I had taken a sanity check on 4th Dec, to get my application process back on track and I’m quite happy I did. So despite targeting 5 very different essay sets, I am pleased with my current status:
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Columbia: all essays done, revised, checked, reviewed & modified - even the 21st century MBA one. One reco is in, the other one should come by the 1st. So, planning to kick-off my new year with the submit button!
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LBS: done for more than a month, rethinking on whether to put in R2 or R3 – I heard their R3 is like US schools’ R2, and they even have an R4. Now am I being pennywise n poundfoolish here? need a quick over-the-weekend decision, as I’ll have to courier the transcripts on 31st
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Wharton: first things first, the Outsider essay rocks! or so my reviewers said. The problem is that the failure essay doesnt. Attacking it this weekend, so that new year’s eve sees this essay jiving into the night! 3 recos have been activated, follow-up required - this would be my first school with a current employer reco, although an ex-colleague, and not a supervisor.
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HBS: all essays have turned out better than I expected. Maybe I need to overhaul my 3rd accomplishment, possibly even replace it… Plus I need to activate the recos soon, as I have already asked all 3 recommenders to use the same Wharton examples.
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Chicago:Essays are good, but the ppt looks cool… much better than I expected initially. Just a bit of editing required, and I’ll be home. I’m targeting it after all my other submits, next weekend maybe, as there’s enough time.
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So that’s that, a heavy weekend ahead, followed by a very stiff work scchedule next week, and then my Tuck interview (Where are you, my 2nd year Tuckie? You were supposed to contact me 2 weeks back…)
I think you need a SECOND sanity check- after all those apps and essays! And like I also suggested to RunningTurtle: go get drunk at a local bar. You NEED it!
hey oops, thanks for stopping by. its nice to catch up from where i left off last time.glad to hear your in control of your apps and have it planned. I was grappling for time through most of my applications. I’m quite stumped with the chicago ppt and unable to nail it yet. My weakness right now is that everytime i come up with something, i imagine ppt’s from all kinds of people from all over the world, and feel it won’t match up. Well, i know i shouldn’t be doing that, but its bad. hopefully ill have something in the next two days or so…. And i really hope you get an admit from Columbia. all the best with the other apps…..