MY LIFE MY WAY

I received a SMS from one of my friend today:
"today is the day when your dream can come true,Best of luck buddy".

yeah,today was the D-day.today 16th Nov 2008 was the day when about 350,000 students
try their luck in one of the toughest exam in the world-CAT,short form of Common Admission test.CAT is conducted by prestigious Business-school's Called as Indian Institute of Management(IIMs)every year. Only Handful of students who get the Call from respective IIMs,prepare for the next hurdle i.e. Group discussion and Personal Interview.

Well,i got up at 6:30 in the morning and as usual hooked up with internet.I wanted to give CAT just for my experience,i was never serious for the toughest Exam in the world.While surfing internet in morning,SMS's Started pouring in my mobile.They were Simple SMSs-wishing me best of luck in the CAT 2008 exam.Then i realized that today is The D-day for thousand of aspirants.

After SMS,it was the time for Calls.I started getting calls from my "GOOD" friend(GF)
and others.

After a light breakfast, i reached at my examination center @ 9:40 sharp.The atmosphere in front of my examination center was tense.The parents were more anxious than their wards.The atmosphere was same as that when i gave my IIT/AIEEE exam few years back. There was no space for parking my bike.Breaking all road rules,Car were parked on the road.

When i reached in the designated Classroom,I couldn't stop myself from looking at a girl who was sitting in front row.She was nervous. clearing CAT was matter Of life and death for her.She must had prepared for the whole year,must had took coaching from the best coaching institutes(who sell dreams) in India.Contrary to this,a guy and girl who were sitting behind me,were busy in building a "NEW" relation.The whole class was numb,but both of them didn't cared for it.As usual girl was laughing at any sentence which this guy spoke.It was a good experience.

Ok..AT 10:30 sharp,our exam started.And the surprise in 2008 CAT was the question distribution.

DI:25 question
Quant:25 question
English:40 questions

The English section had 4 Reading comprehension(RC). i Loved the one which started with
the Ice-cream of 2 and 4 cents.

I won't be writing what i did in the Exam and how i attemted the paper. I don't want to tell the secret behind my failure in not getting even one call from IIMS.Also everyone around you must be telling you about how he/she attempted the paper,so no point in telling the same story again.

Well,The whole Buzz about CAT,ends in the classroom.YOu feel that CAT is just like another
exam.Its not a matter of how much you have prepared throughout the year,how many Mock-CAT's you have given earlier,in which coaching institute you took the coaching.

IT all depends on your "attitude". You just need to focus for 150 minutes(2:30 hours) to clear this exam.Also time management is the crucial thing,as there is sectional cut-off.

For next year CAT aspirants:dont join any coaching institute, they are making profit while selling your dreams.What you need is right "attitude".no need for giving hundreds of Mock tests or solving thousands of questions.It just your "raw" intelligence which is tested in CAT.

THE SOLUTIONS

SET:111

QA	DI	VA
1 - 2	26 - 4	51 - 3
2 - 2	27 - 2	52 - 2
3 - 5	28 - 4	53 - 2
4 - 3	29 - 3	54 - 1
5 - 4	30 - 1	55 - 3
6 - 1	31 - 1	56 - 4
7 - 2	32 - 4	57 - 4
8 - 3	33 - 3	58 - 1
9 - 5	34 - 3	59 - 3
10 - 5	35 - 2	60 - 4
11 - 3	36 - 1	61 - 5
12 - 2	37 - 5	62 - 4
13 - 1	38 - 5	63 - 3
14 - 4	39 - 4	64 - 5
15 - 1	40 - 2	65 - 2
16 - 5	41 - 2	66 - 5
17 - 1	42 - 4	67 - 2
18 - 1	43 - 5	68 - 4
19 - 5	44 - 5	69 - 2
20 - 3	45 - 2	70 - 5
21 - 1	46 - 4	71 - 5
22 - 4	47 - 5	72 - 2
23 - 3	48 - 4	73 - 2
24 - 4	49 - 5	74 - 1
25 - 5	50 - 3	75 - 4
		76 - 3
		77 - 4
		78 - 3
		79 - 2
		80 - 1
		81 - 3
		82 - 5
		83 - 1
		84 - 2
		85 - 5
		86 - 2
		87 - 4
		88 - 3
		89 - 4
		90 - 5

SET:222

QA	DI	VA
1 - 3	26 - 4	51 - 3
2 - 3	27 - 5	52 - 4
3 - 2	28 - 2	53 - 4
4 - 2	29 - 5	54 - 1
5 - 2	30 - 3	55 - 3
6 - 5	31 - 4	56 - 2
7 - 3	32 - 2	57 - 2
8 - 4	33 - 4	58 - 1
9 - 4	34 - 4	59 - 3
10 - 1	35 - 2	60 - 5
11 - 2	36 - 4	61 - 2
12 - 5	37 - 5	62 - 5
13 - 5	38 - 5	63 - 3
14 - 1	39 - 1	64 - 4
15 - 5	40 - 1	65 - 5
16 - 1	41 - 4	66 - 4
17 - 4	42 - 3	67 - 2
18 - 3	43 - 5	68 - 4
19 - 4	44 - 5	69 - 2
20 - 5	45 - 1	70 - 5
21 - 5	46 - 4	71 - 3
22 - 3	47 - 2	72 - 4
23 - 1	48 - 3	73 - 3
24 - 1	49 - 3	74 - 2
25 - 1	50 - 2	75 - 1
		76 - 5
		77 - 2
		78 - 2
		79 - 1
		80 - 4
		81 - 2
		82 - 4
		83 - 3
		84 - 4
		85 - 5
		86 - 3
		87 - 5
		88 - 1
		89 - 2
		90 - 5

SET 3:

QA	DI	VA
1 - 4	26 - 3	51 - 3
2 - 1	27 - 3	52 - 4
3 - 4	28 - 2	53 - 5
4 - 1	29 - 5	54 - 4
5 - 1	30 - 1	55 - 3
6 - 3	31 - 5	56 - 5
7 - 5	32 - 4	57 - 2
8 - 1	33 - 2	58 - 5
9 - 2	34 - 1	59 - 3
10 - 2	35 - 4	60 - 2
11 - 5	36 - 3	61 - 2
12 - 3	37 - 1	62 - 1
13 - 2	38 - 5	63 - 3
14 - 2	39 - 2	64 - 4
15 - 4	40 - 4	65 - 4
16 - 5	41 - 4	66 - 1
17 - 3	42 - 5	67 - 2
18 - 5	43 - 5	68 - 4
19 - 1	44 - 2	69 - 2
20 - 1	45 - 3	70 - 5
21 - 4	46 - 4	71 - 3
22 - 3	47 - 5	72 - 5
23 - 5	48 - 4	73 - 1
24 - 3	49 - 4	74 - 2
25 - 5	50 - 2	75 - 5
		76 - 2
		77 - 4
		78 - 3
		79 - 4
		80 - 5
		81 - 5
		82 - 2
		83 - 2
		84 - 1
		85 - 4
		86 - 3
		87 - 4
		88 - 3
		89 - 2
		90 - 1

SET 444:

QA	DI	VA
1 - 1	26 - 3	51 - 3
2 - 4	27 - 5	52 - 5
3 - 1	28 - 4	53 - 2
4 - 5	29 - 4	54 - 5
5 - 3	30 - 2	55 - 3
6 - 4	31 - 4	56 - 4
7 - 5	32 - 3	57 - 5
8 - 2	33 - 3	58 - 4
9 - 1	34 - 2	59 - 3
10 - 1	35 - 5	60 - 4
11 - 1	36 - 5	61 - 4
12 - 4	37 - 1	62 - 4
13 - 1	38 - 4	63 - 3
14 - 5	39 - 5	64 - 2
15 - 2	40 - 4	65 - 2
16 - 3	41 - 2	66 - 1
17 - 5	42 - 5	67 - 2
18 - 2	43 - 5	68 - 4
19 - 2	44 - 1	69 - 2
20 - 5	45 - 4	70 - 5
21 - 3	46 - 2	71 - 2
22 - 5	47 - 4	72 - 4
23 - 4	48 - 3	73 - 3
24 - 3	49 - 1	74 - 4
25 - 3	50 - 1	75 - 5
		76 - 3
		77 - 5
		78 - 1
		79 - 2
		80 - 5
		81 - 3
		82 - 4
		83 - 3
		84 - 2
		85 - 1
		86 - 5
		87 - 2
		88 - 2
		89 - 1
		90 - 4

I am feeling disheartened today. this is because i am not doing what i wanted to do.
I dont want to please anybody,but at this moment, i am doing so.I am trying to please my college friend. i am not what i am.
I need a identity,i want to do what i think is best for me and others.I need a sense of confidence in me. My decisions should be mine only,they should not be influenced by
any other person.
i am feeling low today.
I should achieve what i always wanted to.