Thursday, April 30, 2009

Final Destination IIM-A

I thought it would be of great help to the aspirants of IIM's if i post my interview experiences but it looks like its going to be a little while before they wouldd be on my site.I have written them down but i cannot lay my hands on those right now.

Meanwhile, a glimpse of what happened.
My first call and interview was with IIFT.Then i had the biggies(IIMs) lined up with a break varying from 1-6 days in between each of them.About a month later, it was MDI to put an end to the season.SIBM, Pune scheduled in between IIM interviews had to be skipped.


Here is the final result in the order of the interviews held.
IIFT - Rejected
IIM-K - Converted
SIBM - Did not attend

IIM-I - Waitlisted
, converted later.
IIM-B - Converted

IIM-L - Converted

IIM-A - Converted

IIM-C - Converted

MDI - Converted


Its not irony but the change from 'trying to get selected into an IIM' to 'selecting an IIM to join' is a very satisfying one.
No more surprises here, i am heading to IIM-A.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Quest for an IIM Tag

First of all my apologies for leaving the blog idle for umm, er, lets say quite a long time. This time, i must thank rimmy for getting me out of slumber.
As my blog header reads, the End is not as important as the means. Some people might disagree since it's the outcome we are usually after. But the end does not add any value.When we reach our destination, it gives us a moment of happiness, but the journey transforms and prepares us for better things.What we have achieved is only a result of our efforts through out the way.
Is taking a final degree worth more than 4 years of engg. life? Is winning a match more important than going out and enjoying ourselves on the field?

One such journey of mine can be seen this way;Quest for an IIM tag.It took 4 years of toil, 3 attempts , 2 setbacks to complete 1 successful pursuit.I must confess that the last 6 months were more crucial.Then what about the rest of the time..wasted??No way..they are the days i would cherish most.I am no longer the same when i look at my image of the past. The journey changed me for the better.Well, to see the transformation, we can have an appointment.

Now, to set out on what i intended to do after recharging my blog again, lets reminisce what i encountered in the hyped, scary IIM interviews in the coming posts.