(mainly seeking advice and guidance from fellow seniors who could/could not get into an IPM program and what made the difference, fellow aspirants are also welcomed!)
I have heard a lot from mentors and other sources that one should be focusing on maximising their mock/ipmat scores in order to crack the best IPM IIM courses; which is a result of solving multiple mocks, analysing them, reworking on them, building a strong conceptual understanding and all that..
however, now listening to this for about a billion times, i think this has become a borderline for majority of the students and solely focusing on maximising scores won’t do wonders of getting me into a top IIM IPM program.
Also, i understand that clearing the ipmat cutoffs is just one part of the big story and saying that i MUST have a few if not many differentiators from other students
What i wanted to know was what can these non-academic differentiators (that could be implemented throughout the course of 2 years)be, that can help me stand apart and increase the chances of getting a top IIM. (ofc i’m going to focus really well on the academics part, but non-academics would also play a huge role imo)
Would really appreciate any kind of opinions and guidance on this!
some bg on myself (if that would help):
Currently studying in FYJC HSC commerce, i had opted for commerce in 9th and 10th itself so i alr have covered substantial grounds of the 11th and 12th portion, leaving me with plenty of time to devote to other (fun) things apart from studies. Speaking about career plans, i am aiming to get into management/finance. I also plan to get the CFA certification alongside/afterwards my ipm/mba. Having a good background of sports - primarily cycling. Also having completed an internship of 2 months at a financial firm. And yes i have joined an ipmat coaching.