“The journey is more beautiful than the destination.”
I used to think this was just another one of those overused motivational quotes. Until I lived it.
Today, when I look back from the gates of IIM Calcutta, having scored a 99.94 percentile in CAT, I can say this without a doubt—this journey changed me. Not just as an aspirant, but as a person.
Let me take you back. The first time I gave CAT, I failed—not because I didn’t prepare, but because Verbal dragged me down.
There’s a special kind of heartbreak that comes from doing everything right, giving it your soul, and still watching the results shatter your hopes. You know the concepts. You’ve put in the hours. But on the D-day, it just wasn’t your day.
That moment forces a question you never want to face:
“Can I really do this all over again?”
The same mocks. The same syllabus. The same long hours…
Knowing everything could go wrong again.
But deep down, I also knew—I wasn’t done. Not yet.
And so began the comeback.
Here’s what my day looked like:
And perhaps the biggest asset—Quantifiers’ legendary 24×7 doubt-solving group.
I remember dropping doubts at 1 AM, 3 AM—even 5 AM—and still getting them resolved. It wasn’t just a feature. It was like having a mentor by your side around the clock, making sure you never stopped moving forward.
The very sections I learned from scratch became the ones that carried me to IIM Calcutta. Life has a poetic way of rewarding those who fight back.
As I pack my bags for IIM C, I carry with me not just books and hopes — but gratitude.
To Quantifiers, for turning my despair into drive.
To Sahil Sir, for being the voice in my head that said, “You’ve got this,” even when I didn’t believe it myself.
You made this journey less painful, more purposeful, and infinitely powerful.
So yes—the destination is sweet.
But the journey?
That’s what I’ll never forget.
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