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So after completing my civil engineering degree, I starting giving upsc. After 4 attempts and zero work Exp. I've decided drop it and try for MBA. Will this mistake cost me to secure top MBA colleges?? Even if I do get selected, does companies during placements won't hire me sir to the gap? Please help

I have been selected in both FMS Delhi and IIM Lucknow and now face the fortunate dilemma of choosing one over the other.

After careful consideration, I am currently inclined towards IIM Lucknow for the following reasons:

1. I wish to pursue a career in finance, and I believe that Lucknow will provide me with better opportunities in this field compared to FMS.

2. I did my undergraduate studies in my hometown and was not able to experience campus life. At Lucknow, I will have the opportunity to enjoy the hostel and campus life.

3.IIM tag.

4. I believe that the overall development opportunities at IIM Lucknow will be better than at FMS. At FMS, my life will be mostly restricted to college classes, while at Lucknow, development will be around the clock through group projects, club meetings, and other extracurricular activities.

However, FMS has a few advantages over IIM Lucknow, such as:

1.It will be more affordable, and I will save around 10 to 15 lakh in total compared to IIM Lucknow.

2.The burden of the loan will be less after completing my MBA.

3.Since my profile is below average (8/9/8 fresher from not so known university), I believe that I will be better able to compete in placements at FMS compared to IIM Lucknow.

4.FMS will be less hectic and academically rigorous than IIM Lucknow.

I am completely confused between these two options and would appreciate your thoughts.

myquals - Fresher ( BCom )

Since some of you asked about a CAT Prep post, here it is.

I gave CAT in 2020 and 2021. I learned a lot from both the attempts and just want to give some details on how to prepare for CAT.

When preparing for CAT, mocks are your best friend and worst enemy. They're the most important.

Give as many mocks as you can. The CAT exam is of 2 hours. A mock is of 4 hours. Simply because after the mock attempt comes the real part. ANALYSIS. Analyse all the questions. See what you're doing wrong. Prepare those concepts. Hit the mocks again. See the progress. Prepare concepts again. Give mocks again. It's this iterative process again and again.

Don't get disheartened by the mock scores. They don't matter if you are making progress. Set targets for yourself and reach those score targets steadily. You will improve if you identify your problems and work on them.

It does not matter if your syllabus is complete or not. Start giving mocks from as early as you can. Your syllabus keeps completing along the way. Most importantly, CAT is all about how you strategize to attempt the paper. The way you attempt it determines how it goes. But the caveat is, not everything can always go as per plan. So always learn to adapt in all situations when you practice through mocks.

Also, know your strong section. Everyone has one section they are confident and good at. Improve a lot there, don't neglect it. It will help boost your score. For me it was VARC and it did boost my score.

Section Wise Prep:

- VARC

Read a lot. Specific topics that come in CAT. That's Philosophy, Law, Politics, Science, Technology, Research, Satire. Make sure you practice enough to know how long you take for passages. For VA, it's all practice and how much structure you can identify. VARC is not about English skills, it's about how you can see structure and logic to answer.

To solve RC questions, eliminate options till you find the best one. That works.

- DILR

This was my nightmare. I did terrible here in CAT 20. The trick to solving DILR is to STRATEGISE. You have to know what to attempt, in which order to attempt, when to leave a set and sticking to your strength. How do you develop all this? Practice so many sets that you lose count. That's it.

Don't just stick to the ones you like. DILR practice needs variation. Practice all types of sets. Not just one type of set many times.

- Quant

Arithmetic and Algebra are a MUST. That's half of quant. Need to be fast here and thorough. Practice well and remember, it's not just the tough questions that are important. In fact, the number of tough questions in actual CAT Quant are lesser. Again, strategy is what works. How you find the easy questions, knock them down first, find your favourite topic questions, all this sets the tone for your Quant section.

For all sections, attempting maximum should not be your only goal. You should attempt how you have planned to, and how you can efficiently get the maximum possible correct questions. MAXIMIZE SCORE, NOT ATTEMPTS.

I can answer more specifics in comments and/or DMs. Any interview or profile related questions as well.

Here's just my journey in CAT Prep if you are interested to read:

CAT 20: 87 %ile

In my first attempt at CAT, I had taken complete coaching classes. Started it a earlier than an year before the exam. Had way too much material. Things were going well but then COVID hit and I lost my rhythm. Didn't prepare well. Didn't study like I should have. Focused on other things and placements in college.

I gave the exam. I panicked in between, couldn't solve questions. Ruined my paper. Didn't get the result I wanted. Did really bad and thought I'll get work exp and give an attempt later.

CAT 21: 99.49 %ile

In July 2021 I realised I'm not really enjoying my job and began prep. WFH was a blessing because I had time to carve out for my prep. I had some basics done so I dove right into mocks. Whatever were the problems in mocks, I solved a lot of questions and watched free Unacademy videos (Ravi Prakash was amazing for Quant and DILR). I finally paid attention to mocks, analyzed them and prepared a thorough strategy. It worked wonders for me.

I gave the exam. I adapted when things were going wrong. Stuck to my strategy and kept calm. Managed to get a really good accuracy in the entire paper.

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