The accident saga ends
Because I am a magnanimous human being, so I will clarify this once, for those of you who think I am arrogant.
I had passed out of my college a semester late because of my accident, so I couldn't sit for on campus placements. Off campus placement opportunities for a fresher are anyway very scarce, the limited few I got didn't substantiate into anything as the first round was telephonic round and voice sounded very cranky back then. I don't believe in taking favors from people to help me get a job. For almost a year after I passed out of college, I didn't have full time employment despite having a decent CGPA at an IIT. At the age of 24, I was living out of my parents' place with nothing to look forward to in the entire day, except hitting the gym. All my friends had moved on in life, for either higher studies abroad or their jobs, and I on the other hand was just stuck. The only love I had in my life was either my parents' love or pity love of my well wishers. And the worst part or the best part was that I had no peers, so I was facing this all alone. The only option I had was, either to sit back and crib about it, or to take the bull by its horns. Any sane person would have easily gone into depression, but it was arrogance which kept me going. All my self confidence stems from my arrogance, so I can never let go of my arrogance.
So IIM has started with a new concept of deferring of admission for up to two years. In layman terms, you can book a seat and you will get admission two years down the line. People cite many reasons for doing so, primarily, one can have more work experience and will be able to relate to the management studies in a better way.
I have a different line of reasoning behind it. Once someone gets into an IIT, his value increases manifolds in the eyes of everyone he knows, relatives, neighbors, friends, girls he used to stalk. But he is so caught up in the IIT curriculum that he doesn't get time to cash upon it, within the next two years, people get more awareness, majorly by reading crappy novels by IITians (not naming anyone). And then they come up with questions which anIITian
"What is your CG?"
"I have heard that lot ofIITians
So, basically that glory of IIT lasts for two years at a maximum.
Now if one defers his admission by two years into an IIM, he will get that glory the whole time before admission, in the eyes of everyone he knows, relatives, neighbors, friends, office colleagues, girls he stalks, and he will have ample amount of time to cash upon it. What happens during his next two years at IIM is irrelevant.
Sadly, Irealized
Coming to the topic of this blog post. Till three years back, I hadn't even fractured a bone all my life. And then 'theaccident'
During the accident, a part of my skull got fractured and was hence removed. Presently a part of my brain is just under the covering of the skin, with no other form of protection. So a synthetic polymer of the exact shape, size and strength of the fractured skull has been made and imported from Germany, and will be put in the void in a few days. So a part of me would bevideshi
Even if you have had one conversation with me or read some of my blog posts, then you would either like me or hate me, but your being indifferent to my existence is highly improbable.
If I am in your good books, then kindly keep my well being and quick recovery in your prayers.
If you loathe me, then wish for my death and nothing less, I have been in that limbo state for months after my first brain surgery, and although I don't hate anybody, but even if I did, I wouldn't have wanted them to go through that.
For better or for worse, the accident saga ends here.
Hopefully,
Sidhant
I had passed out of my college a semester late because of my accident, so I couldn't sit for on campus placements. Off campus placement opportunities for a fresher are anyway very scarce, the limited few I got didn't substantiate into anything as the first round was telephonic round and voice sounded very cranky back then. I don't believe in taking favors from people to help me get a job. For almost a year after I passed out of college, I didn't have full time employment despite having a decent CGPA at an IIT. At the age of 24, I was living out of my parents' place with nothing to look forward to in the entire day, except hitting the gym. All my friends had moved on in life, for either higher studies abroad or their jobs, and I on the other hand was just stuck. The only love I had in my life was either my parents' love or pity love of my well wishers. And the worst part or the best part was that I had no peers, so I was facing this all alone. The only option I had was, either to sit back and crib about it, or to take the bull by its horns. Any sane person would have easily gone into depression, but it was arrogance which kept me going. All my self confidence stems from my arrogance, so I can never let go of my arrogance.
So IIM has started with a new concept of deferring of admission for up to two years. In layman terms, you can book a seat and you will get admission two years down the line. People cite many reasons for doing so, primarily, one can have more work experience and will be able to relate to the management studies in a better way.
I have a different line of reasoning behind it. Once someone gets into an IIT, his value increases manifolds in the eyes of everyone he knows, relatives, neighbors, friends, girls he used to stalk. But he is so caught up in the IIT curriculum that he doesn't get time to cash upon it, within the next two years, people get more awareness, majorly by reading crappy novels by IITians (not naming anyone). And then they come up with questions which an
"What is your CG?"
"I have heard that lot of
So, basically that glory of IIT lasts for two years at a maximum.
Now if one defers his admission by two years into an IIM, he will get that glory the whole time before admission, in the eyes of everyone he knows, relatives, neighbors, friends, office colleagues, girls he stalks, and he will have ample amount of time to cash upon it. What happens during his next two years at IIM is irrelevant.
Sadly, I
Coming to the topic of this blog post. Till three years back, I hadn't even fractured a bone all my life. And then 'the
During the accident, a part of my skull got fractured and was hence removed. Presently a part of my brain is just under the covering of the skin, with no other form of protection. So a synthetic polymer of the exact shape, size and strength of the fractured skull has been made and imported from Germany, and will be put in the void in a few days. So a part of me would be
Even if you have had one conversation with me or read some of my blog posts, then you would either like me or hate me, but your being indifferent to my existence is highly improbable.
If I am in your good books, then kindly keep my well being and quick recovery in your prayers.
If you loathe me, then wish for my death and nothing less, I have been in that limbo state for months after my first brain surgery, and although I don't hate anybody, but even if I did, I wouldn't have wanted them to go through that.
For better or for worse, the accident saga ends here.
Hopefully,
Later
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