Well here goes. Hello there! This is the first post. I am applying to business school this coming fall (2008) for summer/fall 2009 enrollment. I graduated from college in 2004 and actually started the search process that fall, attending a business school forum here in San Francisco. Each fall after that, I kept up my visits to business school information sessions and MBA forums in an effort to figure out which program was for me.
After numerous people telling me an MBA was unnecessary or a waste of money, I changed positions within my company and pushed ahead with my MBA search process.
In December, I took a big step and visited Wharton, Columbia, NYU, Harvard and MIT - and that definitely cemented my desire to go to b-school. I sat for the GMAT a few weeks ago and while not displeased at my score, I'll definitely be re-taking the exam in the summer after I sit for the CFA Level I exam in June.
Any and all comments are welcome - especially from my girl Paige (aka JulyDream) who's headed off to Darden this fall and is a constant source of sagely advice.
3 comments:
hi earlybird! i'm a fellow mba applicant who is hoping for wharton as well. i saw your comment on tinydancer's blog (helpful!) i know i'm commenting on an older post, but i just wanted to say that i have followed almost the very same path - i graduated from undergrad in 2005 and have been researching, visiting mba forums, sessions, etc ever since then, and i've finally decided to apply in fall 09 for admission in fall 10. it's good to hear someone is like me :o) i might be reading your blog if you don't mind, you're a year ahead of me in this process, and i bet you will give some good advice. best of luck!! -ardentmeerkat
hiya meerkat! forgive the lateness of my reply. I don't get notices sent to my email and I've been busy for the last few weeks but now I'm into the groove of GMAT prep and applications.
Let me know if you have any questions - you should start doing a little digging now. My recommendation: "How to get into the top MBA programs" by Richard Montauk. Easy read, VERY informative!
-bird
Thanks for the recommendation - I'll take a look!
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