Thanks for your response. I understand that schools want to know that an applicant is "employable" so I'm definitely looking for full-time jobs now. I had to leave my prior job because I was in a very tricky situation where I worked long hours and could not reduce my hours or take time off (I couldn't even take a sick day) to do what was necessary to prepare for b-school (take classes, attend networking events, visit schools, etc). Also it would not have gone over well to mention to my boss that I was pursuing business school. I was not a bad employee; quite the opposite. I simply worked in an environment where the management did not like when people left or were thinking about leaving (and sometimes preempted that by firing an employee). Please give me your feedback on whether this makes sense?