05 February 2007
29 December 2006
Phew ! Tuck, Wharton LBS..
Yep, finally I have managed to complete my Wharton Story ! Essays and Application questions and other details. Wharton has been way tougher than what I imagined.Nevertheless, I have a complete application in hand but will still wait to revise my esssays one more time before I hit the submit.
Not hearing from Tuck has been motivating rather than debilitating. It has given me opportunity to revisit the application and find out what went wrong. I guess, it was the discrepancy in my goals and the recos and my story.I found a loose end and probably that's what killed my tuck app. Anyway, it rests there.
Right now I am in a to-be-or-not-to-be about LBS. I like the school, its international nature but I am not so keen on living in London. With the Chiacgo admit in hand, the confusion is growing stronger. Though I have my story ready, I am kinda stuck in the in-between.
Happy New Year.
Not hearing from Tuck has been motivating rather than debilitating. It has given me opportunity to revisit the application and find out what went wrong. I guess, it was the discrepancy in my goals and the recos and my story.I found a loose end and probably that's what killed my tuck app. Anyway, it rests there.
Right now I am in a to-be-or-not-to-be about LBS. I like the school, its international nature but I am not so keen on living in London. With the Chiacgo admit in hand, the confusion is growing stronger. Though I have my story ready, I am kinda stuck in the in-between.
Happy New Year.
22 December 2006
Thinking about Tuck
The Chicago admit has sunk in - possibly completely for me- and between preparing hard for Wharton and LBS, I just stumbled upon some Tuck thoughts.
Umm ! So what's been happening there ? I have known a couple of Tuck interview invites (ad-com initiated) extended to international students. I am wondering what is happening with mine. If the process is totally random and if they still have interviews left to be sent, then I have some hope. If the quota is already exhausted, I am already thinking what went wrong there - Essays, Recos, Fit ?
Nevertheless, I will hop on to BW forums today and find out what is happening or possibly find some other leads. Since holiday season begins in US tomorrow, I dont hope to hear from Tuck in the next 1 week or so.
Until then, its Wharton and LBS - the prep, the deconstruction, discussion and rebuilding.
Umm ! So what's been happening there ? I have known a couple of Tuck interview invites (ad-com initiated) extended to international students. I am wondering what is happening with mine. If the process is totally random and if they still have interviews left to be sent, then I have some hope. If the quota is already exhausted, I am already thinking what went wrong there - Essays, Recos, Fit ?
Nevertheless, I will hop on to BW forums today and find out what is happening or possibly find some other leads. Since holiday season begins in US tomorrow, I dont hope to hear from Tuck in the next 1 week or so.
Until then, its Wharton and LBS - the prep, the deconstruction, discussion and rebuilding.
Latest Update : 2.20 PM IST
Read on BW of a Tuck adcom saying all the interivew invites for the Novermber round have been sent already. So as much as I am hoping , (in the absence of an official word) reality is the that i am probably dinged without interivew at Tuck.
Labels: Tuck
14 December 2006
In the middle of nowhere
I thought I'd re-do my Wharton essays but I just couldn't get myself to do anything productive at all, though I had all the office hours and the day thereafter to my disposal. All I did was ponder over my Chicago and Tuck applications. I hear that Tuck R1 interviews( post- application review) going out for international students and I couldn't help but think and then think and then think about what was happening with my Tuck application. On BW, I read some days ago that Tuck doesn't user the 'apply yourself' for Status update notifications, so ended up refreshing my mail twice every hour until 11 to see if Tuck sent anything. ( I really don't know how true this is)
I wanted to go home and read something different but to my sheer disappointment ,I just could neither watch TV nor chat with my roomie. Just to kill this dis-orientation,I opened my box of origami papers and made some things out of it, fixed my blog feed( that was screwed after I switched to Beta.The template still needs to be fixed) and went to sleep. It wasn't a good day yesterday :( (Call it a waste of 8 hours). Occasionally, I guess, the system of applying itself forces an impasse on you.
On Tuesday, critically analyzed my Wharton essays and I found out so many things that I could add. My Candidature has changed a lot in the last 2 months with significant happenings at work place and in my responsibilities, which have brought a lot of ethics substance , dilemmas and failures. A large part of my essays need to change and I am hoping I would do some of it today. The idea is to get this done before I go back home for a day on Sunday.
Now I am going to tune the chords again and not waste today.
Disclaimer:
This is not meant to be a rant post, rather a one that reflects the emptiness and mind block of an applicant during a long application process.
Labels: General MBA, Tuck, Wharton
08 December 2006
Miracle..
Last afternoon like every other bored B School applicant, I took to surfing the BW boards.
I panicked twice - seeing people talk out there and realizing that I had absolutely forgotten to turn in my financial aid application for Tuck which was due with the application. I decided to never return to the BW boards and also to call Tuck and inquire if I can still turn in a application .But look what I get..
Today morning I had official communication from Tuck that the deadline for the Financial is extended until 18th of this month. Now that's grace for people like me who forget !
Hmm !! Everyday life Miracles !
I panicked twice - seeing people talk out there and realizing that I had absolutely forgotten to turn in my financial aid application for Tuck which was due with the application. I decided to never return to the BW boards and also to call Tuck and inquire if I can still turn in a application .But look what I get..
Today morning I had official communication from Tuck that the deadline for the Financial is extended until 18th of this month. Now that's grace for people like me who forget !
Hmm !! Everyday life Miracles !
PS:
All of you thinking Tuck in R2 , please note that financial aid application from Tuck is not a part of the admission application. It has to be separately turned in via post. Plan for this. Probably Tuck is the only school that has a separate process for this. All other schools I am applying to include financial aid in the their online application.
Labels: Tuck
01 December 2006
Submitted Tuck
Some 4-5 hour before the deadline I put in that app.
Tuck had not specified any strict word limits on the essay . 500 words were a guideline and though I tried best to stick to 500-600, my goals essay did not fall anywhere there. It went quite long but I did ensure that I wasn't ranting using more words, rather was conveying substantial reasons and matter.
Tuck is coming to India but doesn't look like they have space in the Mumbai Information session ( am on the waitlist though), where I could have caught up with a admissions representative - a thing Tuck encourages so much- Interviewing every candidate.
December is in and so will be good/bad news !
Tuck had not specified any strict word limits on the essay . 500 words were a guideline and though I tried best to stick to 500-600, my goals essay did not fall anywhere there. It went quite long but I did ensure that I wasn't ranting using more words, rather was conveying substantial reasons and matter.
Tuck is coming to India but doesn't look like they have space in the Mumbai Information session ( am on the waitlist though), where I could have caught up with a admissions representative - a thing Tuck encourages so much- Interviewing every candidate.
December is in and so will be good/bad news !
Labels: Tuck
14 November 2006
Updates
Chicago
First things - I called up all my reviewers and recommenders and thanked them.
First things - I called up all my reviewers and recommenders and thanked them.
My interviewer is busy and I am going to call him again tomorrow and fix up an appointment. I must say, he's been nice for he proposed to meet in the weekend. I am going to try and schedule it some time next week or next weekend.
Tuck
I am done with two essays.
Tuck
I am done with two essays.
I am working on the remaining two - the goals and personal history.
Tuck is more objective as compared to Chicago and the application more terse. Given this, I have to alter my strategy significantly. One thing I must admit that having thrashed the Chicago essays so many times, I am finding it easier to write for Tuck. There is new companion I have now - my book and pen where I write out everything I can/must/should say to Tuck per essay. This pencil approach is helping for I am not lost anymore.
AoB (All other Business)
My manager ( who is also my recommender) is proving to be nice help in my Tuck and Chicago journey - giving me tips on what I must potray and why ?
I have had a nice past 10 days. Dinners, coffees, movies, talks, shopping..etc. Go see The Departed, if you have not yet. It's one of the better movies.
I thought office would be relaxed once US Holiday season begins. Unlike last year, we've had so many troubles and I so very much hate to talk on crisis calls now !
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- GSB,Chicago:: R1, Admitted
- Tuck:: R1, Denied
- Wharton, UPenn:: R2, DWI
- LBS:: Not Applied