Midway

Phew!! A sigh of relief – Berkeley is complete. 3 down, 3 more to go - more sleepless nights, more coffee and more introspection. The fun has only started – 3 very important applications still left to be completed. But the good part is that the foundation has been laid and I just have to build my houses appropriately in accord with the requirements. I have stopped thinking about the outcome and tirelessly working to create that perfect formula, if it exists.

The last 3 days have been crazy with lot of pressure at work. I am almost on call for 24 hours along with some approaching engineering deadlines – managing two boats at the same time. I was unable to do any application work but I hope that the pressure would be less in the forthcoming weeks. I have hardly given any time to Ria as well – I hate losing that balance between my personal and professional life.

The essays are really maturing with time – I have the evidence in front of my eyes. Everything is falling into place till now, who knows next week hell will break loose – especially since the MIT interview invites are supposed to go out. Even if I don’t get an interview invite, I am not going to get discouraged. As I said before, the right school with the right fit will surely admit me. I am not among those whiners who needlessly blame a school for dinging them. I have set my priorities and I am going to stick to it.

When I talk about connection, Michigan surely stands out. I don’t know why I have this infatuation towards this school since I started thinking about MBA. Maybe because it was the first brochure I got, my most prized possession at that time. I played around with the booklet, tried the tiny CD almost once every day. Since then, I am hooked to Michigan.

MIT, Michigan, Berkeley…. Kellogg, Wharton, HBS to come….