Sometime in Jan-March 2010, My cubicle in Hyderabad office
"Doode, your CGPA is brilliant. The professors will definitely remember you man. Though you might need to meet some of them to jog their memory a little. But, if you want to do PhD...things like you went into corporate world etc will not matter much. I mean you have been working for less than a year now. More importantly, the IIT brand has not lost its influence as yet among the US universities! You can definitely get it!! At least, you should definitely try!"
But, the fears remained seeded deep within and these words from a dear friend were not enough to break those fears as yet!
June 8th 2011, Bangalore Railway Station
"You have to decide something, Balu! Either start making plans for settling down or start doing something about any future education plans!!" My mother's words woke me up from the deep slumber I was in!!
"Doode, your CGPA is brilliant. The professors will definitely remember you man. Though you might need to meet some of them to jog their memory a little. But, if you want to do PhD...things like you went into corporate world etc will not matter much. I mean you have been working for less than a year now. More importantly, the IIT brand has not lost its influence as yet among the US universities! You can definitely get it!! At least, you should definitely try!"
But, the fears remained seeded deep within and these words from a dear friend were not enough to break those fears as yet!
June 8th 2011, Bangalore Railway Station
"You have to decide something, Balu! Either start making plans for settling down or start doing something about any future education plans!!" My mother's words woke me up from the deep slumber I was in!!
