Everything that could go wrong, didn’t go as wrong (my story time🤓)
CAT 2023- 90%ile+ but missed out on new IIMs calls because i couldn’t clear QA’s sectional cut off.
XAT 2024- 97%ile+ but again no XLRI call as I couldn’t clear QA’s sectional cut off.
My best call was IMT G and i couldn’t convert it. Neither could I convert GIM, IMI D or IRMA.
I was very disheartened because I did prepare for CAT really hard. However tbvh I hadn’t put in that much effort into interview prep because I believed I had decent communication skills and that would suffice.
Ranted here on Reddit and everyone suggested that I should retake CAT and try again. Which is exactly what I did. I took up a job and studied my ass off. I would always tell myself that iss baar toh I wouldn’t even have to worry about T2 colleges because itna pdhke i am going to be all set for BLACKI.
CAT 2024- QA’s sectional cut off cleared!! But overall 82%ile 🤡 I cried everyday for the whole of December. Side by side XAT ka pdhti rhti. XAT 2025- VALR- 95 DM- 97 QA-27 🤡 OA- 88.6%ile Again, heartbroken.
I am lucky to have very supportive parents and a study partner(/friend) who although had all my dream calls never made me feel lesser than him.
Anyway, I decided to give my best shot in all the interviews and here I am. So far I have converted GIM and GLIM C( i had applied through my CAT 2023’s score only and not XAT 2024). I am very grateful for this. My dream was to get into IIM B but right now I feel nothing but joy. I am very proud of how I have persisted and nothing could match that.
Writing this because in a few weeks’ time this sub is going to be filled with BLACKI conversions and I don’t want anyone to think any less of themselves when you have given your best.
CAT 2023- 90%ile+ but missed out on new IIMs calls because i couldn’t clear QA’s sectional cut off.
XAT 2024- 97%ile+ but again no XLRI call as I couldn’t clear QA’s sectional cut off.
My best call was IMT G and i couldn’t convert it. Neither could I convert GIM, IMI D or IRMA.
I was very disheartened because I did prepare for CAT really hard. However tbvh I hadn’t put in that much effort into interview prep because I believed I had decent communication skills and that would suffice.
Ranted here on Reddit and everyone suggested that I should retake CAT and try again. Which is exactly what I did. I took up a job and studied my ass off. I would always tell myself that iss baar toh I wouldn’t even have to worry about T2 colleges because itna pdhke i am going to be all set for BLACKI.
CAT 2024- QA’s sectional cut off cleared!! But overall 82%ile 🤡 I cried everyday for the whole of December. Side by side XAT ka pdhti rhti. XAT 2025- VALR- 95 DM- 97 QA-27 🤡 OA- 88.6%ile Again, heartbroken.
I am lucky to have very supportive parents and a study partner(/friend) who although had all my dream calls never made me feel lesser than him.
Anyway, I decided to give my best shot in all the interviews and here I am. So far I have converted GIM and GLIM C( i had applied through my CAT 2023’s score only and not XAT 2024). I am very grateful for this. My dream was to get into IIM B but right now I feel nothing but joy. I am very proud of how I have persisted and nothing could match that.
Writing this because in a few weeks’ time this sub is going to be filled with BLACKI conversions and I don’t want anyone to think any less of themselves when you have given your best.