In at HBS

And out at Stanford...

Not getting an interview at Stanford was a left hook to the ego but an accept at Harvard is a pretty good restorative. Overall I'm not sure which one I would have chosen had I gotten into both but the choice (or lack thereof) is a lot easier now. Between Wharton, HBS and Sloan Im leaning towards HBS (and in danger of toppling over shortly). I'd still like to visit Wharton before deciding and will try to make it to Philly for the admit weekend.

Interesting difference between HBS and Wharton - within a few hours of being admitted at Wharton I was deluged with phone calls and emails from current students welcoming me into the fold. At HBS other than a link with the magic congratulations no fireworks ensued. I guess they dont think they have to sell me - they're probably right. Still Wharton seems to have students that are a lot more accessible and involved (in cyberspace anyways).

A tragicomedy in 2 acts

The title of this post is a reference to 'Waiting for Godot' - given where I am in the application process, an opaque reference to an absurdist play seems about right (I have too much time on my hands, no inclination to do anything productive with it and am stuck in purgatory).

Status on applications remains pretty much unchanged. Stanford remains aloof(no interview), MIT deigned to finally acknowledge me (interview next week), Harvard made eye contact (Interview last month) and Wharton is giving the come hither vibe (Accepted).

I'm cautiously optimistic on Harvard and increasingly pessimistic on Stanford - which is strange since before I began my applications I would have thought the opposite would be true. Anyways this week is the intermission between acts - time for me to nurse my post new year hangover and to begin work on a new one this weekend.