{"id":14054,"date":"2012-09-04T15:43:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T22:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=14054"},"modified":"2012-09-13T11:25:29","modified_gmt":"2012-09-13T18:25:29","slug":"mba-applicant-blogger-interview-asaxs-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-applicant-blogger-interview-asaxs-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Applicant Blogger Interview: Asax’s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"b-school<\/a>Next up in our series of featured MBA bloggers is \"Asax,\" an anonymous blogger who writes at <\/em>B-School Admit<\/a>. Please enjoy Asax's thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the MBA admissions process. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself \u2013 where are you from, where did you go to college and when did you graduate; and what prior degrees do you hold?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asax: <\/strong>I am an Indian female applicant. My dream school is Berkeley Haas. I am also applying for NUS and NTU (since they\u2019re near). I hold a Bachelor of Engineering from a state university. I am currently working for an IT company just like a million others here ;). I have work experience of 2.5 years. I graduated in the year 2009. Besides having an IT background, I also run a family start-up side by side \u2013 though I am not involved full time. It is my post MBA plan to do so.<\/p>\n

Accepted: <\/strong>When do you plan on applying to b-school? What stage of the application process are you up to now?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Asax: <\/strong>I am preparing for my second GMAT<\/a> in September and I am looking forward to round 2<\/a> applications.<\/p>\n

Accepted: <\/strong>What sort of GMAT prep have you done since taking the exam the first time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asax: <\/strong>Focused more on verbal<\/a>. I realized I didn\u2019t attack the basics last time. I was concerned about volume last time not the quality. This time, I am focusing on the quality \u2013 lots of time for solving a very few questions and analyzing them. I find this is a better method. Even though it takes time, the learning curve is much better.<\/p>\n

Accepted: What do you think of the new IR section?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asax: <\/strong>Truth be said, I am not a fan of the IR section<\/a> as it requires different kind of preparation and approach. Each problem looks at myriad types of data interpretation. Till now I haven't been able to complete the section on time. So, you go to work on that. Thankfully this is the first year. I might escape from the scrutiny of the IR section scores. We can't bet that for the next year though.<\/p>\n

Accepted: What is your dream MBA program? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Asax: <\/strong>Berkeley Haas<\/a> is my dream school because I would like to get a good feel for the spirit of American entrepreneurship which I can do at Haas with its very close ties with Silicone Valley and the entrepreneurs there. Besides, Haas is very well known for beating the status quo \u2013 a kind of environment I would like to get used to. The batch strength is not great, thus there is scope for better ties among the graduates.<\/p>\n

Accepted: <\/strong>What attracts you to Haas?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asax: <\/strong>I am inspired by the culture and the mix of ideas that the graduates and professors bring to the b-school experience. I believe that the culture of thinking different has to become natural. For such a habit to be cultured, to me Haas is the perfect place.<\/p>\n

Accepted: <\/strong>Once you receive your MBA, do you plan on pursuing a career in your current field\/industry or a in new field\/industry?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Asax: <\/strong>Once I get my MBA, my plan is to take on my family start-up full time. The reason I took my current IT job was because I got one and because it was easy money. Though after 2.5 years, I have realized that I want to focus on bigger dreams of mine.<\/p>\n

Accepted:<\/strong> Can you tell us about your blog? Who is your target audience and what goals do you have with site?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Asax: <\/strong>My blog is a log of my experiences, something others can use to fine tune things that they may miss out. I also blog about things happening in the MBA world, about freebies, webinars, strategies, guides, discounts available in various sites \u2013 anything an applicant needs to know. These are the things I use. So, I just share it with the readers so that they can benefit from it. Anything I find interesting I put it on my blog. If I discover any strategy that is helpful, then that goes up as well.<\/p>\n

Do you want to be featured in Accepted.com's blog,<\/em> Accepted Admissions Blog? <\/em>If you want to share your MBA\/EMBA journey with the world (or at least with our readers), email us at <\/em>mbabloggers@accepted.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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