My Road to IIMB

My Road to IIMB

by Apoorv Iyer

Page - 3 IIMB: You have also written that you have made mistakes in your life? What is the biggest mistake you have made till now? AP: The biggest mistake I have made is not getting into IIT in the first attempt. IIMB: Do you think it was a mistake? AP: Sir, I believe that I had the ability to get into IIT but I was not sincere enough with my studies. That does not mean that other engineering institutions are not good but yes institutions like IITs and IIMs require a certain degree of sincerity and dedication and I did not show it. IIMB: But you still think it was a MISTAKE! AP: Yes sir, I still think it was a mistake. But the point here is that I learnt form that. My engineering scores prove that. IIMB: What was your position in the class? AP: Around 5th - 8th. IIMB: Out of how many students? AP: 70 - 75. IIMB: Out of a class of 70-75 students, you were in the top ten. AP: Yes sir. IIMB: OK Apoorv, can you tell me the laws of thermodynamics? AP: (I started with the first law...) IIMB: How many laws are there... three or four? AP: Sir, there are four but I'm not able to recollect the zeroth law... (I tell him all the 3 laws) IIMB: What is entropy? AP: I defined...