I cleared the cut-off by a very thin margin,fared badly in GD/PI but still they reposed faith in my abilities.
It would make sense to throw some light on how it all started. I am not a serious MBA aspirant as such from the beginning. Had I got a dual placement in some other company, then I don't think I would have chosen this option. Its unbelivable to find out how the path of life changes its course on a small decision. During my second year of graduation, I did think about higher studies just like everyone else. That is just a confusion which lasted for a short period of time. Then I left the life to take its own course.
After working for about a year in TCS, I realised that I had to do something apart from the routine. I didn't have much options so I chose MBA. The 2 MBA aspirants (Jose,Babu) helped along the way. Sometime in October 2008, I slowly began to go through the MBA materials. I didn't thought much on whether it is sutiable for me. Just an inner drive to do something drove me to MBA. I joined TIME and it is an important reason for cracking the CAT the very first time.
It was a smooth sailing till I stumbled upon the GDs. Right from the college days, I was known for flopping in so many GDs. One of the reasons for my poor record in college placement was below par performance in GD/PIs. Even after knowing this, I tried to crack through MBA selection process, of which GD is an integral part. Its a kind of blind belief that I thought I would be able to get through somehow but I didn't know how.
I faced humilation in a few mock GDs where I wasn't able to open my mouth at all. This continues till today in the summer GDs as well. I somehow end up spoiling my chances. To me, writing is the best way to express myself and not speaking. Even in TCS, i found it difficult to get my point across directly. But through mails and chats, I fared much better than others. I won't blame others for the state I am in right now.
My profile carried me all the way through.... Even to the summer internship. Otherwise I couldn't imagine the stress I could have faced in the later stages...
All is well as of now... But I know this won't last for long...
