Dinged or Donged

I got dinged (or is it called donged if I got dinged without an interview) by Wharton and Cornell. I guess I was initially kind of disappointed, though by the time the actual result came, I had more or less already discounted it. Anyhow, it made me finish my second round or late 1st round applications. I guess I'm counting on Babson and IESE now.

I felt better after a day or two, cause I feel that God knows me much better than I do, and that things will always work out for the best. So I might think that I know which college is best for me, but God will know better. Or whether its better in the long run if I do an MBA this year at all. This may sound defeatist but I think otherwise.

Finally sent in my ISB application today. ISB is the only place which requires your 12th standard marks and so I missed the first round while I applied for a duplicate marksheet. They're also the only place which asks that you send in paper recommendations and in fact, the entire application has to be printed and mailed in after submitting online. Contrast that to Notre Dame or Carnegie Mellon which even lets you sign the Applicant Certification and send in a scanned copy. Adding a third to the list of ISB's peculiarities, it is the only school which says that a 2nd Round applicant will have less chance since seats will fill up! Anyway, that was supposed to be my back up school but the future looks a little bleak...

Temporary Insanity

Over the last few weeks since I submitted my applications for a few places, I had the feeling that I was going temporarily insane waiting for the interview invites. Luckily being in India, I didn't have to check my email continuously, just at 3 a.m. ( or 5 p.m. EST). I was wondering whether it was only me, or whether all MBA aspirants go through a period of temporary insanity. Anyway, still haven't got any invites yet, but luckily have just got bored of waiting and have regained my sanity. Luckily, the Art of Living Class we had gone for two weeks ago seemed to be at the right time for me.

Anyway, now I'm working on my apps for a few more places with deadlines coming up. That keeps me busy, but being unemployed at the moment, still need something else to do. We have a guest at home now, a friend's friend's friend from Austria so I can show him around town for a bit. We also had some jive classes last week, so I'm thinking of throwing a jive party on Wednesday. I've also volunteered to take part in a seminar introducing Fair Trade to pineapple farmers in the area, as an interpreter - from English to Malayalam. I have to go tell my high school teacher since I was pretty bad in Malayalam back then.

Anyway, if anyone is interested in jiving, drop in on Wednesday, and if you're interested in pineapple farming or fair trade, drop in on the 20th of Nov.