Journey To A B-School

From 3 CAT Setbacks To Achieving XLRI Jamshedpur - Kunal Bhardwaj, XAT 99.64%ile

This story means everything to me. It's been my life for the past 3 years, a constant cycle of grilling, studying, and waiting for my chance to shine. Every day, I woke up with one goal in mind: to get into one of the top-tier colleges. Finally, the story has a fruitful end after a storm of continuous downs. This story is my story, and I will carry it with me always. This is not your typical story or redemption and it's going to be quite long. Apologies to all who thought they would be reading a short write-up. On a lighter note, maybe this long story turns out to be a good RC practise.

Kunal Bhardwaj06 Jun 2023

How Did I Buckle Up After A 50.65%ile In VARC CAT 2020 And End Up Joining SPJIMR This Year?

Coming from the very small town of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, I was inclined towards studies(10th-93.67%,12th- 91%, UG-8.43/10), especially mathematics. In 2017, I had sit for JEE Mains, Advanced, and WBJEE, through which I was admitted to the prestigious Jadavpur University, Mechanical Engineering Department. Fast forward to 2020, when I was in my fourth year, a subject called "Industrial Management" was taught. I developed a deep interest in that subject (don't ask about the rest subjects) and decided to do a project on that. The more I was involved in the major project about operations, the more I liked the subject. At this point, I decided to pursue an MBA in Operations and Supply Chain to gain the knowledge first and use it later in my corporate life.

Mayukh Sur06 Jun 2023

How I Made To XLRI Jamshedpur Despite A Challenging D-day | Debayan Deb, XAT 98.85%ile

Well, here I am to take you all along a journey through the myriads of “Life-lanes”. Citius, altius, fortius these 3 words not only embodies my journey but also defines the decisions and standards through which I have stood by and continue to stand by. Faster resembles adaptability, essential in both exam and decision (most used in LRDI ?) Higher provides me with the fortitude for setting higher goals and bigger aspirations. Stronger encapsulates the efforts and strength required for the last mile and achieving your dream. Combined it has landed me (not like Harry Potter in Philosopher’s Stone though) on the front of XLRI Jamshedpur, one of the most premier institutes since 1949.

Debayan Deb06 Jun 2023

New Chapter In My MBA Journey: XLRI Jamshedpur After 4.7 Years Work Ex

Welcome all the readers! I am thrilled to share some exciting news with all of you. After a journey filled with determination, self-reflection, and perseverance, I have been accepted into the esteemed XLRI Jamshedpur for my MBA. In this article, I will take you through my MBA journey, express my gratitude to those who have supported me, and share my insights on what success truly means to me.

Divya Shah06 Jun 2023

From UPSC To SPJIMR, My Story With 3 Gap Years - Kshitij Kumar

As I look back upon the last 3 years, my life has been full of Ops (pun intended, I converted SPJIMR OPS) and downs. I was always an overachiever since school in academics as well as other areas (potential recruiters please take note). Come undergrad placements, I barely prepared for any interviews and my life had blessed me with luck having a value of a current Rs 2000 note (basically nada). I couldn't secure a half-decent placement in terms of the job role as well as the compensation. Adding to my already shattered hopes and dreams was the blow of working in a sleazy factory in the middle of nowhere, rather than the sought-after role of a Designer in a core engineering company.

Kshitij Kumar06 Jun 2023

Switching Gears From CA To MBA In Finance - Niharika Zhanwar, SPJIMR Mumbai '25

Switching Gears From CA To MBA In Finance Marketing MBA from IIM A was a 10th-standard dream. I was always attached to the idea of an MBA, not knowing what to expect out of MBA. I didn’t have a genuine answer to the question “Why MBA.” In my head, a CA + MBA was the dream I had, since it seemed a powerful blend of financial expertise and business acumen. All I knew was a great pay package and exponential growth post- CA+MBA.

Niharika Zhanwar29 May 2023

From Scoring 81%ile On CAT 2021 To 98.56%ile On CAT 2022 - Ishita K., IIM Lucknow '25

I first dreamt of making it to an IIM back in 2018 when I was in 11th standard and started my IPMAT preparation. However, the efforts went in vain as even after clearing the overall cut-off by a good margin I could not make it through due to QA score being a little short but the dream never died! In 2021, I started with my CAT preparation while in the final year of my graduation but to my surprise, this wasn't enough to keep me going, I Ieft the preparation midway and ended up scoring a mere 81%ile in CAT 2021. I knew then that I'd need a bigger and better reason to give CAT my all and I found it in an unexpected place – Connaught Place, where I came across the famous "fire paan vala." His unique marketing technique of selling paan by displaying empty cigarette boxes blew my mind. At that moment, I realized that marketing was my path forward, and pursuing an MBA from one of the top 10 B-Schools would bring me closer to this dream.

Ishita Khatri27 May 2023

A Classic GEM To IIM C Journey - Atharva Bais, CAT 2022 99.8%iler

Mine is the absolute classic GEM to IIM C journey. It started all the way back in October 2019 ! I was in the 3rd year of my B.Tech (CSE) at VIT Vellore. I always had an inclination towards management, I was the PR head of an on-campus NGO (Uddeshya), and also the Chairperson of a student tech club (VITLUG). After interning as a techie in Reliance Energy, Adani Electricity, and being a Samsung PRISM student, I knew I would like to be in the tech field, but not as a programmer. Programming was always fun, but when it comes to working, I did not like the fact that the decision making ability was very limited, I would only do what I was told to. So I joined a CAT prep institute which had a presence in the VIT campus. A few months into the journey, the pandemic struck.

Atharva bais26 May 2023