You only need to look at my July post count to tell how active my blog has been lately. I had several posts that foreshadowed my waning interest in blogging, and the difficulty of blogging as an MBA student. But somewhere in my mind I still thought I would overcome it. I was wrong. My … Read more
“I put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this There’s only one thing you should know…†– Linkin Park It’s technically not true, but in my opinion, getting waitlisted is in a lot of ways worse than a ding. Great. All that stress I went through and thought … Read more
 One of the comments on my “depression†post last week, made by JustShip, really stood out to me: “… focus on other things.†I’ve been so used to giving it my all, and setting tough goals for myself that I almost feel obligated to be stressed out right now. But there’s really no reason for … Read more
The HBS ding was definitely a downer for me, despite the fact that I never really saw myself as a fit for the school and that I knew my chances were really low going in. I began to worry that the rest of my responses would come in exactly the same way. I was already … Read more
I’ve had this discussion with a number of folks as I’ve prepared for my upcoming interviews. Some people tell you not to stress out about it. They feel that most of your application is already submitted and the interview is just a chance to further personalize your candidacy. Others say that your entire application rides … Read more
I thought I’d have a break after I did my Haas Interview, since I applied to that school a month earlier than all my other schools, but I guess that’s not happening. Don’t worry, I’m not complaining. 😉 I was literally staring at my Gmail account when the invite popped up. At first, I thought … Read more
It’s only been two weeks since I submitted my final application and I’ve definitely enjoyed my time off. I stayed off the boards where people listed their interview invites and admissions decisions because I knew it could only make me worry. But before I could even start stressing out, I got invited to interview at … Read more
I hit the submit button for Harvard this morning, with just a handful of minutes before the deadline.  The Harvard essays were definitely tricky, but given that it was my final application, it really wasn’t that bad. I had already come up with most of the ideas that I needed from doing all of my … Read more
Five days from now, I will submit my HBS application and be done with the application process. No more sacrificing of weekends. No more skipped holidays. No more heading straight to the library after work every single night. I’m trying not to lose focus, but it’s difficult when the finish line is so close. There … Read more
I feel like a zombie. I submitted two apps over the course of twenty four hours and have two more apps to go. It’s become more of an anxiety stress than it is workload pressure at this point. The actual work I’m doing is pretty mundane: finding the website of that club I joined in … Read more