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14 Apr 2008, 23:32
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Granted I have just started visiting schools, but I was blown away at how fake other applicants were during the tours, etc. I guess you have to put your best foot forward at all times, but I really felt that these people kept regurgitating the same intrdoction, life story, etc. Even when we were away from the adminissions office and tour guides, they did not let their guard down. I was looking forward to meeting some of the people applying, but an open conversation was not to be had at all. I felt almost as if they saw me as some sort of spy for the admin office or something.
Maybe they were a little nervous because they were interviewing and I had the benefit of no real pressure on these visits since I am applying next year. Anyone else notice this? Was I wrong to expect some sort of camraderie with fellow applicant during these visits? Also, I am talking about Cornell and Michigan.
Maybe they were a little nervous because they were interviewing and I had the benefit of no real pressure on these visits since I am applying next year. Anyone else notice this? Was I wrong to expect some sort of camraderie with fellow applicant during these visits? Also, I am talking about Cornell and Michigan.
dude tell me about it. Most applicants I've met are cool, or at least just ok people. Most will kiss ass a bit or act a bit fake, but that's expected.
However, I've met some people who are seriously overly obsessed with the MBA process, paranoid, and even backstabbing.
When I meet other applicants, generally I just treat them as friends, and try to share useful info with them as much as possible or help with with the process. But i've met people who are super neurotic, creepy, and even annoying. Definitely fake/shady, like always kissing every student/alum/adcoms ass like no other, but when interacting with fellow applicants would provide fake info or not help at all.
These people spend thousands of dollars to visit schools not really to understand the school but to kiss the ass of everyone they meet, trying every backdoor way or shorcut to get into a school no matter what the cost or ethics.
Basically, just really desperate people with bad dose of inferiority complex, horrible interpersonal skills, trying way too hard to prove that they belong.
There are tons of nutcases out there applying to top bschools, unfortunatately.
However, I've met some people who are seriously overly obsessed with the MBA process, paranoid, and even backstabbing.
When I meet other applicants, generally I just treat them as friends, and try to share useful info with them as much as possible or help with with the process. But i've met people who are super neurotic, creepy, and even annoying. Definitely fake/shady, like always kissing every student/alum/adcoms ass like no other, but when interacting with fellow applicants would provide fake info or not help at all.
These people spend thousands of dollars to visit schools not really to understand the school but to kiss the ass of everyone they meet, trying every backdoor way or shorcut to get into a school no matter what the cost or ethics.
Basically, just really desperate people with bad dose of inferiority complex, horrible interpersonal skills, trying way too hard to prove that they belong.
There are tons of nutcases out there applying to top bschools, unfortunatately.
15 Apr 2008, 01:10
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eh? Donno what you mean. If people who visited these schools behaved in a certain manner, it is no reason to associate those un-friendly characteristics with the school. Michigan has probably the most friendliest student body around and I am not saying that just because I might be going there this fall.
In my experience, applicants are very paranoid about saying anything about themselves. I guess it is the fear of jeopardizing one's chances, no matter how irrational it seems.
