Above Average

I completed another book by an IITian, called Above Average. Its in the series of the recently spurge of campus fiction books like Five Point Someone, Mediocre But Arrogant, and Anything for you Ma’am. All these talk about people doing their studies at a prestigious Engineering School like IIT or MBA at JIM(XLRI in fiction!).

The authors of these books, are all pass-outs of these institutes and are thus able to articulate life at these places to the envy of others(perhaps also make a sale on the book because of the same reason).

But what about us, the people who have never been to such institutes of learning. In a country where only top 1% test takers ever make to an IIT or IIM, what about the stories which we JIITians or SCMHRDians have to tell?

Maybe one day I would also write one ;-)

Back from the roots

Am back, returned from Kanpur and Lucknow (if you don’t know about these cities try Wikieing them!) on Wednesday the 21st February.

Home @ Lucknow

On the personal front it was a fruitful trip back home; could meet my cousins and grandparents after more than two years. Was lucky enough to meet my parents as well.

I could spend some useful hours and had fruitful discussions with my 82 year old Grandfather. Something which I always missed; it was good about discussing life and its learnings with him. It amazed me that there is always so much to talk to and learn whenever I interact with him.

 Anyways, coming back to the main purpose of the visit; well; the whole thing was quite disappointing. Had my Interview for MBA studies at IIT Kanpur; and the only thing the professors were interested in was my Differential Calculus skills, which I was not really in touch with. It was a very unique experience and I can still not relate that how can my calculus abilities justify my admission in MBA. Afterall I had not applied for MS program!

Nevertheless, it definitely was a fruitful visit to the roots.

God has been kind with me; and on this Saturday 24th of February I cleared admission rounds for one of the B Schools I had tried my luck on. Hopefully, this year I shall begin my Post Grad Studies; a dream finally to be realised.

Amen