Lets have some Kellogg

I could not manage to submit the Wharton application in time. I was not satisfied with the essays and did not have enough time to review them. So I decided to wait for Round 2..damn!!!!

Anyways the good news is my essays for Kellogg are almost ready. I have received feedback from some reviewers and I believe that in the current form the essays are nearly ready for submission. I feel really good about Kellogg and have this kind of inner voice telling me that I have a good shot.

Harvard Is In

My application to Harvard has been successfully submitted. It was like doing one of those assignments back at college just a day before the deadline. Lets hope i cross the first hurdle and get that elusive interview call. Wharton is next in queue and 200o words to go.

R1 deadlines are appoaching

Well all the MBA applicants will know what I am talking about. I am currently trying to rush my Harvard and Wharton apps before the first round deadlines. I am one week behind schedule for my Harvard app and none of my recommendations are in. I think once the first set of recommendations are in, its easier for the next set of deadlines. My Harvard essays have beeen sent for review. I better complete my first draft of Wharton within this weekend.

The App Season has begun

Yes folks, The MBA Applications Seasons have finally begun. MBA aspirants all round the world will be scrambling to give their GMAT in time and start the MBA applications for various schools around the world. I just have a number of observations that i wish to share

1. The top MBA programs such as Harvard, Wharton etc have clustered their 1st Round deadlines so close together that it is impossible to submit complete applications for both unless one is well prepared. I guess the schools also do not want to admit the same applicant to both schools in the same round.

2. The MBA application process is nearly as rigourous as the MBA programme themselves. The MBA application has evolved into something of a monster on its own. Various websites, forums and companies have sprung up just to cater for this market. Students spend anything from a year or more just on the application process starting from GMAT preparation. I believe the end result of this is, it prepares the students very well for the rigours of the business school. Important skills such as time management and informed decision making are honed in this process.

Machee