Pre-MBA Vacations

Well I have heard the best phase of any MBA is before it begins. I have nearly 8 months before my MBA begins and I started my travelling last week when I was in Hong Kong. Tomorrow I am flying to Mumbai and will be visiting Goa. Next month I will be Chennai and Tirupati to to keep a date with God. Hopefully after that, I will try to travel to various places in S.E Asia before i move to Spain.

MBA Financing Worries

Well the euphoria of getting an admission to a top MBA program has passed and now I am saddled with worries of huge loans, debt and the eventuality of student life bereft of gourmet dinners, expensive holidays and splurging on clothes.

I already lost 5000$ by paying to reserve a seat at ISB after which i got into my dream school IESE. Then recently I paid the 5000EUR deposit for IESE. All this is leading to a hole in my bank account. But i guess this is what I worked hard for the past two years and spent more than 6000$ just to get a admission to a top school(GMAT, application fees, etc).

But at the end of the day all this is an investment that will hopefully lead to good returns in the future and a chance to move to my dream career and role.

Admittttttttted

I was finally admitted to my dream school IESE spain. After more than two years of preparation for my MBA and even writing GMAT twice, I can say happily this phase of my journey has come to an end. Tough as it may have been, i think I have learnt some important lessons and it has prepared me well for a top tier MBA program. I hope to keen this blog updated along my MBA journey and hopefully help some fellow applicants along the way.


Aditya se va a Barcelonaaaaaaaa.

First Long Haul Flight

Well I finally experienced my first long haul flight- well 2 actually: 13 hours to Amsterdam and another 11 hours to Panama. Since it was my first long haul flight I actually enjoyed it. I loved the unlimited movies I could see on my personal screen and the steady stream of drinks, snacks and meals - I loved it. The picture below is a South American meal on the flight to Panama.

I have not experienced any Jet Lag so far, I guess staying awake the first night on the flight helped. But then they say Jet Lag hits you after a day or two.

Dings Galore

Just received dings from Michigan and Harvard. Ross was one of the programs i was confident of getting in considering my career goals and gmat score. But alas this year is one of the most competitive and you really need some luck for the top schools. Well thats 3 down from 4 R1 schools. I am still holding out for Tuck. I would really love to go there considering its friendly reputation.

Wharton and Darden in

2 down and 3 more to go for 2nd Round. My bank account is going down like crazy. The payoff better be good.