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What MBA at a Tier 2 Indian BSchool Taught Me: CAT

I remember this time 3 years back. I had a respectable job, more than enough salary for my expenses, the comfort of living at home with my parents, and all the free time in the world. It was this precise combination that got me thinking, "Why don't I do something pointless and expensive". Three years later, I'm writing this article as an MBA graduate. I've got a couple of months before I join my new job (more on that later). During that time, I thought I'd note down some of my thoughts on the MBA dream. The Initial Hurdle: CAT I went for CAT coaching like all my friends. I went to T.I.M.E, not because of any deep research I had done but because my friends were going there. It was a good enough experience but a little pricey at around 20,000 that I had paid as fees. If you are like me and prefer to sit at the backbench silently taking down notes and working on the problems given in class, I would suggest not to take the full course, but just get the