IIM sambalpur or repeat CAT. I know this is asked too many times but hear me out.
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25F. My profile - 9/9/7. BPharm grad from tier 3 (2023).
Work ex 1.5 years as a Data Analyst in healthcare. Salary 4 LPA. I quit last August to prep for cat, it was my first attempt. I have plans to get into product management or consulting.
I had zero hopes that I'll convert anything since I didn't clear quants cut off but since smbp has no criteria for that I somehow got converted and I'm grateful.
But I'm on the fence about joining since I have been hearing alot about the risky ROI. I'm not from a financially great bg and a loan of that big is risky. So is it better if I repeat? Or join smbp and hope for the best?
Assuming that I might never crack blacki, so apart from that am I missing out on any opportunities better than smbp in the tier 1.5 and 2?
The answers available currently about smbp are confusing, if there are any alumni here please help me out. Any insight could help me make the decision. Thanks in advance!