take off

HBS essays are out

2008-05-28T05:11:00.000-07:00

All my plans to start early with my essays went down the drain. I travelled so much in last 10 months I dint even think about MBA once. I really dont know how I am going to manage this but have to do it somehow.
:( So upset with myself

Just thinking

2008-02-11T04:35:00.000-08:00

And not doing anything.

"I am so confused" . Heard this statement from B school applicants some 1000 times? I feel like going out in open and shouting at top of my voice "I am damn confused. God please show me the way."

I wrote my GMAT last year, in June. Got a decent score. Then I started searching for schools. I had also finalised list of 6 schools to apply to.

R1 - Wharton, Darden, Ross, Stern

R2 - Harvard, Queens

Then for some good reasons I had to defer my apps by 1 year. But atleast I tried writing my essays for few weeks and I realised that I am good at talking, good at writing essays for other people but I am horrible! horrible!! horrible!! at writing something for my own. Thats the major reason I am starting early this year.

Last year, well actually only a few months ago, I was quite adamant to apply for only 2 year MBA. But this year I am becoming more and more inclined towards 1 year MBA. The reasons are personal as well as professional. Just to give you a brief overview, I dont hate IT that much. I am in consulting and I love my job. I do not mind adding a 1 year MBA to my resume and getting into IT sector again. Then my family also forces me to think about marriage. Also when I think of how I would want MBA and Marriage ( 3 troubling Ms - MBA, Marriage and Mom (keeps talking about marriage all the time :D)) to fit into my life, I start liking 1 year MBA even more. Finance is also a major factor.

But when I think about 2 year MBA, I just cannot help imagining what all other career possibilities I can have with a 2 year MBA.

Someone help me please.

Unos, Dos, Tres, Go!!!!!

2008-02-11T00:50:00.000-08:00

No No I am not spanish. I am Indian. I just know how to count 1-10 in Spanish and German :). Well I have nothing new to tell about myself. I am part of the crowd of millions applying to US B schools every year. I am also applying in 2008. Starting little early as considering my tendency to procrastinate I know I might end up in problems later on :). Its good to know your own weakpoints.

My profile is as follows:
25, Indian female, GMAT done (7++), 4 years work ex in IT (as if it wasn't obvious ;) , considering both 1 year and 2 year MBA.
Schools - havent finalised yet.
Blogging - to share all i know with everybody out there, get some good long time friends ( made one great friend in scoretop forums :)) and also to get into habbit of writing complete sentences.

So lets get the ball rolling and ciao around