Submitted!

Well it's official. I've submitted the first application of the season. Oh the excitement, anxiety and nerves all rolled together. Ok, so it was just the data forms and resume for Kellogg so I can request an interview but still! The pressure that comes when you're about to hit submit is amazing. Should I check it again? Well I just checked it for the 14th time. So with that thought process, I finally hit the button. A bit of nervous energy rushed over me and I wonder if I should review one more time. It's probably not a good idea, especially since I would inevitable find one or two words I COULD change, buts now it's too late. Nope instead I'm going back to my essays. And that's that.

Now to schedule that interview...

Productivity!

Well I'm publishing a quick post to update everyone on where I stand. It's also a technique for me to take a step back and look at my accomplishments for the weekend thus far. I've found one of the keys to successful navigating this process is to take stock of how far you've come every so often (and not let the impending deadlines get to you). So with that being said, I've made progress on several of my essays, completed the Kellogg data form (one more review tomorrow and then submitting) and all but a couple of math homework problems. Overall, not bad for the weekend thus far. Still a good bit to accomplish tomorrow but I'm now confident I can tackle it.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to kick this cold yet...oh well. It's not going to keep me down. More tomorrow.

This is going to be a big weekend. It has to be. Wedding season is over. Deadlines are just over a month away. Not to mention that info sessions begin in full force next week, coupled with connecting with current/former students at nights and all of a sudden each week is almost full until the deadline. This must be a productive weekend. That also means prioritization is critical, so here are my goals for the weekend:

1. Finish math homework for the week and begin FINAL EXAM - yup, scary considering my need for an A/A- in the course and how much farther away I am than I realized
2. Finish data forms for all applications - I have Tuck basically done so how hard can it be to flip the information into the others while I need a mental break
3. Edit all 4 essays for Tuck - this is the most daunting, yet most important
4. Draft my outline of improvements since last year's application
5. Make sure I'm on top of all my networking and no one has fallen through the cracks.

Doesn't sound too bad when it's broken out like that. When I consider that my resume and data forms are more or less done and my essays will be a lot closer by the end of the weekend I feel OK. Now to ignore the other applications...it's amazing how much overlap there really is (Kellogg ~+= Tuck).

I guess this post was more to lay things out for myself. I'll try to give more insight once in the middle of things/update on my mental state through it all. Hope this is helpful to someone out there...