Thursday, November 16, 2006
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
No Wharton interview invite yet :(
Been off internet, apping and blogging since I turned in the Ross app. Well mostly. Been socializing big time - met up with all my friends @ home. Came back to this dirty city only a few days ago and generally been chilling, reading, and meeting with my friends here.
But today, I am feeling very restless! There's been no forward movement on my apps since the Columbia interview. I had promised myself that I wont freak out about it this yr, was even able to hold myself together for this long, but now I am getter all jittery :((
Feeling the most scared about W - only 8 more days to go and I am yet to hear from them. :(
Even Darden has been sitting neat and pretty in Pending status since 21-Oct!
Ross - there's still time.
Duke - Got a mail asking me for my preferred location for the alum interview, but they interview everyone, so that doesnt count.
But today, I am feeling very restless! There's been no forward movement on my apps since the Columbia interview. I had promised myself that I wont freak out about it this yr, was even able to hold myself together for this long, but now I am getter all jittery :((
Feeling the most scared about W - only 8 more days to go and I am yet to hear from them. :(
Even Darden has been sitting neat and pretty in Pending status since 21-Oct!
Ross - there's still time.
Duke - Got a mail asking me for my preferred location for the alum interview, but they interview everyone, so that doesnt count.
Labels: Columbia, Darden, Duke, General BSchool Rant, Rant, Ross, Wharton
Friday, October 27, 2006
Columbia Interview Experience
Had my Columbia interview today. My interviewer and I met a golf club here in Delhi for lunch. My interviewer worked at McK for 3 yrs and then joined his family business. He was very impressive, I must say (but then, what else did I expect?) :)
The interview was scheldued for 1 PM, but he was busy so came only at 1:40 PM - he did call to say he would be delayed. He was easy going and put me at ease right from the beginning. He started out asking me the regular questions:
Why MBA?
Why Columbia?
Whats ur leadership style?
Did u have problems leading ppl, how did u resolve it?
Which other schools are you apping to?
How did you approach the school selection process?
There were a few others, but I dont remember. And oh yes, he talked extensively about his Columbia experience, profs, electives he took etc. When I asked him for feedback, he just laughed it off :( And ofcourse gave me a disclaimer that interview is just a part of the whole process. Overall, it was ok. I was happy with myself, but then I was extremely happy with my performance last yr too - but that didnt land me anywhere, did it?
And oh yes, I used accepted.com's interview feedback to prepare for it. I found the feedback quite useful - not only for the questions, but also to get an essence of the style of interview most CBS alums prefer - conversational. Would highly recommend it. I hear Clearadmit's Wiki is also a good tool, but didn't have the time. Do chk out clearadmit's latest post on interview etiquette.
The interview was scheldued for 1 PM, but he was busy so came only at 1:40 PM - he did call to say he would be delayed. He was easy going and put me at ease right from the beginning. He started out asking me the regular questions:
Why MBA?
Why Columbia?
Whats ur leadership style?
Did u have problems leading ppl, how did u resolve it?
Which other schools are you apping to?
How did you approach the school selection process?
There were a few others, but I dont remember. And oh yes, he talked extensively about his Columbia experience, profs, electives he took etc. When I asked him for feedback, he just laughed it off :( And ofcourse gave me a disclaimer that interview is just a part of the whole process. Overall, it was ok. I was happy with myself, but then I was extremely happy with my performance last yr too - but that didnt land me anywhere, did it?
And oh yes, I used accepted.com's interview feedback to prepare for it. I found the feedback quite useful - not only for the questions, but also to get an essence of the style of interview most CBS alums prefer - conversational. Would highly recommend it. I hear Clearadmit's Wiki is also a good tool, but didn't have the time. Do chk out clearadmit's latest post on interview etiquette.
Labels: Columbia
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Columbia Interview Invite
Yesss folks! My first interview invite of the apping season! And obviously I am all excited about it! :D
Note for other applicants: Something seems to be wrong with their app system, I didnt get an email when the status changed. I just opened the app, hoping for exactly what had happened: Something goes wrong and they dont send an email when they invite me to interview! :)
Note for other applicants: Something seems to be wrong with their app system, I didnt get an email when the status changed. I just opened the app, hoping for exactly what had happened: Something goes wrong and they dont send an email when they invite me to interview! :)
Labels: Columbia
Friday, October 13, 2006
Business Week 2006 rankings released
BW has released it's rankings for business schools for 2006. These are the schools that have made the cut for the top 30.
Notably, Haas moved up quite a bit (9 notches) and Cornell dropped 6. Personally, I think Haas got the visibility it deserved. Its a fab school, it deserved much better ranking than it got all these years.
Notably, Haas moved up quite a bit (9 notches) and Cornell dropped 6. Personally, I think Haas got the visibility it deserved. Its a fab school, it deserved much better ranking than it got all these years.
Top 30 U.S. Programs
2 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
3 Northwestern University (Kellogg)
7 MIT
14 NYU (Stern)
15 University of Virginia (Darden)
17 UNC - Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
21 University of Southern California (Marshall)
27 Washington University (Olin)
Labels: Chicago, Columbia, Darden, Duke, General BSchool Rant, Ross, Wharton
What happens to my app once its submitted?
Here's Columbia's FAQ on what happens to our apps once submitted.
Here's a post by the Wharton adcom on the same.
Appreciate the transparency, folks!
All the best to fellow applicants! :)
Here's a post by the Wharton adcom on the same.
Appreciate the transparency, folks!
All the best to fellow applicants! :)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Freaking out now :(
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Columbia Status: Complete
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Columbia Submitted
Yippppeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! :D
I've just submitted the Columbia app! Feeling so happy and relieved! :D
I was just waiting for my second recommender to submit the reco for the past 3-4 days. He submitted it a couple of hours ago, and I verified all the info once again and clicked submit! Feeling so ecstatic abt my first submission. Like Iday, even I feel like someone should felicitate me :D
I am way too on top of the world right now to write anything else, will blog later.
One last time:
Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiippppppppppppppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! :D :D :D
I've just submitted the Columbia app! Feeling so happy and relieved! :D
I was just waiting for my second recommender to submit the reco for the past 3-4 days. He submitted it a couple of hours ago, and I verified all the info once again and clicked submit! Feeling so ecstatic abt my first submission. Like Iday, even I feel like someone should felicitate me :D
I am way too on top of the world right now to write anything else, will blog later.
One last time:
Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiippppppppppppppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! :D :D :D
Labels: Columbia
Friday, August 25, 2006
Am a happy child!
I sent my Columbia drafts to a friend and the review wasn’t all that bad! The goals essay needs a bit of work; I am incorporating her feedback and then will send it to another friend. Hopefully it will pass muster there too. :)
My Darden drafts didn’t have it so good though. I am yet to begin work on the goals essay - need to cut it down to 500 words from the present 1100+. The diversity essay had huge holes, huge enough to pass an elephant. :| But the third essay's (what would you do if you didn’t have to work) revu was good.
This is a quantum leap from last yr. I hated writing essays then. But this yr I am finding myself enjoying the process (how weird am I)! Have no clue as to what changed from then to now. Except, of course, I have the luxury of time this time around; last yr I started the whole process of school selection etc only in Nov. Was traveling from Sept onwards, when I finished my GMAT, till Nov. And then my roomie decided to get married in a hurry, even before I could come back. So the moment I landed back, I went searching for an apt. And then came Diwali. So went home for that, and finallllly started the process arnd end nov.
Phew! Dunno y I wrote all that!
And hey, do chk out the daily cartoon! :)
My Darden drafts didn’t have it so good though. I am yet to begin work on the goals essay - need to cut it down to 500 words from the present 1100+. The diversity essay had huge holes, huge enough to pass an elephant. :| But the third essay's (what would you do if you didn’t have to work) revu was good.
This is a quantum leap from last yr. I hated writing essays then. But this yr I am finding myself enjoying the process (how weird am I)! Have no clue as to what changed from then to now. Except, of course, I have the luxury of time this time around; last yr I started the whole process of school selection etc only in Nov. Was traveling from Sept onwards, when I finished my GMAT, till Nov. And then my roomie decided to get married in a hurry, even before I could come back. So the moment I landed back, I went searching for an apt. And then came Diwali. So went home for that, and finallllly started the process arnd end nov.
Phew! Dunno y I wrote all that!
And hey, do chk out the daily cartoon! :)
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