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Two dings & some thoughts

Posted in Darden, Essays, MIT Sloan on February 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »

After my two dings (Darden & Sloan), both without interview, I have been sort of down. Not because I got dinged, but because I wasn’t even invited to interview. Was my application that bad? Does this mean I’m dead meat at Wharton, Harvard, etc? Maybe, maybe not… so I decided to brainstorm on what went [...]

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Tuck & Darden

Posted in Darden, Tuck, interview on January 26, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Two schools I had applied to purely because of their culture and my fit with them were Tuck & Darden. I had received very high opinion of both these schools, though in slightly different areas. Some Tuck alumni I knew convinced me about the close knit community at Tuck. This is really in line with [...]

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Optimistic? or Unrealistic?

Posted in Darden, MIT Sloan, Tuck on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Some thoughts & self-evaluation on my 1st round applications:
MIT Sloan : submitted on 30th Oct
No interview call yet; I’ve been optimistic, but reality is soon going to bite, on 28th, the day their Round 1 decisions are due. So this may be the end of the road for me at MIT. Agreed they claim to hand out [...]

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This is so unprofessional

Posted in Darden on January 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Whats it with these Darden folks? Do they not understand the concept of rounds? Or deadlines? Ethics maybe?
The latest rumors from Darden are that they could be pushing some EA/ED interviews to Feb slots so that one can interview with the R2 pool. Do they mean you are being waitlisted without an interview?
I picked up [...]

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30 days, 5 schools

Posted in Chicago, Columbia, Darden, Essays, Harvard, LBS, MIT Sloan, Tuck, Wharton on December 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Too much partying… now the hangover has started hitting me!
Less than 30 days left for 5 schools: HBS, Wharton,

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Application Status – changes

Posted in Darden, MIT Sloan, Tuck on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I just checked my applications for Darden and Sloan, and both have changed from their previous ’submitted’ status. So, along with Tuck which

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Next up

Posted in Darden, Essays, Tuck on November 3, 2007 | 5 Comments »

I’ve Tuck’s essays on my plate right now, and I must say the plate is overflowing. The first two essays are fine, I have the basic storylines in place and will fine-tune them for Tuck. Thats the easy part. Its essay 3 and 4 I’m really worried about.
How does one write a whole essay on feedback/criticism you [...]

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I’ve fallen in Love

Posted in Darden on November 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I was reminded of Queen’s everlasting classic today

I’ve fallen in love
I’ve fallen in love for the first time
And this time I know its for real
I’ve fallen in love, yeah,
God knows!
God knows I’ve fallen in love

And you know what? I’ve fallen in love with Darden today! After Dean Bruner and team [...]

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Why should I apply to Darden?

Posted in Darden, Essays on November 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »

With less than a day to go, I still dont know why I should apply to Darden. I mean, i know who I am, what matters most to me, and whether I am a leader/entrepreneur/globally involved/etc guy. And it seems these qualities are as important to Darden as they are to me. So should I apply? Dont [...]

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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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