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Decisions Decisions

Posted in Career, Columbia, Consulting, LBS on April 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Now comes the big thing – actually making a big decision in my life!
First decision point: Do I want an MBA at this stage? Now before anyone questions that this should have been the first decision and not the last, I agree. But being the ultimate procrastinator, I had pushed this

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Kicking off the Admission results in style :-)

Posted in Career, Chicago, Consulting on March 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Okay, before you misinterpret… I have NOT been admitted to any of my awaited schools
Not yet anyway!
But I made a cracker of a start today – I resigned from my job and I can’t help smiling
Am I super confident of getting in? NO!
But this was long overdue*, and if I [...]

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So irritated

Posted in Chicago, Consulting, LBS, Wharton, interview on March 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »

So many things troubling me over the last few day… I’m becoming an angry young (old?) man now!
First my LBS interview schedule finalization. Its just not getting finalized. LBS took more than 3 weeks to assign me an alum, and you know what – he’s from a competing consulting firm! So that gives rise to two [...]

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Harvard & Columbia: Complete

Posted in Columbia, Consulting, Harvard on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Phew, what a week!!!
I just sent off my HBS+CBS essays to my reviewers! Dont know what they’ll say, but the load is off my back. Frankly I’m not too sure of my HBS essays, mainly the first & most important one, accomplishments! Not that I don’t have any, but putting them across in 200 words each [...]

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Invited to interview :-)

Posted in Blogosphere, Consulting, Tuck on December 7, 2007 | 11 Comments »

I received my Tuck interview invite! Yippee!!!
Dear Oops,
The Admissions Committee has received your application and would like to offer you the opportunity to interview with us.
A Tuck Admissions Associate (second year student interviewer) will be in touch via email to schedule a time for a phone interview. If you have not been contacted within a [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving… & the truth about consulting (II)

Posted in Consulting, General on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Wish you all a great Thanksgiving weekend!
… and some turkey for thought for our budding consultants —> here

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The truth about consulting (Part I)

Posted in Consulting on November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »

 

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Mistakes, Career plans and Copyrights

Posted in Career, Consulting, Essays, General, Harvard on November 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I’m back! and the vacation has done me good – I’ve got a break from essays and applications, and also did some thinking on Plan B career options.
I’m done with consulting, and the only reason I’m sticking on right now is ‘coz I dont want to complicate my

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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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Essay progress 2: Back in business

Posted in Consulting, Essays on September 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »

The project’s over and I’m a free man now. Maybe for a week, till I’m staffed.
On to things that I should have done 2 weeks ago. Immediately after my GMAT.
I’d got both Bodine & Montauk early this month, but not even opened them before – both are great books, and now I’m sure that with the [...]

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