Will it hamper my chances to get into good colleges if I drop a year and appear in subsequent year's CAT?

I will appear this year, but I wanted to know that if I don't get into a good college, should it be better to drop a year and prepare better next time or not to waste time and go for the average college?

641 Views|7 Followers|Posted 2016-04-26 23:16:52
8 Answers
Kamaraju pulugurtha
2016-04-28 20:21:15
I think that it is never useful that way. You need to economize on time, as you are young. You can appear for CAT, but do additional work.

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Satish K Swarnkar
2016-04-28 15:40:03
Dear Shrabandip Mahanta, Dont be confuse about college selection. If you do best in this year it wll be well & good. If u dont than i suggest you should start your further education from another better college. If you waste your One year its also consume your money time wealth etc. if you start a

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Trilochan Tiwari
9 years ago
It is a better option to pursue MBA from a reputed B-school. If one can wait and do hard work then he can get admission in colleges like IFMR for MBA.

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prakash A
9 years ago
CAT is a competitive exam as you should take a preplanned schedule to crack it, without plan and hard work you cannot crack that much easily.

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Pratik Mohanty
9 years ago
No, it will not hamper your chances. Prepare well for CAT & get into a reputed college. In between, you can also get some work experience if possible. That will be best for you. All the best.

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A
9 years ago
It will not hamper because percentile matters most.

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V
9 years ago
It is not worth dropping a year. Go for it.

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Smita G
Answered by
9 years ago
Don't waste an year. Plan work hard and prepare.

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