The waiting is the hardest part

Well Haas and UCLA began sending interviews and Chicago Booth has one week to go. All my applications are complete but now I'm stressing about when and if I'll hear from any of these schools. That's pretty much all I have right now. The waiting is so distracting, I can't wait to hear something positive...come on...someone...?

Kellogg's Diversity

Almost forgot, I was very surprised by the diversity at Kellogg today. I'll talk more about this in a later post but I found it was worth mentioning. Most schools are rather diverse and advertise as such. But as I sat in the Q/A session with prospective students I was blown away by how diverse the audience was. Of the fifteen or so prospective students, more than 3/4 would probably be considered diverse by one measure or another. This was after being in a class where almost everyone was diverse in as well. Overall I think this is a positive trend; however, as a white male I'm not as thrilled with my own prospectives as a result.

Final note, each time I get an email these days my excitement level seems to jump. As if each email may contain that mystical interview invitation I so desperately seek right now. Only 2 more months of this anticipation...

Kellogg Interview

I am approaching this as a quick top of mind post with the idea that I'll post more in the next couple of days. Since I just completed my Kellogg interview today, I wanted to give my quick thoughts.

First, my interview was with an admissions committee member. Some of the others interviewing today did have theirs with second year students. It's interesting to think which is better. Though I have a few thoughts on this topic, they're just that: my thoughts. At the end of the day I never felt like I connected well with my interviewer. She was friendly and conversational but seemed more business like in the approach. This may just be my read and partially a result of my thought that she actually interviewed me last year as well which didn't help to calm my nerves. Further, some of the questions she asked seemed to be worded awkwardly (the leadership on in particular). Again, it could have been the way I understand or reacted to the question but it did just come out a bit odd which sort of dictates how you answer the question. Again, I'm sure it's fine but just a bit of an odd feeling to it. I think I was able to turn it around although I never got the sense that I was as structured as I had hoped to be. Hopefully this is just my initial reaction and once I reflect a bit more I'll have a better feeling of the whole experience. However, it's easy to say my Tuck interview was much stronger. It's also important to note that the interview is only one component of the whole process and I'm confident I did express several strong components of my candidacy. At this point, it's all speculation and I'm just hoping for another interview or two to refine my skills.