My Journey To XLRI Jamshedpur | Rachit Chandra 99.7 %ile

It was tiring and at times a bit frustrating to work and prepare at the same time. It felt like I was trying to put my feet in two boats at the same time. At times I regretted denying an acceptance letter from a top B-school and wondered whether I had made a mistake. This feeling would get heightened when I would take the mock-tests and my scores would be worse than previous year’s. I would get frustrated, but I believed that eventually, I would figure something out. I found solace in the fact that this was only my second attempt, and that MBA was not my goal. Instead, it’s a path to achieve my goals, but not the only path.

This year, my CAT percentile score was 98.xx. I was a bit upset because I knew I had missed the cut-off by only a handful of questions. However, this feeling was short-lived, as my XAT percentile was 99.70. I knew my next goal, ace the GDPI round. I was not going to let this opportunity go, and gave it my best. I read up on general knowledge and current affairs, searched formats for GD, and geared up for the next round. I believed that I had a really strong PI as I thought that I could read the room and the panel seemed satisfied. However, I remembered my previous experience, which kept me grounded. Finally, I converted the call from XLRI for their BM Program and will be joining the 2020-22 batch.

Now when I look back, I see all the possible turns my journey could have taken and all the different places I could have been right now. For now I am happy that all the hard work paid off, but it’s the journey, the risks, and self-doubt that make it all worthwhile. I guess like Schrodinger’s cat, we are all in multiple states, and our reality is just determined by the decisions we take.

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