Another seven days have slipped through our collective fingers, and here we are for another Fridays From The Frontline. Applicants have continued to receive news from their first round applications while enrolled students wrapped up their first semesters/terms/quarters and headed home to celebrate (or not) the holidays. The gift of an acceptance certainly lifted the spirits of many a blogger, while the zaps that others received should not be taken as a definitive sign of whether they were ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’, as much as a reflection of the sheer competition all applicants are facing this season.
While not an acceptance, Ahembeea did receive his waitlist notification from Tuck and shared a few lessons from his application process. MissionMBA also heard from Tuck and considered his placement on the school’s waitlist a ‘ray of hope’. While they began the wait on tenterhooks to see if they get off the waitlist, The Teacher was unfortunately zapped and wondered what his next step should be. Maverick was waitlisted by W.P. Carey, but had an optimistic outlook. MBAlmighty was happy to be invited to interview by ISB. Earlybird, aware of the fierce competition for an acceptance from Harvard, considered other top choices. Samantha was getting into the Kellogg and cookie-eating spirit. Samantha’s future Kellogg classmate, D.G., shared his plan for fully taking advantage of this chance and realizing his ambitions. Mike’s Kellogg admission packet arrived, and he elaborated on his plans in regards to his remaining HBS and Duke applications. Soni, also, found an admission packet in his mailbox, for Chicago Booth. Maxwriter wished the blogosphere a merry Christmas and happy new year.
Speaking of Christmas, LBS ’10 N.A.S. posted an open letter to ‘Mrs. Klaus’, requesting a number of things including help with slaying the ‘Facebook monster’. Darden ’10 JulyDream enjoyed the holidays and slept past noon for the first time in months. Fellow Darden community member, Anand, shared his outlook on the rigors of the program. Darden ’09 Mandy was loving her Patagonia Christmas. Ross ’09 M@ was reminded of what was really important during his Christmas, the result: a punch in the face from reality. Chicago ’09 MaybeMBA empathized with those hearing from their round one schools.
Here we conclude our traipse through the treacherous travels and terrific treats of the past week. For those of you who celebrated Christmas yesterday, we hope that you received gifts that made you smile and that your stockings were properly stuffed. As round two deadlines become even more imminent, we hope that those planning to send applications have planned accordingly and will have a (relatively) stress-free next two weeks!
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