NEED A SLAP OF REALITY CHECK

First of all, sorry for the long paragraph and for all the yapping. Also, sorry if this sounds frustrating or overly negative.

Hi, 18 F ( obc) B.Com student who is currently entering her second year. I have an 89% in both 10th and which I know will be counted as an 8 in the academic profile, 91.6 in 12th I highly regret missing the 90% mark in 10th by just a little. For graduation, I initially thought I would be able to score 90%+ because I was quite confident about my academics. However, I study at a tier 2 city government college where the evaluation is extremely unpredictable. They barely check papers properly, most students get around 6–7 CGPA, and getting an 8 is already difficult. So, realistically, I’m not sure whether I’ll even be able to get a 9 in graduation, although I’ll definitely try my best.

Right now, I also don’t have any internships or significant work experience. I have applied for internships, but I haven’t been able to secure anything substantial yet. I don’t have a fancy college tag either—I study at a tier 2 city government college—and I don’t have qualifications like CFA or CS. Basically, when I look at my profile, it feels like I have nothing particularly impressive.

I’m planning to take CAT 2027, and until now I was genuinely motivated to prepare for it. But yesterday, I came across a post from a girl who was studying at SRCC and preparing for CAT for three years. She had cleared CFA Level 1 and Level 2, won a case competition at a major competition, completed high-finance internships, developed multiple skills, and had an extremely strong profile overall. she just being insured bcoz in 10th and 12th she had 85-89% not 90.

What really messed with my head were the comments under her post. People were telling her that even *her* profile might not be enough for consulting because the competition is so intense, especially with candidates coming from CA, IITs, and other top colleges.

That genuinely made my mind go blank.

If someone with such a strong profile as a fresher is being told that their profile may not be competitive enough for consulting, then what does that mean for someone like me?

Now I’m honestly confused about whether I should even prepare for CAT or not. Do I actually have a realistic chance of getting into a good IIM and eventually breaking into consulting or other strong career opportunities, or am I already too far behind because of my college, academics, and lack of a strong profile?

I know I still have time before CAT 2027, but right now I’m genuinely questioning whether it is worth investing that time and effort. ( with this profile aim not targeting ABC top role i target fms, and iim L,I does it possible )