{"id":1414,"date":"2009-11-25T12:15:43","date_gmt":"2009-11-25T20:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2009-11-26T00:18:30","modified_gmt":"2009-11-26T08:18:30","slug":"admissions-questions-at-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/admissions-questions-at-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions Questions at Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since first starting the Accepted blog in March 2004<\/a>. I have personally authored 2-3,000 posts on admissions, writing, school news, and occasionally something of a more personal nature, but still with relevance, however tangential, to applicants and admissions. My favorite post is my 2007\u00a0Tha<\/a>nksgiving post<\/a>, a story of appreciation and gratitude.<\/p>\n

The importance of appreciation hit me over the head last week when I received a call from a father whose son is graduating Stanford with a stellar GPA in a high demand field. (I have changed details in this story for confidentiality.)<\/p>\n

The father called because his son has 6 job offers and wanted to know which one I thought would be better from an MBA admissions perspective. The job offers were from companies that many would give their eye teeth to work for-- fantastic opportunities for growth and professional advancement with \"brand\" companies or\u00a0boutique\u00a0firms. BUT, the job that the son really <\/strong>wanted wasn't among them. The father lamented his son's fate, bemoaned how hard he has worked and echoed the son's profound disappointment. I answered the father's questions and then as the conversation came to a close
\nwe had the following exchange.<\/p>\n

Me: \"It sounds to me like you son is a talented young man with lots of opportunities and a bright future.<\/p>\n

The Dad: He doesn't see it like that. He didn't get the offer he wanted. None of those he received is perfect.<\/p>\n

Me: They may not be perfect, but they may be good.<\/p>\n

Isn't it sad that instead of celebrating those six excellent offers in this tough, tough job market, both the son and the father are focused on the one that got away?<\/p>\n

Are disappointments discouraging? Yes. Are they devastating? Not if you keep them in perspective by focusing on and appreciating what's going right.<\/p>\n

On this Thanksgiving, I am very thankful for a loving, healthy family and a thriving business. My mother, the subject of that favorite Thanksgiving blog post<\/a>, is celebrating her 80th birthday this weekend. One daughter is expecting her third child, and one is enjoying her 10-month old baby. Our younger son married in August, and we are preparing for our eldest son's wedding in March. \u00a0We count our\u00a0blessings\u00a0and are immensely thankful.<\/p>\n

What are you thankful for?<\/p>\n

Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n

By Linda Abraham, president and founder of Accepted.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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