Friday, December 18, 2009

Striked out @ Wharton

So after a semi-sleepless night (I have no idea why so even though I thought I would be so relaxed with my Kellogg admit), found out that the box theory turned out to be mostly true. Rejected @ Wharton.

How do I feel? Hum, it's hard to say. I can't say that I am leaping for joy that I don't need to make the difficult decision between Wharton and Kellogg, but I don't necessary feel sad or disappointed. Maybe a little disappointed since I did a good interview and felt pretty good about my essays. But in the grand scheme, I think this rejection might be good for me. First of all, I was imagining before the decision how would I choose between Wharton and Kellogg, and I couldn't make a decision. I applied to Wharton mainly because of its reputation. But after visiting Kellogg, I certainly had a better connection with the people there and felt great about the program. Secondly, this rejection really put me back into perspective in the whole admission process, which is really a black box. After Kellogg admit and MIT interview invite, I was feeling a little too good about myself and start imagining getting into lots of schools, which is a dangerous thing. While I still maintain high confidence in my ability to succeed, but I want to remain humble and grounded, and most importantly, do a great job for R2 and the interviews to come. The rejection helped that.

So to my fellow readers, best of luck with all your applications, and truly remember this, there is no rejection that can put you down, unless you give up on yourself already. So get up where you fell and charge forward!

5 comments:

  1. Let's hope you get into this confusion with Stanford and Harvard :)

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  2. I completely see what you meant with "I was feeling a little too good about myself and start imagining getting into lots of schools, which is a dangerous thing"

    I had to submit my MIT application after receiving invites for interview at Wharton and Chicago (both the very same date they started releasing invites) and I felt like the most competitive applicant ever, no school (except S) would reject me...ever!!

    Well...got into Chicago, but got WLs at W and MIT...

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  3. Sorry for your reject. But hey I totally agree with your on your last para - "there is no rejection that can put you down, unless you give up on yourself already" well said.

    Oh btw, I'm attempting to put together a comprehensive list of "The Best MBA admission posts of 2009". Since you are a major player in the MBA applicant blogging world, I'd like to invite you share your "most popular blog post" on my blog.

    I assure you that you will be given full credit of your article and only the link to your post will be added on my blog. Hence, if you like this idea, i request you to mail me (hari4mba@gmail.com) with a permalink to you most popular post (anything that you feel will help an MBA applicant such as GMAT tips, Interview advice, admission tips, essay tips etc.)

    Thanks
    Hari (hariformba.blogspot.com)

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  4. sad to hear that...but admit at K...i can kill for K... all da best for rest of ur apps...hope u get into ur Dream School... :) ..

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  5. thanks for the encouragement guys,

    @Foo-Blogger, best of luck with your R2!

    @Martin, yes...arrogance is the deadly enemy of all mankind

    @Hari, I will post more advice after HBS deadline, I actually have learned a lot through the application process and want to share with others, just haven't got the time to really put them down yet. will send you email once I found "my best post" :)

    @Braveheart, thanks! Hope you get into Kellogg! :) btw, you should start a blog :)

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