Goin’ Thru The Grind!

Going through the MBA grind is never easy, especially if the first few schools haven’t taken the bait. I failed to impress Chicago-Booth and Kellogg, while MIT was only lukewarm to the idea of having me (deferred to R2, with interview.)

R2 has started with a glimmer of hope and clearly if you are to believe Yahoo Astrology, 2010 is going to be the time when some of my wishes (long overdue) come true. (Yes, I’ve been trolling fortune telling websites and even considered calling up Madam Cleo.)

So yes, with an interview invite from Duke, my light’s shining a little brighter.

Good luck in R2 homies! I hope to cross paths with some of you at interviews, admit weekends and as classmates.

Gone Interviewin’

My girlfriend has interviews with H/S next week. I’ll be  be travelling to Palo Alto and back to Boston with her.

This weekend I’ll be catching some sunshine, enjoying great California cuisine and helping the woman prep for her interviews on Monday.

Check back next week, when I’ll share my thoughts on how to crack the Fuqua essays. Take it easy everyone!

On to Fuqua

I am working on my applications for Duke-Fuqua now. I wasn’t sure if I would apply to Duke – I hadn’t visited the campus or had much interaction with the alumni. Most of the people I interact with who have MBAs are M7 alums.

I thought of Fuqua as a school where most of the people were ex-military or from the south. Being a big city person, living in Durham didn’t appeal much to me either. But my impressions have changed.

After attending an info session, reading some student blogs and generally getting to know the school, I am kicking myself in the foot for not looking at Fuqua earlier. At least I have time to cobble together an application for submission in R1.

So here it goes. Another wild goose chase begins!