Tomorrow is D-Day for Harvard and Stanford and I haven't gotten a full night of sleep since Saturday worrying about whether there was something I could have done to increase my chances at those schools. I went into this whole B-school application process not expecting to get in anywhere because I thought my undergrad GPA and lack of business/management work experience would be weaknesses. All along, people kept telling me that I would get into any school I wanted, but I wouldn't let myself get too excited about my chances. Once I got interview invites at HBS and Stanford, I realized that I was a viable candidate and, when Fuqua accepted me, I started to think that these folks might have been right about my chances at the schools where I applied. My confidence was sky-high and then Kellogg did away with that last week when they dinged me. Now, I'm sitting here stressing like crazy about whether I screwed up my chances at HBS or Stanford at some point during this process. You guys already know about the debacle that was my HBS interview and I'm also concerned that I might have let myself get too comfortable during my Stanford interview. I can't wait until I get tomorrow over with so I can stop worrying about this issue.
I know one thing for sure....your boy is going to be right tipsy tomorrow night because, if I get accepted to one of these schools, I'll have to have a few drinks to celebrate and, if I get dissed by both, I'll be drinking away my sorrows. I need a nap in the worst way...
Hey man, Congrats!
Stanford is a great school...I'm sure its a load of your shoulders now to know that it's not a matter of 'if' only a matter of 'where' youll be in school this fall.
Posted by: Shadan at January 22, 2004 11:56 AM