My Plea April 8, 2005
Posted by Simba in : Uncategorized , 14 commentsPlease do not ask me what your chances are for X,Y or Z Schools!! Gosh, these days I am getting a lot of mails asking me about ‘How to make it to the Top Schools’. I seriously wish I could tell you all but I cannot. I am neither qualified nor am I an admission consultant. And, on the lighter side, if I knew, then I would be sitting on my Wharton admit and making zillions offering ‘Consultancy’ services & finally, giving up that admit too. LOL!
I have always wanted to pen about my experiences with regards to B School application process and etcetera. Yes, my entire Blog can be read and understood but I havent written a good write-up at all. This blog has been more like my giving-vent-to-lot-of-things in my life kinds. But I shall put up something decent and worthwhile that might come in handy for various BSchool aspirants for next year and further beyond!! Then there are mails with awe… ‘You are WoW’..?You are great?.. ?You are upto no good? (Just Kidding!) & etc etc. No, I am not ?The Amazing Chick? and believe me it hasn’t be one damn easy walk. If you all saw those links turning blue almost every second day, then it was not made to look so on purpose. Dreaming about getting into an MBA program, that too abroad is a very painful, time-consuming and arduous journey. Most likely it is the way it is because the essays that are demanded are not those easy ones you can write in a day. I did, yes, almost all my essays were written in less than 2 days, but that was just the first draft, and another coupla drafts took about another 1 odd days. But but, there is a BIG catch which some of you might have to overcome - First is the writer’s block…(I am almost penning this blog everyday, so it was not that difficult - though my language skills are not something my English teacher would have been proud about!) and Secondly, most importantly, the thinking process about ?What you wanna do??.. ?How you will manage to do that??? ?How have you fared this long?? you know those brain-cracking questions. For me, I think the thinking process has almost taken me about 2 years. My last year applications to Manchester Business School & Indian School of Business were not that great compared to the ones that I put up for ?Wharton? & ?Duke? this fall. As you keep thinking & writing & re-writing, things kinda become clear. Its like wiping off that hazy window with a neat towel on a rainy day. I really wish a lot of Indians look upto some challenging B-Schools, more like a challenge to oneself.. I took a grave risk when I chose not to go to those schools last year. Maybe I could have sorted out the financial situation but I knew that I could also fare better.