Thursday, December 3, 2009

R1 vs. R2

ClearAdmit had a poll recently on how do applicants feel about their R2 application process. I had a hard time choosing between "it's streamlined, much easier" and "it's still just as painful". In the end, I picked the first one although the entire R2 process is more like the latter.

The fact is, writing has become easier for R2 for sure, especially when you have 3 application worth of materials to cut and paste. But I feel that my creative juice has been zapped out through R1 and so was my energy and intense concentration. I found myself hard to focus on R2 apps when sitting in front of my computer and kept going back to the dreaded online forums during my writing period. I have been keeping track of the time I spent on preparing MBA applications since early April (research school counts too). And I am definitely spending less time on application these days. Hopefully I am just getting better at it and not sacrificing application quality. Considering the last two applications I will write are my "reach" schools, I probably should focus more and spend more time really fine-tuning my essays as much as I could. I look forward to when I finish my last application though, by then I can publish my beautiful time chart~ oh well, I am still a geek after all. :)

Back to Haas essay writing at Panera in Alameda. I am up here for a work training, so took sometime to visit Haas. I sat in a pretty good class yesterday and will be going back today at noon to have lunch with a student and attend the info session afterward. Will write a separate post about my visit. Btw, it's COLD outside, 47 degrees! I guess I am spoiled by SoCal weather....

4 comments:

  1. I commented on this post at http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/2009/12/4/mba-applicants-what-should-you-do-now.html .

    Best,
    Linda Abraham

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  2. Thanks Linda for the good words!

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  3. your blog always keeps me entertained and inspired in this whole process ....are you a class of 2006 or 2007 graduate from undergrad? I'm always amazed at how kids these days are getting more and more professional at such a young age!

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  4. Hi Anonymous,

    I am glad my blog has entertained you :) I graduated in 06 which means I am not THAT young~~~ it is true that bschool is trending young, really young, these days, which I am not sure if it's a good thing...oh well, time will tell. Hope you are doing well in your app process!

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