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Friday, March 17, 2006

A dose of humility

More than anything, the rollercoaster ride of the last two weeks has been a dose of humility. Confident by nature, and a veteran of a prior application season, I was definitely surprised by the incoming rejection letters. I definitely anticipated more choices at this stage of the process, and there is a very real possibility that my only choice will be to apply again, if Haas doesn't come through. (C'mon, Haas, make sure you accept me! Would it help if I ditched old loyalties and cheered for Cal in the NCAA Tourney?)

A friend yesterday helped me realize that I am indeed NOT 'trapped,' and that life and my career are what I make of each. This, along with a good night's rest, has helped me to bounce out of my funk. Last night I made a tentative timeline for a possible third and final attempt to enroll in a top-tier MBA program. Barring any MBA dreams ever coming to fruition, I will begin to execute on a major longer-term goal and skip the middle step of an MBA and several years at a CPG.

That's it for now. Thanks again for all your comments and support over the last couple of weeks!
|| PupStar78, 8:47 AM

1 Comments:

This is forumsmba from the Wharton chat. Same result for me at Wharton. I'm overcoming this setback by trying to figure out what to do next and ultimately get to my long-term goal. I have applied for R3 Haas, but doubt if I'll get any positive news there given the small class and increase in no. of applicants.

Glad to see you are thinking about the future and long-term goal. I am really wishing for some good news to come your way from Haas!!
Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:49 AM  

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