Stern in or out?

I have thought over it, mulled over it and I am confused. I had decided to apply to Stern in R2 in addition to Columbia and Kellogg. But there is a problem.

Stern typically comes out with it's admit decisions around the beginning of May, which may be a little too late for an international, I being an Indian. I am not sure how much of this true though, am thinking of dropping Stern due to this and the fact that it has a really weird third essay. Is there anybody who has any idea on what can be done?

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.

Chicago updates again!

I just received an email from Chicago Adcom, and it says that the revised decision deadline is Dec 19. Yes, a full 2 weeks before the original deadline. Thats so cool.....only thing is, I do not expect the result to be that cool.

Chicago interview completed and I feel.....

not really happy! :(

Yup, done with my Chicago interview. It did not go as well as I wanted it to. The interviewer was an executive MBA alumnus who had done his MBA after 12 years of experience. And here I was trying to convince him about my career plans and the need of an MBA after 2-3 years of work experience. I was good in core 'Why?' questions. But, some questions about failures and success at work did not seem to convince him entirely. I guess, he was looking for more experience and depth in these roles. Rest of the interview was reasonable and apart from some of my patented ramblings, I did hold his attention. He did not take any notes. He was writing about the candidate after the interview was over. I asked him questions in the end and he was impressed with my depth of research on my area of interest.

Now after analyzing and over-analyzing, I think it would be difficult for me to make the cut, given the fact that I did not have a very convincing interview. Although, I hope its not so gloomy as it seems to me. I am looking at my R2 schools now. They are on my blog sidebar and I need to shortlist them to 2-3. December will be hard work with renewal of essay writing spree. I sincerely hope something good comes out of the whole thing.

Your shipment delivered!

Yes, thats what the DHL Courier Tracking site says. My transcripts have finally reached the GSB after the Thanksgiving holidays! So, thats relief :)

Meanwhile, preparation for my GSB interview are ON and I intend to be well prepared before I appear in front of my interviewer. That reminds me, GSB has not communicated the details of the interview venue and interviewer information, yet.

Preparing for MBA interviews is not a very easy job, especially when you are not sure of who would take your interview. This is my first MBA interview for a US school. Hope I do well.

Wish me luck! :)

Transcript woes!

For some time, I have been struggling to send my transcript to Chicago GSB so that they can process my application further. But for two weeks, the registrar of my university was on leave. He finally came on Monday, sent out the transcript and it was supposed to reach me today.

BUT, it has not reached me for I had given an incorrect Postal Code in my address to the university. I discovered this on the delivery status report at the website of the courier service. I have mailed them and will call them tomorrow morning. Hope to get this sorted out as soon as possible and send it to Chicago at the earliest.

On the preparation front, I am done with CAT. Pretty ordinary, the way it went. Now, hope to pack some punch in my interview preparation for Chicago. ClearAdmit Wiki, here I come.

Dinged at Wharton :(

Yeah, after my first interview invite, I received my first Ding today. And that too without an interview. I had seen this coming for some time now and feel rather relieved that the agony is over. All the best to all fellow bloggers who received an invite from Wharton!

Meanwhile, CAT is round the corner and I have shifted focus for the next week to prepare for the exam. After that its preparation time for the Chicago Interview. I have scheduled it on December 1 at Bangalore! Post-interview, I will focus on my R2 schools. Thats the plan as of now.