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All’s good upto this point, well let me introduce the thorns….
I will disclose now that I am repeater with my first attempt in 2021. The attempt yielded not so good results with me falling short of cut-offs for the dream b-school of mine. Then tragedy struck with the death of my great source of love, my grand-mother. I decided to take a break to re-organize my thoughts and aims. I acknowledged my shortcomings and strengths, revolved my preparation around those. I started with my weak points and built around it. Until the D-day I had to keep my mental fortitude intact because it was collaboration of mental strength and aptitude and calm analysis.
Now D-day tidbits…
Well on 27th of November, the horn went off with CAT being the first exam. Somehow, the day didn’t go well for me , guess not everything goes according to plan. Nevertheless, there was no point of feeling down as other exams were roaring at the corners. I decided to bet on my preparations and gave others to the best of my abilities. First came NMAT with its adaptive test type (it was new), then came IIFT, SNAP and at last XAT. For each of the exams I formulated different plans with the mocks. For XAT of course the Decision Making section was tricky but I tried to solve it by thinking as realistically as possible.
At last the fruits…
In XAT, I got 98.85 percentile. Subsequently in IIFT, SNAP and NMAT, I received 99.59 ,99.05 percentile and 237.
With the 98.85 percentile in XAT , I received the call from XLRI, from then on started the interview prep.
The interview lasted for about 30 minutes. I was asked behavioural and situational questions. The interview also revolved around my work-experience, as I also worked in L&D development. I gave the answers to the best of my abilities and then the wait started….
The period of anticipation following the interview seemed endless, but during that time, I had the privilege of being selected as an HUL Changemaker, one of only 50 individuals chosen nationwide. As a Changemaker, I gained invaluable experience in HUL's foundation school, where I successfully tackled real-life case studies.
On the 12th of April, I got the offer letter for XLRI Jamshedpur and for the first time saw stars around me and ya that’s all about it.
To all the aspiring individuals reading this, I hope my story serves as a reminder of the immense power of patience. No matter how arduous life becomes, it is crucial to advocate for yourself and acknowledge your own accomplishments, even when others may not be applauding. Trust in yourself and embrace the journey you are on. And always remember the words from Ratatouille, "If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead."
Ad occursum futurum....
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