Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Happy New Year...

And the first day in office I happened to know that I am also in the list of people who have been put off the billed resources list. To be blunt, I was in the list of people who are put on bench. That came shocking for my team and me as well as I am one key resource for the project. Anyways as the whole team has to dissolve in two months because Bank wants to shut the WIM account of Headstrong. And I thought... "Wow! What a start for new year..."

In the afternoon I got to know that CAT results are out. Checked my percentile. Rechecked it, cause what I saw was unbelievable. Following was what I saw:
Maths: 99.91
VA: 96.82
DI: 89.8
Total: 99.73

And people around me said... u'll get atleast 4-6 calls. I thought, I don't need anything if I get Bangalore and Calcutta calls.

The same day I happened to know that my best friends couldn't score well in CAT. I was moved...

Sometimes you get so used to some people that you always want them to be around.

And I thought... wish we all had same calls.
And by the evening I happened to know that Ahmedabad has declared the calls, I wasn't expecting a call from them as I had a low score in DI. And it happened the way I had thought. Cutoff was 95.33 in all sections.
It was no disappointment as still B and C were left. That day I kept on getting congratulations calls from people.
Next day Calcutta declared results... No Calls...
Bangalore... No Calls...
Interestingly one friend who sits 2 floors above me in office had a call from Bangalore. He had 1-2 percentile lesser than me in each of the sections. We are from same college, same work ex. He had better class 10th and 12th marks I think.

I felt broken... No A,B,C for me. And I told myself IIM L is also a good college. I checked the placements on the net. All the good consultancies visit IIM L campus. My friends kept supporting me morally.

Next day... IIM L... No Calls...
IIM I... This was the first call for me.

But I never thought that I would join IIM I. I am still thinking of not joining I. Though I have many well wishers who are continuously asking me to go and join it (as if i am already through the gd-pi round).

IIMK... No Call...

So from 4-6 calls here I am... with a single IIM I call. I have recieved lots of suggestions ranging from sue them to calling them and asking for the specific reasons. I know I am not going to do any of these. But this was one perfect start of 2007... I know that this year is going to be very memorable if not crucial for me in my life.

And I know that I have lots other things to loose here. Perhaps these first day shocks were sent to make me strong. Perhaps they were an indication for something else.

Destiny... I wish I could see you