I am writing the blog again after some time.Probably my last post for the year.And what an amazing year it has been.Certainly the most eventful of my life.It started in the best way possible and while it is going to end in 17 days from now it has given me something to look forward to in the very start of 2010.
I started the year still on tenterhooks because CAT results were supposed to come out on the 9th of Jan.Most institutes were giving me 45 marks in the VA section and that would not be enough at all to see me through where I wanted to be.Anyway around 6 pm on the 8th the official CAT answers were released by the IIMs.And what I had hoped for did happen.4 answers were different in VA from the institute answer keys and I got 55 which ended up giving me an overall percentile of 99.93 and a shot at the interviews of 5 IIMs.The interviews were to begin on the 9th of Feb starting with IIMK to IIMA to IIML to IIMC to IIMI.I did a lot of prep and learnt something new from every interview which made me better prepared for the next ones.In between the XAT and the FMS results also came out and I got through both of them as well.The interviews were mostly a good experience apart from IIML and FMS where I could not perform upto my expectations.But come April 10 and I had some expectations.My dream was fulfilled when I cleared the IIMC interview.I missed IIMA and IIML and cleared the other 2 as well.Obviously I was elated to be joining a premier institute of India after a lot of work that had gone into making this happen.
There was just one hurdle though.A notice on the IIMC site on the 11th stated that results were going to be rereleased probably with some changes.It had sunk in by then and this really was a nightmare.The revised results came out soon enough and I was still in.Finally we could celebrate.
The last thing to clear before the joining was my term 8 exams.I put in hard work and I thought I did well on most of them.With a happy heart I started my journey for Joka on the 11th of June.We reached Campus on the 12th and I was awarded a singlet.Term 1 started and I was quite comfortable being at this place.Exams came around and I thought I did well.But the results for the mid terms showed that I was wrong.And I did have a lot of catching up to do during the end terms.Apart from academics another big thing was summer placements and the CV making process was in full pace by then.Calling up schools where I had studied 8-10 years ago and asking for proofs was an experience in itself.The end terms started on the 7th of September and finished on the 11th.This time I was not thinking about how I had done at all.Also our final CVs got locked on the 17th of september for the placements which were to start on the 4th of November.
We finally got a break after 3 months and I visited Pune and Delhi for 10 days of a lot of fun.Catching up with friends and family made me pretty relaxed before what was gonna be the toughest month of my life.When I cam back I saw that I had done well in most papers which I have talked about in one post.Placements started and although I think I could have done better I am happy that I got through the first interview I went in for.That experience was something.
Another bout of exams came along and this time they were disastrous.I had again not done well during the mid terms and was left with a lot of catching up to do.The 2nd term was hardly eventful after the placements and exams finished just day before yesterday.I hope that I have done well in the end terms and I will post about the results later.
On the same day the exams finished another very important thing happened.I am not willing to talk about it at this point coz that story has just begun.But lets see where it goes.And I will post about it here for sure sometime in the future.
As I look back now,its been an year which has had more highs than lows.From the CAT success to IIMC,from the exam results to the placements to making new friends,losing some and retaining some,from ending some relationships and hurting people to starting some and finally to the start of 2010..Its been one hell of a ride.......
