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How I Got Into An IIM Without Any CAT Preparation - Parul Gupta's Journey To IIM Indore

I’m sure, now that the date of CAT 2017 is out, the race to the finish line has already begun. Everyone has started gearing up for the D-Day. All sleeping beauties have been suddenly jolted out from their stupor as they realised that preparation time now has started its own countdown. Did this happen with me? Yes, it definitely did. Was I successful in getting calls? No, I wasn’t. Then how did I get to IIM Indore?

Parul Gupta02 Aug 2017

Journey To A Baby IIM - A Decision That Makes All The Difference

17th June 2017, a normal day at the office I was on a treadmill to shed the extra kilos which came as a byproduct of preparation when after getting down from treadmill I noticed a mail from IIM Visakhapatnam congratulating me for clearing the admission process. As soon as I saw the email I knew that it was going to be a tough decision. I had already made up my mind for CAT next year but went ahead with Visakhapatnam interview to gain some experience.

Amit Maurya02 Aug 2017

Which Is An Ideal Exam - CAT Or GMAT? - Hitesh's Journey To IIM Bangalore

Hereby, I present my journey to MBA (It is the journey that matters and not the destination). I believe that this journey to secure an MBA Admit in itself imbibes various skills into candidates needed for the program.

Hitesh Chhajer02 Aug 2017

Below Average Engineer's Journey To An IIM

My story did not begin when I started my computer engineering course from NSIT, New Delhi, but when I was in school. I had chosen the stream of science with economics in class XI for I had an analytical mind and was fascinated with economics (I am not going to lie, one major factor that drove me to this decision was the fact that this stream opened most doors for a career path in the future). I was determined to pursue B.A. Hons. (Economics) after passing school. Unfortunately for me, I missed the cut off for St. Stephens, my dream college by 3 marks. By that time I had successfully secured admission in the computer science branch of NSIT, which for people who don’t know, is a dream case scenario for many or the answer to some IIT rejects.

Adit Kumar02 Aug 2017

1 Month Into An IIM - The Race Has Just Begun

How often does it happen that a particular target that we have set for ourselves seems to be the only thing worth sacrificing everything for? To thousands of graduates in our country, CAT is that big target that we want to conquer. Notionally, that seems to be true. Because, once belled, CAT will fetch you a seat in a coveted IIM and give you a chance to brag in front of your “not so smart” peers. A seat in IIM Indore instilled emotions of joy, satisfaction and relief in me, at least for the first few days, after which the mist began to get clear.

Ketan Mittal02 Aug 2017

Student's Dilemma - Location V/S Brand

It is a matter of no debate that we thrive or wither, depending on how nourishing the surrounding environment is and the space given to horizons for expansion. As a matter of fact, the relative percentage of opportunities grabbed grows exponentially with the opportunities provided, and what are we, the MBA students, apart from being the opportunists?

Harshad Patel02 Aug 2017

Not A Fresher's Journey To IIM Lucknow - The Highway To Hel(L)

“I have heard there are 2012 pass outs in our batch as well. How do they even have the energy to do an MBA? Don’t they feel old?” quipped a gleeful “fresher” walking right in front of me (she, obviously, didn’t know about my background just 15 days into the program). My name is Sambhavi Ganguly. I joined IIM Lucknow (popularly known as “Hel(L)” among the students) in 2017. I have 4 years of work-ex in the electronics industry. I am a 2012 engineering graduate, and I don’t feel old!

Sambhavi Ganguly01 Aug 2017

What If You Get Only One Of Those Coveted IIM Calls? - My Journey To IIM Indore

This seems like a dreadful question for every MBA aspirant right? Some of you might as well argue that it depends on which IIM it is, but you would still get my point. Those moments of self-doubt, that high level of nervousness and those misleading probabilistic calculations of "Will I get through or not?" It's a whole different roller-coaster of emotions. This one question became the reality of my life and it's safe to say that I have the answer to it.

Mayuri Jadhav01 Aug 2017