You all already know I made it to IIMA, but thought it may be a good idea to post my thoughts what went through my Mind when I heard the news on Sep 30 th.
This has been longest one month of my life. The wait is finally over. I’m selected. Now it’s on me to take it up or leave it. I’m 90% inclined to take up the offer. Though there is always chance for me to say no and explore ISB, Wharton, LBS, IMD, INSEAD singapore.
My interview was over on sep 12th and after interview at informal lunch the faculty (interviewers) had mentioned that there was possibility of early results. This information had kept me awake late and wake up early for almost last week. Including my SFO trip. Anyway, after all speculations on dates, results finally came on 09/29/2005. I was amongst the first ones to have +ve results and that was a great relief.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/iim_pgpx/message/546
GMAT was off on aug 3rd.
Application got submitted on August 10th.
I got invited on August 22nd.
Essays were complete by Sep 3rd
Interview got over by sep 12th
Results are in now Sep 29th
But it isn’t over yet
1. Sell/Rent house
2. Plan finances
3. Work out a situation with My employer
4. Work out a situation with my in laws
5. And plan the move
While I’ll be done with all..
I’ll have a new monkey waiting.. IIMA course
It never ends .. and it is never over…….
Thursday, October 13, 2005
IIMA It is
It's been a long discussion with few friends, few acquaintances, family members and most importantly myself. I decided to pursue IIMA out of following short listed schools
Some of them were my backup plans while some of these schools were on my tier 1 list. After a lot of discussions I decided to give IIMA a shot, though reluctant about it's first year i probably did not give the best shot.
I started the application, gave GMAT , waited for my first round (one of the most killing time of my life), got invited for interview, wrote my essays in a week with Bhairavi, Sonu and Anurag helping me edit the essays, preparde presnetaion and finally interview. It was a long road and by sep 12 th i was done and waiting.
The thoughts that were racing my mind during Sep 12 th and Sep 30(date of results) were what if i get in and what if i don't. I prepared myself for both the situations. Outcome was to my happiness, IIMA accpted me.
I'm now prpearing our family move to IIMA from Iselin NJ. It's a lager effort for me to move that inludes selling house, furniture etc and move.
I'm all up for it ... :-) why not it's for IIMA........................ :-)
- IIMA
- ISB
- Wharton
- Kellogg
- HBS
- Columbia
- LSB
- IMD
- INSEAD
Some of them were my backup plans while some of these schools were on my tier 1 list. After a lot of discussions I decided to give IIMA a shot, though reluctant about it's first year i probably did not give the best shot.
I started the application, gave GMAT , waited for my first round (one of the most killing time of my life), got invited for interview, wrote my essays in a week with Bhairavi, Sonu and Anurag helping me edit the essays, preparde presnetaion and finally interview. It was a long road and by sep 12 th i was done and waiting.
The thoughts that were racing my mind during Sep 12 th and Sep 30(date of results) were what if i get in and what if i don't. I prepared myself for both the situations. Outcome was to my happiness, IIMA accpted me.
I'm now prpearing our family move to IIMA from Iselin NJ. It's a lager effort for me to move that inludes selling house, furniture etc and move.
I'm all up for it ... :-) why not it's for IIMA........................ :-)
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Now it's time to sell house
After all negotiations, I have chosen the realtor who is in the median of projected sell price that each realtor we interviewed gave us. The price seems right and hopefully I’ll have offers on house in first 21 days (that's her projection).
Once on market we have cleaned the house, no more dirshti's toys on the floor, no more my books and laptops in the way. The house looks different for good. A house that I don't ever want to sell.
Once in while I stand near the backyard door and feel sad. I'm probably not going to have this large backyard for a long time (at least a year). I'm not going to have the space a room for office, a room for temple, a room for library. I'm going to miss this house, my first (our first) house where we put in our heart and soul and a lot of money in making it our home. I'm sure Bhairavi's sadder than I am. But the support she is giving me is just can not be expressed by words.
I'm sad but I’m happy, an opportunity to try going back to India and that too IIMA is worth the sacrifice.
Once on market we have cleaned the house, no more dirshti's toys on the floor, no more my books and laptops in the way. The house looks different for good. A house that I don't ever want to sell.
Once in while I stand near the backyard door and feel sad. I'm probably not going to have this large backyard for a long time (at least a year). I'm not going to have the space a room for office, a room for temple, a room for library. I'm going to miss this house, my first (our first) house where we put in our heart and soul and a lot of money in making it our home. I'm sure Bhairavi's sadder than I am. But the support she is giving me is just can not be expressed by words.
I'm sad but I’m happy, an opportunity to try going back to India and that too IIMA is worth the sacrifice.
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