Monday, March 22, 2004
Post Date: Mon Mar 22, 09:07:04 PM
Had a fantastic weekend. The addiction to the BW boards caused me to slack off at work a bit. So slogged on the weekend to get caught up. Had a nice Monday morning. Even got an admit from the local University for my MBA. Felt good to be accepted somewhere. But I think I gave the Admissions Director some heartbreak when I told her that Darden was still in the fray.(I had told her during my initial interview that it would be between Darden and them). Who knows I may end up at the local one.
The day passed and everything was going perfect. No obsessive checking of BW boards etc. Even scored the highest in Econ 201 that I am taking at the local University. It was already 7 p.m. and no word from any school. *phew* - I thought, maybe I survived the Kellog "Ding" Mondays. (Somehow Mondays seem to be Ding days and Thursdays seem to the "In" days for Kellogg). So I decided to check my e-mail on the cell phone. And there it was...the dreaded
status check" e-mail from Kellogg.
Though I knew my fate was sealed...still went back to the office and verified it.
DING :-(
Oh well. Life goes on. So now it's pretty much between Darden and the local University. With no word from HBS, Stanford, Sloan or Columbia....I am assuming the worst.
Somehow I have fallen in love with Darden AFTER my visit over there. I became a huge fan of the case-study method. It drives you to not only learn the subject, but interact, apply the stuff you have learned, make your case, think on your feet, in addition to improving your public speaking skills.
Though I am planning to go into finance (Investment Management) and hence Wharton, Chicago or Columbia would be technically better....truth be told, I have always secretly hoped that it's either Harvard or Darden. They are the only ones with the case-study.
So let's see am 0/3 for right now. But my prime targets are still left. I can't imagine going to Sloan or Columbia. Of the two....I just don't get Sloan. Columbia at least is in NYC. Sloan....mmm....wouldn't wanna go...'coz I would bump into HBS kids all the time....a constant reminder of what could have been. :-) Maybe I'm over-simplifying it. Who knows...I may get into Sloan...and then eat my words for lunch. :-)
10 more days to go before the Goliaths (HBS & Stanford) to unleash their decision. And so the waiting continues....
Had a fantastic weekend. The addiction to the BW boards caused me to slack off at work a bit. So slogged on the weekend to get caught up. Had a nice Monday morning. Even got an admit from the local University for my MBA. Felt good to be accepted somewhere. But I think I gave the Admissions Director some heartbreak when I told her that Darden was still in the fray.(I had told her during my initial interview that it would be between Darden and them). Who knows I may end up at the local one.
The day passed and everything was going perfect. No obsessive checking of BW boards etc. Even scored the highest in Econ 201 that I am taking at the local University. It was already 7 p.m. and no word from any school. *phew* - I thought, maybe I survived the Kellog "Ding" Mondays. (Somehow Mondays seem to be Ding days and Thursdays seem to the "In" days for Kellogg). So I decided to check my e-mail on the cell phone. And there it was...the dreaded
status check" e-mail from Kellogg.
Though I knew my fate was sealed...still went back to the office and verified it.
DING :-(
Oh well. Life goes on. So now it's pretty much between Darden and the local University. With no word from HBS, Stanford, Sloan or Columbia....I am assuming the worst.
Somehow I have fallen in love with Darden AFTER my visit over there. I became a huge fan of the case-study method. It drives you to not only learn the subject, but interact, apply the stuff you have learned, make your case, think on your feet, in addition to improving your public speaking skills.
Though I am planning to go into finance (Investment Management) and hence Wharton, Chicago or Columbia would be technically better....truth be told, I have always secretly hoped that it's either Harvard or Darden. They are the only ones with the case-study.
So let's see am 0/3 for right now. But my prime targets are still left. I can't imagine going to Sloan or Columbia. Of the two....I just don't get Sloan. Columbia at least is in NYC. Sloan....mmm....wouldn't wanna go...'coz I would bump into HBS kids all the time....a constant reminder of what could have been. :-) Maybe I'm over-simplifying it. Who knows...I may get into Sloan...and then eat my words for lunch. :-)
10 more days to go before the Goliaths (HBS & Stanford) to unleash their decision. And so the waiting continues....
