The Application Process

DECISIONS JUST WENT OUT!!!!

Accepted. I'm very happy.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I was actually going to message you because I "heard" from a little birdie that you were accepted!

money9111 wrote:CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I was actually going to message you because I "heard" from a little birdie that you were accepted!

Thanks Richard! I'm very lucky and fortunate to get good news early in this process. It's been a grueling year getting these apps ready and I'm happy to see that it was good time spent. I'm definitely going to be thinking about you and following your blog as you finish up your journey.

My question to you now is... what do you do post HBS acceptance? lol.. like if you're at work.. do you then just say "Hey Guys... I'm taking the rest of the day off" and go to the bar and celebrate?

money9111 wrote:My question to you now is... what do you do post HBS acceptance? lol.. like if you're at work.. do you then just say "Hey Guys... I'm taking the rest of the day off" and go to the bar and celebrate?

Actually, I'm working from home today since I caught a cold after shoveling six feet of snow drift off my wife's car last night. I'll be celebrating with my close friends this weekend (need to buy some good champagne). I did get pretty excited last week when Kellogg called but that was later in the evening and my co-workers knew what was going on so they were happy for me.

So can you even concentrate for the rest of the day? I think i would be on their school store website ordering a bunch of HBS sweatshirts and hats and stuff. I'm intrigued by what goes on immediately POST acceptance. Hopefully I get to know what it feels like....

money9111 wrote:So can you even concentrate for the rest of the day? I think i would be on their school store website ordering a bunch of HBS sweatshirts and hats and stuff. I'm intrigued by what goes on immediately POST acceptance. Hopefully I get to know what it feels like....

I can't buy gear until I make my final decision! Immediately after, I called my wife and quietly told her the good news. I was surprised how emotional I felt (sorta got choked up) since I didn't think I had a lot emotionally tied up with HBS. I think I've always been considered sort of an underachiever academically (at least through high school), so putting my name with Harvard seemed too crazy to be true. I then called my parents and I think they were more excited than I was. I'm glad I made them happy with the news.

mind if i ask what your final decision could possibly be? That too is intriguing to me...

money9111 wrote:mind if i ask what your final decision could possibly be? That too is intriguing to me...

Well Harvard is by far the strongest brand with the largest network, Kellogg is tops in brand management (what I hope to go into), and Booth is amazing at data driven marketing plus they offered me a very generous scholarship. It's always hard to say no to a school like HBS but I'm hoping admit weekend will clear things up once I meet my potential classmates.

eskimoroll wrote:Accepted. I'm very happy.

Congratulations!

Wow, congrats!

Hi, all. I applied R2 right before the deadline (Jan. 14 or so). Haven't heard anything besides that they're reviewing my application.

Profile:
31 y/o white female, 9 years work experience in journalism
GMAT: 740 (44 Q/47 V/6.0 AWA)
GPA: 3.58 at University of Colorado at Boulder, film studies degree, 4 semesters on Dean's List, honors courses

I'm definitely an unconventional applicant, and I have no idea what's going to happen, but I've heard great things about HBS from my CEO (who went there in the 80s) and a recent graduate who just joined my firm. I will update if I hear anything!

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