Midnight Peril

Finally had a significant progress in my application - I was able to finish final drafts of 2 MIT essays and the cover letter. I had been working relentlessly for the last 6 hours and i am so happy that i can finally go to bed with some sense of accomplishment. This year i know i have to push myself to the edge or i don't deserve it. It is not an easy task to write essays of 7 schools as mbain2004 has pointed out. So, i need to put extra efforts and i am sure that i would get that orgasmic feeling after i get admitted to the school of my choice.

I plan to complete applications in the following manner.
MIT, Michigan, Berkeley in the First Round.
Wharton, Kellogg in the Second Round.
If i have time and the perseverance i would apply to Harvard and Stanford.

I now that i would be burnt out by the middle of December. How long can a person work like this? I have almost given up my social life ; i have stopped watching movies or reading books. The only thing i do is surf, gather information about the schools , visit the BW Forum, work on applications and my essays. But the time spent is worth it in the end. Who can deny an admission in Wharton or Kellogg? They are one of the most premier business school insitutions in the world. I think Wharton and Kellogg has the strongest brand name when it comes to MBA. MIT, Stanford, Berkeley is still percieved as a premier engineering instition worldwide. HBS is totally on a different league, HBS produces leaders not consultants or marketing managers. Michigan doesn't carry a strong MBA brand name outside North America.

Let me go back to bed since i need to finish the other 3 essays of MIT tommorow morning before going to work. I need to finish all the final drafts of the 3 schools by the end of next week (before the weekend). Next weekend i can go over them and look for minute changes here and there. I also need to sit and look at the application with a holistic approach.

Good Night or shall i say Good Morning!!