Two dings & some thoughts

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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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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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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Dear reviewers, Where are you?

Dear HBS reviewer,

You may recall I sent you my HBS essay set almost a week ago. I understand this is holiday season and you have gone on a 2week-long vacation to God-knows-where-in-the-hills. I would like to remind you that the least you could have done is to tell me you would take extra time. When [...]

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Chicago application done, but…

… I’m not too happy with the way my powerpoint has shaped up; there’s so much more I can say, and in a much better way, but I’m not getting those creative juices flowing

I’ve heard stories of how creative people have gotten with their Stern III, and with a similar applicant catchment I’m getting worried.
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Especially [...]

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The Pursuit of Outsider-ness

… seems to be on track! Finally!
Reviewer One came back on the Wharton essays, and was pleased with the overall picture. Career goals good, maybe a bit fine-tune needed, nothing major. Setback seems okay, though I should put in something more meaningful for the learnings – some work required to get this essay in shape.
The [...]

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Progress? Yes:-) but Slow:-(

A quick status check on my application progress over the weekend:
Wharton: essays done (wow I like typing this!) and sent to reviewer one.
Harvard: not started, except the plan to use Wharton’s

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30 days, 5 schools

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

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Return of the Outsider

Okay, okay… I accept it – I’m out of ideas, even for my post titles; so I’ve taken a cue from Hollywood’s creative bankruptcy and am doing sequels now!
The good part, however, is that I’ve finally got an idea for

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Mistakes, Career plans and Copyrights

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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