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Are these the feelings you all went through...? or am I alone

During GMAT - Oh god, please help me score above 700 - That's more than enough. Oh! The essays? They are easy to deal with. Once I cross this magical mark, everything will fall in its place.

The essay writing - Damn that career progress b***h. Why can't I find words to describe how my career progressed? F*** that mistakes essay - what I learnt from that mistake? That the team member is a crazy son of a gun. Execute that b****rd. Introspection....? Nah, not me. What do I fill these damn essay prompts with - My life is so empty. why didn't I start playing tennis when I was at 4? why wasn't I born in Africa?

Oh god, please help me complete these essays.

Waiting for interview invite - The mouse and the F5 take a heavy beating. So does your heart with every 'page reloading' message.

Oh god, please send me an invite. I'll be happy that some college thinks I'm worthy of an interview at least.

I think what follows post interview will the MOST DIFFICULT part in the whole application process.

I sometimes wonder whether any applicant had a mental breakdown. Especially those who are applying alone - those who do not have such a great community as GMAT club to fall back upon
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Just realized how awesome this thread is. It's like Twitter where people just post random stuff…

I am in class and all I can think is when is that HR person gonna call me back to let me know how my third round interview went last week. I am checking my email and phone the way I used to when i was applying to bschools last year. Hopefully, they will let me know either way. And when solaris or Jerz find out where i've been interviewing in th epast month, they are gonna call me "sellouts." :oops:
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Just realized how awesome this thread is. It's like Twitter where people just post random stuff…

I am in class and all I can think is when is that HR person gonna call me back to let me know how my third round interview went last week. I am checking my email and phone the way I used to when i was applying to bschools last year. Hopefully, they will let me know either way. And when solaris or Jerz find out where i've been interviewing in th epast month, they are gonna call me "sellouts." :oops:
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And I thought just getting in is the stressful part. Makes you think, there is always something to be concerned about.
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Nice to see my thread is still going strong. :P

The beauty is the pain never stops, with all the job/internship interviews during the MBA!
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Argh! I have Ross interview in a week; Wharton's interview invite deadline is on the 18th; and Kellogg's gonna start releasing decisions in 2-3 weeks. I'm friggin' stressed out of my mind right now. Argh!!!
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the phrase UN"comfortably numb" (nod to pink flod) comes to mind. my gosh. where should i start?

about the fact that the GMAT's computer adaptive test makes it virtually impossible to properly gauge whether youre doing well or doing as piss poor as you think you are? its like: "wow that question was easy, i killed it. wait a second, that question was easy!!! i must be doing poorly. ahh shhht. what is going on here??? im fkd!"

oh. yeah. and its not enough to know the GMAT material, to know the GMAT traps, to know how to get the GMAT answer. you have to know the shortcuts and then answer all the questions in under two minutes and not make any mistakes! and then when you manage to get a good score and start writing applications, you realize that the GMAT was the easy part!

the essays. OMG! the only way i could describe to people that have not gone through the process is that its like (pardon me) giving your medically-untrained-self a mental colonoscopy! why this. why then. why now. describe this time. describe that challenge. describe you. trace your present status through the depth of your being and back to when you formulated your ambitions in the womb. i mean tell us what really motivates you. oh yeah and do it in under 300 words. but make it colorful. make it stylish. make it interesting. and dont forget to stay on point and answer the question. capiche? i felt like, who am i the cross pollinated child of gabriel garcia marquez and bill clinton??? give me a break adcoms! arrrrrghh!

(my ego chimes in) and where do bschools get off telling me i need to be better than 90th percentile on a global examination, which really probably means better than 96% of the population. then i need to have essays that read like manna from heaven. get recommendation recs that complement my essays and add new interesting dimensions.... just to get a shot at a 14% acceptance rate? just to sit through the agony of waiting and doubting myself and regaining hope and perspective and recycling it all over and over again? and then later on cough up $80+k to pay for the privilege if i get in? sometimes i wanna smack myself on the back of the head and say "why in the h-e-double hockey sticks did you put us through this?"

aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggh! ok. all better now. its out of my hands. i did the best i could with what i have. im going back to try and concentrate on nailing my booth interview now. thanks for making this forum topic.

haha. im sure none of you want to sit next to me in a classroom after that rant. that was definitely a very high pitched whine. sorry! i promise im not really even a part time b*tcher. lol. this roller coaster ride among all the other stuff i have going on has been taxing.

good luck everyone!
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To confirm with myself that I have put forth solid applications,
I keep pulling out my essays, resume and keep reading them...

This helps me little bit, but I don't think it will after I memorize them perfectly.

Nervous breakdown approaching with silent steps...
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R2: 5 apps, none in R1 or R3. Not a single interview invite yet - can't focus on work, life, nothing at all.

I mean I am staring out of the window during a meeting, hoping to get back to my desk so I can hit the living daylights out of the F5 key. If the F5 were my girlfriend she would have dumped me by now, and had at least a restraining order out if not an arrest warrant.

To all the five schools I applied: just ding me already, please, pretty please...I need to move on with my life....

FML!
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the good news about this whole process so far...is the weight i gained slaving over working full time and studying for the GMAT and writing essays is starting to melt off from the constant anxiety of waiting which has suppressed my appetite. YAY. lol.
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ONE MORE WEEK until I can stop worrying about where I'm going and start worrying about how I can possibly afford it.
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Dear Adcom,

Just tell me you don't love me. I won't be hurt, but please don't string me along like you want me. You know you don't want me. It's been a long time since we were introduced and the excitement we have shared must come to an end. I want to continue the relationship until Spring 2012 when I must leave permanently but for now I think we have more time together.

I don't know what I did to deserve the "cold shoulder" treatment I am receiving. I poured my heart and soul into telling you about myself and now I can't get a phone call or an email acknowledging that you think I am someone special. You can't even call one of your friends to contact me and interview me about how I feel about us.

If after this letter I don't hear from you then I am ending it immediately and I will move on. Of course If I can't find anyone by next year you will hear from me again at the end of this year.

Sincerely,

Waiting Patiently.


Okay, that was my vent. Yes I am a little bored right now so excuse me. Yes, I am losing it so don't ask.
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Man, now I'm afraid to my email in case I get a ding letter. But I still so want to check my email, in case I get an interview invite. So conflicted!!!!!!!!!
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And I thought just getting in is the stressful part. Makes you think, there is always something to be concerned about.
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Just got the 4th round interview invite today. It's in 2 weeks. This better be the last round!!!!! I already met 9 people at this firm!
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And I thought just getting in is the stressful part. Makes you think, there is always something to be concerned about.

Just got the 4th round interview invite today. It's in 2 weeks. This better be the last round!!!!! I already met 9 people at this firm!
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You'll make it nink.....

I had 5 rounds. The company I work in follows a matrix structure. The 2 people who hired me were supposed to get transferred 3 months after my joining. So, I had 2 more rounds with my future bosses. 1 additional with the H.R dept.
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And I thought just getting in is the stressful part. Makes you think, there is always something to be concerned about.

Just got the 4th round interview invite today. It's in 2 weeks. This better be the last round!!!!! I already met 9 people at this firm!

You'll make it nink.....

I had 5 rounds. The company I work in follows a matrix structure. The 2 people who hired me were supposed to get transferred 3 months after my joining. So, I had 2 more rounds with my future bosses. 1 additional with the H.R dept.
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What kind of jobs are we talking about here? Is this (4-5 round interviews) normal across industries or unique to your industry?
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The norm(in my company) is 3 rounds

But I had 2 additional rounds because my bosses were moving.

I'm in auto/manufacturing
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What kind of jobs are we talking about here? Is this (4-5 round interviews) normal across industries or unique to your industry?
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It's in finance
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[You can probably figure out which school] has started calling people today and their decision day isn't until TUESDAY! Tell me that's not cruel and unusual!
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Argh!!! My stress level is at an all time high! Argh!!!
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Argh!!! My stress level is at an all time high! Argh!!!
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Good grief...
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