life and CAT!!

Have no structure in mind...and i write long...so plz bear with me(bhaagna mat beech main)..
When i entered the 11th grade, i had to decide what stream i want to choose...which by default turned out to be "science"!!...no surprises there...
Now, every science student in india has to either go for engg or medical...i chose the former
the reasons were as follows:
1.i had heard ki medical main bahut padhna padta hai
2.engg ki coaching was nearer to my place
so started my first tryst with entrance exams....all my over confidence was shattered when i stood second last in the initial tests at coaching....but over a period of 2 years, i clawed my way up and was ultimately ready for the challenge...IITJEE 2006!!!
what an exam it turned out to be...i rocked physics and mathematics....but chemistry rocked me...
scores:
physics=84...cutoff=48-49
maths=50...cutoff=38-39
chemistry=54...cutoff=55
i had cleared the overall cutoff...this was the biggest shock for me...
then i drifted thru engg for 2.5 years and suddenly..another huge opportunity loomed large...CAT...till then..coz of a cousin of mine...BIMTECH was my dream college...
i joined IMS..in january 2009...my past failure was a tremendous motivation...worked really hard....and started doing well in the mocks...
In the meanwhile, i got to know about pagalguy....got completely addicted to it....and drew inspiration from ppl like...shashank doc, rik_12, prem_ravi sir, silent assassin......these were the ppl i looked upto....
then came the entrance exams...i kept on doing well in all of them and got numerous calls....
one of my first calls was IIFT...they had sent a form to me...a 10-12 pages lamba form
so i went to my coaching center for some guidance....and the first thing the mentor there says:"tera iss saal kahin convert nahin hoga...look at your grad percentage....pathetic...work for 2 yrs...then go....abhi sirf practice ke liye dede"...i was hugely demoralized...i kept the form aside for a week or so...and prepared nothing....
then by chance i happened to attend a conference of the UDT members...prem sir was giving some gyaan on cracking pi and gd...was able to attend the thing thnks to rajaram....anyways, prem sir and rik aka sinchan really motivated me...and brought me back on track....
i still rmbr...i asked rik..."can a boy with 55% grad dream of IIMC?"
rik said:"he very well can...."...this small assurance did wonders to me and my confidence....and somehow...my dream of joka became all the more achievable...
i prepared for the gdpi full swing...started of with irma and sibm rejects...then converted IIFT-D, XIMB, XLRI..and the big one...IIMC wl 30...which now is wl no.1...
i hope to convert soon....
the reason why i listed down the iit and grad wala part are as follows:
1.my story is not spicy enuf...so to make it spicy...
2.to show that life is a roller coaster ride..where no one can escape the ups and downs....
so let's enjoy each UP...and strive to work harder everytime we are down....
this is more like my autobiography...CAT ke baare main zyada tha nahin kehne ko...
thnk u for reading with patience....though my writing style may show my story in a boring light....believe me...it was one helluva ride...and i enjoyed it!!!