Sure! My long-term and short-term goals were too generic. My resume highlighted responsibilities VS achievements. I did not do enough research about the schools. Did not speak to any students or alums. I put together 6 apps in 1 week so you can only imagine how bad the outcome was. I would have rejected me lol. What happened is, I took the GMAT on 12/25/2020, and my proctor’s system crashed. The GMAC did not take responsibility (they never do) so they rescheduled my test to be on 1/20/2021. By that time, I missed R2 deadlines. I took the GRE instead on 12/30/2020 and got way too excited about my score that I did not think twice about meeting R2 deadlines. I applied...big big mistake. Later on, I realized that my rejections were the best thing that has happened to me. Since then, I did a lot of self-reflection and took my time with the apps (From March to Sept) I went through the whole process again but this time it was different. I took my time and reached out to all the schools I’m interested in. I hope this helps. DM me if you’ve any more questions. Good luck!
Wow, thanks for the elaborate answer. It’s really helpful.