Progress on Wharton

I just finished my first drafts of Wharton. Shall I call them first drafts? – Nope, I think they were already in considerable good shape and I am feeling particularly elated today. I am almost finishing my quest to business school and I sometimes think that what will I do in the next 6 months after my vacation is over. The preparation will begin and at the same time I have to wait for the result of Wharton, Berkeley and Kellogg till March. I will wait for the results of my First Round – MIT and Michigan before I decide where I want to apply in the Third Round. If I get into any one of these either schools (I am still not counting MIT out) I will apply to Harvard or else I have to pick a school where I have a good chance to get admitted.

I was particularly stumped by Wharton’s weakness essay, and then I thought that it would be smart to be honest rather than craft some inane stories just to fill up a space. This essay is like a Catch-22 situation – if you are very honest than you may actually augment your weakness and if you are not truthful you are insincere. So the act of balancing is the most difficult part.

The next thing I have to do is go back and visit Kellogg essays and ponder on Ria’s feedback before I incorporate the changes. I will finish Kellogg first before coming back and re-visiting Wharton. I have enough time to work on either. Here, I am getting up early everyday at 5-00 in the morning using jet lag as an alibi ;) to work on my applications. It’s another balancing act where you have to juggle your family and your work.