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Three more weeks to go....will I make it ?
Wharton
Duke
UCLA ( maybe more than 3 weeks )

I don't have any energy to apply to more schools. Each school takes so much effort..hats off to people who manage 5-6 applications.
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I see you are based in San Francisco. Not applying to Stanford or Berkeley?
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I feel the same way. I finished NYU (My 6th! application) yesterday. Now the wait begins. After December 21st, I'll decide if I need to make R2/R3 apps to Chicago and maybe INSEAD.
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I see you are based in San Francisco. Not applying to Stanford or Berkeley?
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Good observation...

I am a little old for Stanford - will be 30 in a few weeks. Moreover, I don't know many (make that any) Indian engineers at the GSB.

I thought about Haas but left it as a part time option.

I don't plan to pursue consulting or banking out of school. The lower costs at Durham and in-state tuition at UCLA will enable me to stay in the black during school, take some risks and ideally start my own company out of school.

Why Wharton ? Frankly, I wasn't too impressed with Philly and Huntsman hall (good facilities but a lot of people sharing them). But as a future entrepreneur I can't think of a better place to network and learn the nuances of venture capital.
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I hope we both get in to Wharton and you have the option to pick Stanford over Wharton.

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I feel the same way. I finished NYU (My 6th! application) yesterday. Now the wait begins. After December 21st, I'll decide if I need to make R2/R3 apps to Chicago and maybe INSEAD.
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I see you are based in San Francisco. Not applying to Stanford or Berkeley?

Good observation...

I am a little old for Stanford - will be 30 in a few weeks. Moreover, I don't know many (make that any) Indian engineers at the GSB.

I thought about Haas but left it as a part time option.

I don't plan to pursue consulting or banking out of school. The lower costs at Durham and in-state tuition at UCLA will enable me to stay in the black during school, take some risks and ideally start my own company out of school.

Why Wharton ? Frankly, I wasn't too impressed with Philly and Huntsman hall (good facilities but a lot of people sharing them). But as a future entrepreneur I can't think of a better place to network and learn the nuances of venture capital.
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That makes sense. I'm an older candidate as well and I keep going back and forth on Stanford. It seems like a real longshot for me, but I'll probably give it a try.
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Oh yea, just the thread I need.

The anticipation is killing me.

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I hope we both get in to Wharton and you have the option to pick Stanford over Wharton.

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I feel the same way. I finished NYU (My 6th! application) yesterday. Now the wait begins. After December 21st, I'll decide if I need to make R2/R3 apps to Chicago and maybe INSEAD.
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Well, if we do end up at Wharton, let's have a beer. Good luck for the 21st!
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rhyme what do those numbers beside your school names mean?
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My guess is the number of days to wait for a decision..
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The number of times a day Rhyme visits the school's website, reads his essays and tries to rhyme a rap number based on the course listings.

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I amwaiting until after Wharton's decision to put together more applications. Obviously I am hoping that I don't have to.
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LHMC, I'm doing the same thing - waiting for Wharton to see if I need to scrape up something for MIT/Kellogg/Chicago
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I am thinking Columbia and doing a Consortium app with Tuck, Darden, NYU, and Ross.

I thought about MIT. I thought the literature that they sent out was far and away the best, I am just not sure. I also thought about Kellog, I don't know a whole lot about it, but for some reason it just doesn't appeal to me.

Of course all this talk could easily be alleviated by an Admit from Chi or W.
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I am thinking Columbia and doing a Consortium app with Tuck, Darden, NYU, and Ross.

I thought about MIT. I thought the literature that they sent out was far and away the best, I am just not sure. I also thought about Kellog, I don't know a whole lot about it, but for some reason it just doesn't appeal to me.

Of course all this talk could easily be alleviated by an Admit from Chi or W.
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What is a "Consortium app"? Do they have a joint/common admissions process?
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Yes, they do have a joint app. I posted about it a few days ago. I post is even titled "Consortium", it's not for everyone, but if it fits your circumstances then it makes everything much easier.