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My first “SUBMIT”

Posted in Darden, MIT Sloan on October 30, 2007 | 8 Comments »

MIT Sloan has been submitted - The first in my series of school apps.
Next up: Darden !

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Sloan recos submitted

Posted in MIT Sloan, Recos on October 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »

And what a task it was to get my recommenders to do this!
Last week I had discussed the Sloan and Darden reco details with Rec1. He’d asked me write out all the points we discussed, and send him the bullets. Boy, thats what happens when you have reported to someone for more than a year [...]

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These Sloan essays sure are tough

Posted in Essays, MIT Sloan on October 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Dont know how many people are applying to MIT Sloan, but their essays are too tough. They require many more examples and much more introspection. Check these out:
1. When did you have an impact on a group / organization?
2. Challenging interaction with a person or group?
3. A time when you defended an idea?
4. A time [...]

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A tale of four schools

Posted in Darden, Essays, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Recos, Tuck on October 23, 2007 | 6 Comments »

An update on my app.process
Darden :
Reviewer 1 said the first essay needs to be better aligned with the question – what matters most to you? Currently it seems like a regular career essay without passion. Ok point taken. I almost knew this beforehand The other two essays have some feedback points, which I’ve incorporated. Now [...]

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Through with Sloan & Darden

Posted in Darden, Essays, MIT Sloan on October 21, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Whatta weekend! I’m sooooooo happy I got thru the first draft of my essays for both MIT Sloan and UVa Darden, and sent them to one of my reviewers. I’m thinking I’ll wait for her feedback before sending it to the second reviewer. No point in duplicating feedback from reviewers, esp with my truckload of schools! [...]

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Another round, another way

Posted in Darden, Essays, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern on October 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »

After my dismal performance in meeting R1 deadlines for my top schools, I’m now taking a different path. My basic career goals essay is done, and the aim is to now take essays by school and complete them. I realized I was going all over the place trying to hit sixes!
I’m onto my MIT Sloan essays full [...]

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Here’s my Top Ten

Posted in Bschools, Chicago, Columbia, Essays, Harvard, LBS, Tuck, Wharton on October 16, 2007 | 5 Comments »

I think I’ve finalized the schools where I’m going to apply this year. It has been a tough decision leaving out some schools as there are 2-3 atleast where I wouldn’t mind being in Fall’08. But there had to be a limit – with 4-5 essays per school, not to forget the 250 bucks, I think [...]

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The Outsider

Posted in Essays on October 8, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Since this essay is a prime reason for my shift from R1 to R2, and there is hardly any useful feedback on Wharton’s S2S (all you get there are “interpret it the way you want” and more rewordings of the same), I decided to post some feedback and comments from  Essay consultants.  
Essay 3. Tell [...]

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I want to be a consultant

Posted in Consulting on October 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »

NO! just joking… not in my dreams…. and for three good reasons:
One. I already am a consultant.
Two. There are too many of ‘em out there doing nothing productive but act as a bridge between senior management and the org ranks
Three. Most important. You end

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Finally :-)

Posted in Essays on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I have completed a generic version of my career goals essay! Phew!
At 1322 words, it is longer for most schools (save Chicago) – but I’m happy I’ve reached somewhere. Ever since I took this decision to postpone to R2, I’ve been taking it easy and my last 5 days were pretty smooth. No tensions, no [...]

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