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So true. I'm really dreading having to break the news to my recommenders that only did I not get in but I also need more letters.
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I hear ya there (well, I'm not applying to any other programs)... but...

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The other moment I am REALLY dreading is running into someone at my company who DID get in. I know the conversation will turn to whether I applied and oh it will be awful and embarassing :(
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Really? There are *far* too many qualified candidates for everyone to get in. Lets say I have a double bachelors with a 3.9 GPA from Princeton in chemical engineering and finance, a 790 GMAT, and started and led a charitable organization for the homeless in my free time while getting 3 years experience at McKinsey. I still wouldn't be a lock at *any* of the top 10's. (btw, that is most definitely not my profile).

There's some element of luck. Do everything you can as best you can, but at the end of the day realize that the people acting as gatekeepers have more qualified people than they have seats, and so they need to mix their class between 'academic quality' (ie: I see no schools bragging about their average GPA/GMAT going DOWN from last year) and 'diversity' (which doesn't just mean race). Not getting in isn't because you didn't measure up. /shrug
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Here's something funny. Before I started applying to school, I would tell everyone I was applying so I could practice my elevator story so to speak. Now when people ask me about it, I kinda of want to tell them they must have me confused with someone else, because what if I don't get in anywhere? I don't want to go through two months of saying, no I didn't get in and then having the uncomfortable "that's too bad" conversation. Now I'm thinking, geez, I wish no one knew I was applying :-D

So true. I'm really dreading having to break the news to my recommenders that only did I not get in but I also need more letters.
The other moment I am REALLY dreading is running into someone at my company who DID get in. I know the conversation will turn to whether I applied and oh it will be awful and embarassing :(
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Think positive! you will get in!
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Anxiety over applications 25 Oct 2009, 19:38
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Here's something funny. Before I started applying to school, I would tell everyone I was applying so I could practice my elevator story so to speak. Now when people ask me about it, I kinda of want to tell them they must have me confused with someone else, because what if I don't get in anywhere? I don't want to go through two months of saying, no I didn't get in and then having the uncomfortable "that's too bad" conversation. Now I'm thinking, geez, I wish no one knew I was applying :-D

So true. I'm really dreading having to break the news to my recommenders that only did I not get in but I also need more letters.
The other moment I am REALLY dreading is running into someone at my company who DID get in. I know the conversation will turn to whether I applied and oh it will be awful and embarassing :(
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I think my recommenders understand that I may not get in anywhere (I tried to get that point across when asking), but I definitely feel bad asking them for so many letters, especially after one of my recommenders suggested applying to fewer schools and concentrating on their apps - he was 1 for 1 when he applied, and got into S.

My job is not a traditional MBA feeder, so AFAIK, nobody else in the office is applying, but there are a handful of MBA alums here, and I have been trying to keep it quiet so I still get good projects and I don't have to deal with the questions when I ultimately don't get in somewhere.
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Anxiety over applications 02 Nov 2009, 19:16
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For some of us, that's a good thing! A little pressure never hurts, right? Hahhahaha...jk. I too was in your position last year as I felt that it was B school or bust and that I had VERY little time to get everything done as I was working very long hours during the application season. What calmed me down was thinking that B school WILL ALWAYS be there! One of the very first things I learned on GMAT club was to submit your application when it was at its best. I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I decided to wait a year and apply the following year which allowed other things to naturally flow (finished some important/highly visible projects at work, got my own business up and running, allowed me to get back to volunteering, etc.). I feel very confident in my applications this year only because I took the time to relax a bit and focus on specific things at once.
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I want to hop on to the bandwagon. I am absolutely losing it. As someone who anyway suffers from anxiety, knowing that my essay is not up to the mark right now is breaking me down. And the fact that I have at least 4 more after this is not helping either. I don't know what to do, my mind is not in the right place and definitely not healthy.
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