Why You Shouldn’t Give Up On Your IIM Dream?

3)    Placements: I am sure that every aspirant must have gone through the placement reports of all prominent colleges. While I won’t tell you to treat them as Bible, all I can say that mostly, people do end up getting good jobs.

4)    Experience: While all the above reasons are more than valid to give another shot at CAT; I can vouch for the fact that most IIMs provide once in a lifetime experience. These are places where one night you will up till 4 in the morning working on assignments and the next night you will spend partying with your buddies. The kind of experience this place offers is something that all graduates and current students cherish for the rest of their life.

While I strongly feel that IIMs add a lot of value and character in a person, the decision to give another shot at CAT should be taken after giving considerable thought. If you had 99.xx and yet no calls from IIMs, it may be due to your sins of the past (read low CGPA in 10th, 12th and graduation). It is highly unlikely that next year will be any different. However, if a casual attempt has fetched you 85%ile, there is a lot of merit in giving one more try. After all, the experience of studying in one of these IIMs is truly special. 😊