Not exactly a news that's gonna change my decision but yes
I CONVERTED MY FIRST WAITLIST
got the mail today from the Krannert school of management at Purdue University that I have been offered admission to their MBA program.
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On behalf of our students, faculty, and staff, I am pleased to inform you that the Krannert School of Management has approved your admission to our professional master's programs, beginning August 2007. I have forwarded the committee's recommendation for your admission to the Dean of the Graduate School, who will send you an official letter of admission to the University within the next 30 days. We commend you for the record of achievement that has merited your admission to the MBA program and extend our warmest congratulations on your success! "
Well, I'm happy that i could make it. I was initially not that confident about my profile. I'd managed just the one admit at OSU and 2 waitlists (the other being Tepper-CMU) and of course a royal ding from Sloan. But, to have converted this waitlist has made me feel nice especially in the wake of so much personal difficulties in the last 4 months.
Ok, so what did i do? Nothing out of the box, I mailed them a 4 page strong essay(with help from editor Rhyme
) consisting of a short para of my interest in krannert, professional achievements, personal successes, updates in extra-curriculars, again Why Krannert ( with mention of specific courses,profs) and not for the last time, reiterating my 'passion' for Krannert. My WL decision came on Feb 2 and I mailed this essay somewhere in March - mid. I also sent 2 mails just asking them for any updates on the decision and also expressing my interest in their MBA program.
Well, I had taken a decision by april-mid that I should be heading for OSU since I had an excellent merit package from them and besides, I never expected to hear from purdue considering the vast number of indian applicants with much stronger profiles than me either getting dinged/waitlisted. But, things can happen
.
Now, comes the hard part of declining the offer. But i do know, that doing so may bring smiles to another hopeful candidate. Coz, being put in a waitlist is a very hard thing to happen ( and I'm sure that all my fellow WL'ers on the board will agree).
Ok, been a long time since i posted this much
. I'll wait and see what happens with my other waitlist!!
Cheers
Dart