Now whats this?

Just received this email from HBS… don’t know what to make of it, I never knew something like this was possible…
Dear Oops,
Congratulations, we have evaluated your application and are extending an invitation for you to interview with us as the next phase of the admissions process.
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We regret that due to an inadvertent error, your status on our [...]

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One…Two… Three

Morning: Ding from HBS (so now its official)
Evening: Ding from ChiGSB (how come???)
Night: Ding from Wharton (huh…)
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Over & Out !

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4 ‘dings aint no funeral

3/3 dings from my R1 apps!
1/5 (ie. HBS) in R2… but I’m still optimistic
ChiGSB calls have started, and though I’ve yet to receive one, I’d rather wait for 9am CST tomorrow before jumping to conclusions!
Next are Wharton (27th) and LBS (28th) – whatta week this is going to be
And Columbia is still to [...]

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Keeping track (Part II)

Dates on my radar…
Wharton final decision: 27th Mar (anytime after 7th Mar?)
ChiGSB final decision: 26th Mar (anytime after 7th Mar?)
HBS interview decision: 26th Mar (expected Ding!)
LBS final decision: 28th Mar
Columbia interview decision: anytime (hope dies in a week!)
On another note, I have finally crossed 100 posts (this one is the 101st) – surprising bcoz I wasnt sure initially whether this attempt at blogging would [...]

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This should be a write-off

A $ 250 write-off for my personal P&L! Thats how HBS is turning out to be – with no interview invite on 21st Feb!
Not that I’m complaining much… I sorta knew this from the start – I did NOT have a decent shot at HBS (given age/ok-to-hi GPA/etc), but could not resist applying! I don’t want [...]

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Keeping track

Some dates that matter a lot, nowadays…
Tuck final decision: 8th Feb
LBS interview decision: 12th Feb
ChiGSB interview decision: 20th Feb
Wharton interview decision: 21st Feb
HBS interview decision: 24th Mar (hope dies 15th Feb?)
Columbia interview decision: 12weeks =  2 April (hope dies 29th Feb?)

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Waiting…

Its on in full steam now! The wait for (1) an admit (2) an interview invite (3) or even an update on my R2 submitted applications.
Harvard: submitted on 3rd Jan
No change in the AY application status, but I’ve heard HBS doesn’t believe in that; they rely on email and I’m keeping a close eye on [...]

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7 down! One left…

Phew! I’m nearing the end of my application marathon after clicking submit on the Chicago GSB. I’ve read and re-read my Wharton and Harvard essays over the last 5 days (I know one should NEVER do that, but curiousity killed the cat!) and I think they’ve turned out really well.
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Downside is that I’m still not [...]

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Hmmmmm

I’ve got into this blog routine about 3-4 times a week. When I’m tense and nervous, it becomes daily. And when I stop, it means I’m in deep S#!T
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So what happened over the last 10 days?

workload got overwhelming: 13-15 hrs/day

managing the final sprint for HBS,Wharton & LBS: 5-6 hrs/day

thinking about preparing for my Tuck interview: [...]

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25 days later

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 [...]

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