Tuesday, January 8, 2008

CAT - Over and OUT


This goes out to all the people before they start asking me my CAT score. Got a paltry 81.27% ile. Leaves me heading to no where.

So am I sad? Not exactly. I feel like a lost warrior. I fought I lost. Hmm but I did nt give in in between. I fought till the whistle was blown thrice.

Did I give in my best? Hmm... Tough question. Aint sure. If I look back maybe I could have tried a bit harder, but then, No ones died of hard work, but why take chances? :-D

I had some visions of the year ahead, under the presumption that I would be clearing the exams. Guess those visions get to go back to the Archive folder in my memory management system. Now its time to start creating new visions.

As soon as I got the result and was discussing the same with mom and my first impulse was to say "Mom I will give it again."
She was like "What the hell... Will you keep giving it ad infinitum. Ridiculous. Stay put. Try to concentrate on your new job from hence forth."

Then I realized, Yea that makes sense actually. I should know my limits. By giving the exam again and again and again whom am I trying to prove that I am a determined person? And I have always believed in the saying, "You get what you deserve, not what you want". So maybe those elite IIMs are too grand a dream for me.

If I look at the positives, not clearing CAT irons out quite a lot of troublesome months of decision making on the personal and professional front. I just have a straight path now with no future probable quandaries regarding the road not taken.



So heres me, the optimist, still believing, whatever happens, happens for the good only.....

13 comments:

nisha said...

thanx for inspiring!!!!
i screwed CAT dis year...
a total disaster...

Anonymous said...

your article echoes d same thoughts that I went thru wen I got a bad score in CAT after lotsa prep....anywaz lets think that its d IIMs bad luck, n not ours.. :D:D

The Furobiker said...

i got 98.5 but couldnt clear cutoff in english :(

din get shaadi ka card till nw

Amrita said...

@Nisha- Better luck next time dear
@Pams- Well I dont think its d IIMs bad luck.. But neways.. One should know ones limitations mebbe
@Abhishek- Good score yaar and cheer up...

Rachna said...

hey..I keep a regular updates on ur blog..though we hd slim meeting..but Ashma keep pouring in on u..i think i have read all of ur blog..n I like them too.:)tats being the reason of my being so frequent to blogging site
Ammu u really reminded me of my school daz.."Road not taken" is a lovely composition.
I ahve saved it..n plan to set it as desktop image.:))

Ashma said...

hey dear.. as I said let the CAT go and RIP, u think abt GMAT now.. but first, get ready to be married.. phir aaram se baith kar apne (aur K ke..;).. ) future ke baare mein sochna

Amrita said...

@Rachana-thanks a lot Rachana for your words. Ashma keeps all her friends updated on all her friends :-D
@Ashu - Yea dear. CAT wali daal nehi galti to GMAT wali try karte hain. Waise bhi is budhape main bachchon ke saath padhne main thodi sharam ayegi if i try giving CAT again. So better to study GMAT wid some more oldies.

durjoy datta said...

nevermind...!
got 99....but couldn't clear in maths....!!!!!
though a lil hopeful about iim shillong....!!!!!!
if not....i am taking it again....!!!
best of luck for GMAT...!
anyday a better option...!

Anonymous said...

Koi gal nahi Cherrie, there r more avenues to xplore and biggest one is 2 weeks away, nothing like it........

rock on babez!!!!

Solitaire said...

Wow! Everything does happen for the better and am glad you are much aware of this at this moment. Good luck with your future!

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Swathi Bellavi said...

Well just saw ur blog for the first time...yes i am in the league too..... good post...

WritingsForLife said...

I like your approach. Failure is a part of life. It makes us go and go hard at what we want.
Why dont you try taking it again? the CAT, I mean.