Bad news from Kellogg

DING

...and I am feeling sick.

Kellogg Interview Waived!

Any news on the admission front is exciting. So, I now share with you that:

As I feared, my Kellogg interview requirement has been waived. My application will now go straight to the AdCom for review. And probably, if they think its necessary, I may get a telephonic interview.

Turning in the Part I late had almost sealed the fact that I will not be granted an alumni interview. One of my colleagues, who had submitted on Nov 17 got her interview assignment yesterday.

Meanwhile, Columbia, it seems, has decided that it will review my application last. It has been two weeks since I submitted on Jan 3 and have got no response from them. I wanted my application to go under review at the earliest. But, the AdCom in NYC has other plans.

Kellogg Application Complete

The Kellogg Status Check Website showed me something new last night. It now says:

"All the required elements of your application are complete.

If your interview has been completed, the application has been submitted for review to the admissions committee. If your interview has not been conducted, the application will be submitted to the admissions committee upon completion of the interview. The next status check update will be the admission decision (Admit, Waitlist or Deny)."

I had submitted the Part I on Dec 20 and Part II on Jan 10, i.e. I submitted both of them a day before the deadline. However, there is no news on the interview front. I would love to have an alumni interview rather than the interview being waived. But then, that is not in my hands.

However, Columbia application hasn't gone under review yet. I had submitted on Jan 3. Hopefully it should be 'Under Review' by this weekend. All the best to fellow bloggers waiting for R2 interview invites and for those who are interviewing in the next few days.

Waiting game begins after Kellogg submission

I have been missing from the blogger for a week now and the update is - I have submitted Kellogg! In the end, I felt it was not my best application. That honor probably goes to Columbia. I think thats the strongest of the 4 I have submitted.

So, the waiting period starts from now. Chicago wants me to wait till Mar 26. Columbia should give me a decision in 12 weeks and my application hasn't gone under review yet. Kellogg too is somewhere in early April. So, its time to chill out a bit.

I am still not sure about how Columbia invites for interview. I mean, when is the earliest you can get an interview invite after the application goes under review? Any ideas?

Columbia.....submitted!

Done. My first application for Round 2 admissions, and the third overall. This was the application which was the least painful to submit. Maybe hitting 'the' button is becoming routine for me. That leaves only Kellogg Part II to be submitted. I am done with two of its essays and the third is under construction. All the four should be ready for review by Saturday.

It might have been relatively easy to submit the Columbia application, its strange how the feeling of freedom and accomplishment envelopes you as soon as you do it. I am in a mood to relax. And I have six more days of essay writing. :)

Why-o-why?

I am not sure, what am I doing on the blogger now when I should be writing my essays. Of course, I am relaxing. :) Come to think of it, I am slowly getting tired of the process which I started so enthusiastically a quarter back. Writing essays for different schools back-to-back can take a toll on the passion you have for the schools, you want to attend.

To my mind, the futility of the whole process keeps coming back. Repeatedly, I am trying to convince the Admission Committee why this or that course is the best for me OR vice versa. But, I think this state of my mind is temporary. Next morning I get up, I may be back to my usual self, obsessed about MBA :)

Since I am at it, let me update my blog of the latest on the application front. Columbia essays are being reviewed and I have heard from 2/3 reviewers and they all have plenty to say. I would need to work on this stuff. Meanwhile my application for Columbia is ready and the recommendations done. So, final touches to the essays and they should be ready to go.

I have started working on the Kellogg essays and am done with two. Uniqueness essay is a new one for me, which is kind a strange after having done three applications. Come Jan 10 and I would be done with my application process for Fall 2008 and hopefully for life. Hoping for a great new year, cheers!

Kellogg Part I Submitted

Thats done and another 225 bucks of investment into future is done! :)

Now, I need to furiously work on the two applications of the seasons that are left. I need an admit decision by the end of March and I shall give it my best shot.

Cheers!

Missing motivation - gotta find it!

Its been a week that I have started to work on my R2 applications. But so far I have had little success. I have written barely a paragraph for Columbia's Essay #2. And it doesn't sound too great. And its getting high time I started doing some serious work on my applications.

I also need to finalize my list of target R2 schools. I am virtually decided on Columbia and Kellogg. However, am yet to decide on Tuck and Stern. I need to get a move on and quickly.