was one of those. CAT 2018 was my second attempt. After the devastating performance in 2017 and scoring just 77%ile, I just had my inner confidence to buttress upon for the second attempt. While my friends had fantastic scores and amazing calls, I was the only one with zero calls. That was the phase when I was juggling with my college exams and my future career plans. Everything seemed bleak.
10th April, 2019.
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore
For me, the equation was simple - IIM ABC or nothing. I wrote CAT 2017 with the sole purpose to join one of the top 3- IIMs (The ABC of Indian B-schools). Far from getting into the holy trinity, I didn't even get shortlisted by a single one of them. My dreams were shattered and I was frustrated. I converted my IIM Indore and IIM Kozhikode calls that year. I was in a dilemma - should I join IIM I/K or wait one more year and have one more shot at my dreams?
From being diagnosed with multiple tumours to being born with 100% visual impairment, we have received some of the most poignant and inspirational stories of aspirants who made it to their dream B-schools despite extremely unfavourable circumstances.
Taming The Beast Called 'CAT'
Hello everyone. This is the story of my pursuit of an MBA. This is not your typical story or redemption and its going to be quite long. Apologies to all who thought they would be reading a short write up. On a lighter note take it as an RC passage for CAT .
This is the inspiring story of success against all odds of Manavdeep Singh. His journey bears a testimony to the fact that grit and hardwork alone can make one tide against every force of the world and achieve what one wishes for. Here's a little about Manavdeep:
"You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it." - The Pursuit of Happyness. Life is like a winding road but has a consistent graph of learning. I learnt from my experience as I never had any guidance for my career and I did what I felt was right. Taking CAT was one of those. CAT 2018 was my second attempt. After the devastating performance in 2017 and scoring just 77%ile, I just had my inner confidence to buttress upon for the second attempt. While my friends had fantastic scores and amazing calls, I was the only one with zero calls. That was the phase when I was juggling with my college exams and my future career plans. Everything seemed bleak.
10th April, 2019.
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore
For me, the equation was simple - IIM ABC or nothing. I wrote CAT 2017 with the sole purpose to join one of the top 3- IIMs (The ABC of Indian B-schools). Far from getting into the holy trinity, I didn't even get shortlisted by a single one of them. My dreams were shattered and I was frustrated. I converted my IIM Indore and IIM Kozhikode calls that year. I was in a dilemma - should I join IIM I/K or wait one more year and have one more shot at my dreams?