Suggestions

If you're reading this and applying round two, PLEASE learn from what I've done.

-Make sure you review your essays WELL in advance and get critical feedback early on. Nothing worse than having great feedback come too late to make appropriate changes.
-Don't overwhelm your reviewers with too many essays. Target them!
-Make sure your comments and answers are consistent - make it easy for readers to read!
-Stories are an excellent way to make a point. Be a good story teller and you'll help your reader understand it.
-ANSWER THE QUESTION in one sentence before attempting to do so in a 400-500 word essay. If you can do this in one sentence you can do so in an essay.


On that note, Harvard and Chicago are almost done! Yay! And vacay in two days. Uber yay.

WHARTON APP IS DONE

There it is. My 24 page PDF is now in the hands of Wharton. I spent so many hours reviewing, polishing, re-writing and now it's done.

I sent off my app to Wharton tonight and both my recommenders submitted their respective recommendations. I paid my fee and my app is submitted. Hot dog. I really really really really really really want to go to Lauder.

Now Harvard and Chicago next week - yippee. :-P

close to deadlines

Alright. T-minus less than five days til GMAT. I made significant progress in critical reasoning studies tonight. And my timing is spot on, according to my gmat class prof. You know what? It'll all be good.

I've been spending a bunch of time review my essays and getting them to be easier to read, more personal, and less BS. Admissions essay reviewers know how to spot a canned explanation for why you should be admitted. They want to hear stories - good ones. Triumph, courage, failure, motivation, accomplishment, emotion, humor. And it took me so long to figure that out.

So if you're reading this and applying round 2 or 3 or next year, keep this in mind and start doing some thinking. It'll save you a lot of time later on! Promise.