Many Voices
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05 Feb 2005, 22:33
Hi...I've never posted here before, but I thought my experience during an admissions event at Stanford might be of help to someone. Take it for what it's worth: the outdated ramblings of some random guy.
1:00 AM, Sunday, November 21, 2004
Hello, my name is David, and this is the story of my journey towards obtaining an MBA. So, what am I doing up at 1:00 in the morning, writing about grad school? I really don’t know. I’ve been looking at MBA admissions blogs for an hour now, and thought it might be good to record my thoughts and experiences in this phase of my life. I’m planning to apply to school in October 2005, and start whenever the school starts, which would most likely be in August or September of 2006. The three main schools I’m considering at this point are Stanford, UCLA and Santa Clara University.
I’ve been to information sessions for all three, as well as the MBA tour, and a session for UC Berkeley. I actually visited UCLA on Monday, November 15th, and went to the Many Voices event at Stanford on Friday, November 19th. Here is what I remember from my experience with Stanford.
My alarm clock went off at 5:00 AM. I rolled out of bed at 5:20. It was still dark, but the e-mail I received from Stanford said that registration would begin at 7:30. I didn’t want to be late, and I needed to take a shower, drive there, factor in time for getting lost (which didn’t happen), and park.
Day was barely beginning as I drove away from my apartment complex in Campbell, CA. After exiting on Page Mill Road from I-280, I noticed that “Creepâ€