So it begins... again (the inaugural post)
Yesterday I was officially dinged from the final school I applied to in the first round this application season... so the journey begins (again).It's hard to believe that I began studying for the GMAT...
View ArticleGMAT Round 3... Ready... Fight!
I have three weeks until I take the GMAT for a third, and hopefully final time. I am feeling confident. Much more confident than the last two times I took the test. Here is a break down of my battle...
View ArticleUpdate
Due to work schedule conflicts, I have had to push my GMAT test date back to March. Stay tuned!
View ArticleGMAT: From a 530 to 710 and finally done!
Just wanted to post an update, I finally retook the GMAT a couple weeks ago and got a 710 (47Q/40V). I am pretty excited to be done. I can't explain the relief I feel at night not having the constant...
View ArticleThe Value of Introspection
Last year going into the applications, I was far too occupied with the GMAT and did not spend nearly enough time preparing for and writing my essays. Granted there were other flaws to my candidacy,...
View ArticleSchool Research: Part 1
Since I have already been through the application process once, I have already done a lot of research on various programs. Last year I was able to visit and interview at Tuck, which was a great...
View ArticleHaas Facebook Contest
If you don’t know already, Berkeley Haas is definitely one of the schools on my short list. There is a ton I really like about the program – general management strength, social impact focus, location,...
View ArticleInterview with Accepted.com
Hey everyone, I had the chance to be interviewed by Accepted.com. Check it out! Here is the link. Below is the actual interview.Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself? Where are...
View ArticleMIA
I have knee deep in writing, revising, and re-writing essays the past month. I am getting ready to submit my first two applications next week, Sloan and Yale SOM. I am pretty close to being done, but...
View ArticleMIT Sloan Application Resources
I have spent a lot of time research, prepping, writing essays, and finishing my applications. MIT Sloan with their round one deadline just around the corner is one I have been focusing on a lot...
View ArticleHalfway Point
So, my Sloan and Yale SOM applications are done. I finally completed the video response portion of the Yale application two nights ago... that was fun. I think I sat in front of the computer for...
View ArticleRound One Update
So, it’s has been a little bit since I last provided an update. Life has just been busy, and I haven’t had a ton of time to blog. It was been over a month since I submitted my last application....
View ArticleBelated Round One Update
So it has been a few months since I have last blogged. Instead of updating you all on everything all at once, I will take you back a couple months. As of mid-December, I had already learned I was on...
View ArticleMoving On to Round Two
It is difficult coming off of all the exhaustion that goes into prepping and putting together applications. When I submitted my last round one app, I thought/hoped it would be the list time I would...
View ArticleA Pleasant Surprise... Followed by Another
I think I wrote about this before, but it is a strange combination of feelings you get after submitting an application. For me there is a sense of relief, but also an uneasy feeling that everything is...
View ArticleAn Invite from Darden and Some Good News from Anderson!
Not long after coming off the highs of getting interview invites from Tepper and Anderson, I got another long-waited for email… an interview invite from Darden! I was excited. I immediately started...
View ArticleDarden Interview
A few weeks back I traveled to beautiful Charlottesville for my interview at Darden. This was my first time in Virginia, and it definitely left a great impression, although the flight out there was...
View ArticleAccepted!
Since interviewing at Tepper two months ago, and Darden about a month ago, I have been counting down the days till March 24th. When I first started the whole MBA admissions process, I felt overwhelmed...
View ArticleMaking a Decision
It has been a little over a month since hearing from Tepper and Darden, and about two months since hearing from Anderson, that I was admitted to their 2016 Classes. After all the long nights and hard...
View ArticleWhy Anderson?
First off, I am absolutely thrilled to be joining UCLA Anderson’s Class of 2016! Since officially accepting the offer, I have just gotten more excited about the program and what the future holds in...
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