INTRODUCTION

Let me give a brief introduction of myself.
I am a techie (in the true sense) working as a lead engineer in a mid size networking firm in the Silicon Valley. I come from the Indian Subcontinent hence MBA admission is like winning the CA lottery. There is so much competition in this demographic pool but people tend to forget that there are only few serious applicants. I know that every Tom, Dick and Harry apply for MBA but how many are seriously thinking? Anyway, i have been looking for diaries of people with similar background but was unable to find one - hence i decided that i would become a blogger myself. I am sure it would help a lot of serious Indian IT applicants in the future - won't it ?? :)

I applied in Fall 2002 with only 3+ years of experience, got admitted in 2 Top 20 schools and waitlisted in 1 Top 10 school. This time i am more serious and i am applying to a wide range of schools. In the first round I am targetting Berkeley/Michigan/MIT/Stanford and in the second round - H/W/K. I am determined to go to a top school with 710 GMAT and 3.7 GPA. I know !! I know!! I have heard it many times that i don't have a high GMAT score but i want to compensate it with other parts of the application.

I know we Indians are really obsessed with numbers. We tend to forget that we have other passions. Though it's true that many of us have little extra cirrucular and community activities - but i think that's one factor which sets me apart from the rest of the pool. And i am working really hard on my essays, which is extremely important.

So, this is just the beginning - I will keep posting about my thoughts, my inhibitions, my pet peeves, my school visits, my dilemmas etc. etc. It is Sunday Afternoon, I have to take out my mentee today to Dave and Buster's. I also need to prepare my resume for Michigan Interview. I have almost finished my Berkeley Essays, and first drafts of MIT and Michigan. I am struggling with the cover letters of MIT and MIchigan. Stanford - i am totally lost. Still few days to go and i hope that i come out victorious in the end. I plan to finish my entire application by Dec 14, 2003.

Talk to you guys soon.