u/dee-va-dee01

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[Admissions Advice Needed] Need genuine advice, please help me in this dilemma.

[Admissions Advice Needed]

Need genuine advice, please help me in this dilemma.

I have converted only IMT Nagpur till now.
Current status:

  • IIM Kashipur MBA-BA waitlist: 76
  • IIM Vizag waitlist: 243 after first movement (before it was 397)
  • IIM Jammu / Bodh Gaya / Sirmaur: waitlisted
  • Category: NC-OBC, Non-Engineer Female (NEF)

The issue is financial. I already paid the seat booking amount for IIM Bodh Gaya, and now IMT Nagpur is asking for around 50K immediately and later around 3 lakh fee. I cannot afford to block seats in multiple colleges at the same time.

Also, no one in my family is from this background, so I am handling all these decisions alone. I genuinely have a lot of hope for IIM Vizag, which is making this decision even more difficult emotionally and financially.

I am confused whether:

  1. I should pay IMT Nagpur fee to stay safe, or
  2. Wait for IIM Kashipur BA / IIM Vizag results.

Can seniors or people tracking waitlist movements please guide me honestly:

  • Is Kashipur BA at WL 76 realistically convertible for NC-OBC?
  • Is IIM Vizag WL 243 after first movement still possible?
  • What would you do in my situation financially?

Please share advice or past year trends. I am really stressed about making the wrong decision.

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u/dee-va-dee01 — 3 days ago