why not CAT ???

I remember the day when I approached my senior to counsel me on higher studies.It was my first semester.He told me-"Fresher ho,you must have worked hard-ab thora enjoy karo".I am not charging him for my didn't-take-CAT fiasco.The theme was deep down the psyche.His words just licensed it.I was over the moon.Life became full of greenerys.Fortunately- I didn't do anything absurd,didn't touch anything vile and most importantly - didn't utter a single word that hurt any particular fellow. It was only a break from studies.All I read was a mere-'newspaper' :)The pursuit-of-happiness took the place of pursuit-of-excellence.My friends were obtaining more CGPA than me and I was unaware of my rank until was asked to fill in a form while applying for a job!!!! Luckily I worked out a program that took my friends' cgpa from a file as input and calculated my rank in the class.To my dismay - I narrowly escaped the second half !!! By that time,the results of CAT of our just seniors were out. They had made it to IIM-A as well.I don't know how but the aspiration resurfaced.I was thinking for CAT 2010 when it was 6-7 months away.If fortune favors the brave, I am an obstinate coward.US economy was worst hit by the recession and NASSCOM directives forced our recruiters to delay their campus visit.Our placement procedure was put on hold and it prompted us to work hard in our engineering curriculum.When there was so much competition amongst our batchmates,I could barely think about CAT.I got placed on 17th of December.The bad phase was over but destruction remained. In the absense of proper preparation,I decided to quit the test.Today, all I can say is -"Your prospect to crack CAT is higher with work-ex" :)