Good news continues to come from Atlanta.
After the admit news yesterday (which I checked on the application portal OPUS), I got the real big news today morning with the official mail:
The Admissions Committee has reviewed your file and we are happy to inform you that you have been accepted to the Two-Year Year MBA Program. You [...]

Finally, here’s the post for which MBA applicant-blogs are created!!
Emory gives me the first admit of the season. 
Had to check the app-status on OPUS. Don’t they call their admits??
No info on schol yet, waiting for that eagerly.. Anyways, I am very happy right now.. Trying not to think about finances and [...]

I had my interview with Goizueta Business School (Emory) last Friday.. The interview was mostly conversational with no tricks or traps. ( at least  none that I could locate )
The interview started with the interviewer explaining to me about how the interview will proceed and how the interview fits in the entire process. [...]

Well, in case the title made you assume that I have some good news to share, then Iam sorry for that. It’s just that finally I have decided that I am not going for any plan B (as discussed in this post ) at least for this year. For some schools that I was considering, [...]

So it was the day for my second MBA interview. Strangely enough, I had not felt any nervousness till the day before. But as I got up in the morning, I had started feeling anxious about the interview. I had planned a healthy breakfast considering that the interview was scheduled at 11:10 and it would [...]

… have all failed!! :’(
So here’s a post dedicated to the same. Hope this proves useful for future applicants.
After the Duke debacle and Tuck waitlist, it was time for Plan B for me. This time, I was looking for more realistic schools: schools where the chances of admission are a bit higher and which give [...]

New year started on a good note.. I came back after a vacation and the first thing I did after entering my room was to connect to the internet and check my mail. (Hadn’t checked for last 36 hours) And there it was!! The holy mail inviting me for an interview on Jan 9. [...]

After much thought and careful consideration, the admissions committee has decided to place your name on the waiting list for admission to the Tuck Class of 2011. Since Tuck puts very few people on the waitlist, you should view this as a positive response to your application.
Well.. with no interview call, I was not [...]

Not sure what to make out of it..
I got shortlisted for an interview.. ( Not many international students got an invite) I had as good an interview as it could be.. And after all this, this is the result!!.
Feeling shattered! Waiting for another blow in next 24 hours with Tuck results coming up.

Some followers of this blog and a couple of Pagalguy members have asked me on my “tips” for Fuqua essays in particular. Now, I am not sure whether I am qualified enough to give any tips (5 more days before i get to know about it ), but I can surely discuss my [...]