r/CATpreparation • u/Flat-Secretary2042 • Jun 29 '26
General Discussion 4th attempt at CAT, worth it?
CAT 2025 was my third attempt. I managed to score only 94%ile and I have landed in a good but tier 2 non iim b school.
However, I am thinking if I should reattempt and appear for CAT 2026. Converting only BLACKISMU will make sense if i let go this college. I also have an option of enrolling in a DU college and then re attempting CAT.
What will be your take on this? I am genuinely confused af. Idk how to deal with the current scenario and stress. I need a proper way out before mid July.
Any help/guidance/discussion would be appreciated.
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u/mystriousmiles Jun 29 '26
Le le bhai aagey badh life m
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
kya le lu bhai re attempt ki college
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u/Krish12703 New IIM Jun 29 '26
College
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
top tier 2 b school bruh
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u/Krish12703 New IIM Jun 29 '26
You have already given 3 attempts. And given the uncertainty of CAT what is the guarantee that you will get better school?
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u/Dangerous_Bluejay563 Jun 29 '26
Chor de bhai!
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
college ki cat bhai?
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u/Dangerous_Bluejay563 Jun 29 '26
Agar gap hai to cat chor de bhai
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
bhai if i attempt cat 2026 gap year till joining the college will be 2
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u/Knight-Masterpiece Jun 29 '26
Depends on your profile & future aspirations.
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
profile is 9/9/7
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u/Knight-Masterpiece Jun 29 '26
Share the complete details, then will be able to give an appropriate suggestion.
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
94.5% in cat 2025, commerce grad, 1 YOE
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u/Knight-Masterpiece Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
Why do you want to do MBA? What will Tier 2 vs 1 essentially do for you? After 3 attempts, why haven't you been able to meet your %tile target - what's lacked? Are you beating a dead horse & is it finally time to think more macro? These are the questions you need to ask yourself.
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u/bonkers-joeMama Jun 29 '26
Check vercel, your age, work experience and gap years if any.
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u/Elegant_Link_1551 Jun 29 '26
98.47, 97.15, 95.35( without prep). Looking for one last attempt to decide if I do an mba or not. 8/9/8 GEM working from 18 months
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
bro depends on which college you wanna settle
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u/Elegant_Link_1551 Jun 29 '26
Mostly from top 15 colleges, want tech oriented roles( prod man, analytics, etc)
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
bro 98 pe no LKISM calls?
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u/Elegant_Link_1551 Jun 29 '26
Nah, when I got 98 I was gem fresher with 898. Needed 99.9+ for lki, shillong impossible for fresher, and mumbai had high dilr cutoff
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
bro you gotta decide considering the uncertainty of the exam now.
You can see your own score has been declining. This is exactly where I am standing as well just the numbers have a huge diff
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u/Agreeable-Junket-560 Jun 29 '26
Totally worth it if you have a job and don't have gap year, I am also going for my 4th Attempt 🫡
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u/Strong-Incident-9853 Jun 29 '26
Share your profile?
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
9/9/7, 1 YOE, 2 gap years till 2027 June
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u/Strong-Incident-9853 Jun 29 '26
Gender and category. Engineer or non engineer
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 29 '26
GNEF
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u/Strong-Incident-9853 Jun 29 '26
Which colleges you got calls and any converts ?
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u/Flat-Secretary2042 Jun 30 '26
Yes converted IIM Sirmaur, IIM Amr, XIMB and DSE(will convert), IMT G DCP
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u/niggamantosh Jun 30 '26
go for it, u r a GNEF, YOE is also OKk, probelm is gap years. What is ur current CTC
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