Got a phone call early in the morning. Not from any adcom, but from my friend who just got hired by Raytheon! For a college grad, $63K is awesome! Horray for him~Congrats!!!
It just reminded me that I will need to move on with my life, and get ready for my Plan B. As the days are counting down, I realize my dream to attend MBA this year is moving farther from me. I suppose, I should start packing my things to ship to LA, and to look for jobs there.
Status update: No news from any other three schools.
Reflection -->
Spending couple months working on the MBA essays made me find out something about myself. Perhaps, I don't need an MBA to pursue my entrepreneurial passion; it may be the working experiences which will lead me to accomplish what I want to do. And when I accumulate enough working experience, I will have a new profound for MBA journey. What I need to possess to be successful in business is not an impressive degree (as my entrepreneur experience had already proven that age/academic degree does not determine my company's potential), but is my persistence in chasing what I want. As an entrepreneur, I knew everything in the world has risk factor attached to it and I take risks. Applying for an MBA right out of college at 21 was a risk, I took it. I might fail or might not, but whatever it is, at least I tried and definitely No regret!
Well, here is my last attempt to apply for a school in a more specialized degree that I deemed to be more relevant to my future career. It is equally as difficult as applying for MBA, but... as always, I am willing to take the chance. :)
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Ding from NYU Stern
An email at 10am... the subject line: "Change in application status" email from NYU Stern.
My heart was pounding at an amazing rate. I debated whether I should read the email now, while at work. I decided to read it anyways. I am prepared for any situation and any kind of status.
After I pressed the "View Decision Letter" button that presumely would lead me to a letter, my eyes quickly skimmed through the lettter, attempting to pick up some key words. And I did. A whole cold sentence.
"...After careful consideration of your application and credentials, we are unable to offer you admission but we would like to encourage you to reapply in the future..."
I am not going to lie about my feeling. I am disappointed, followed by a serious reconsideration of my other options.
Note to myself: Ouch =(
My heart was pounding at an amazing rate. I debated whether I should read the email now, while at work. I decided to read it anyways. I am prepared for any situation and any kind of status.
After I pressed the "View Decision Letter" button that presumely would lead me to a letter, my eyes quickly skimmed through the lettter, attempting to pick up some key words. And I did. A whole cold sentence.
"...After careful consideration of your application and credentials, we are unable to offer you admission but we would like to encourage you to reapply in the future..."
I am not going to lie about my feeling. I am disappointed, followed by a serious reconsideration of my other options.
Note to myself: Ouch =(
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Is it done?
I told myself.... I am not going to start another blogging site. But I did. Here's the proof: well, I am writing it now (duh)
MySpace, MSN Live, Mixi (Japan's equivalent of myspace), and now, the Blogger. I am torn among these sites to share my agonizing pre-MBA journey.
I chose Blogger at the end, mainly because so many other prospective MBAs chose this site to be the ONE that they shared their experiences on. Of course, I would like to read back, sometime in the future, knowing that I have at least some evidence in writing documenting my painful Quest for the MBA impossible.
Why do I call it the MBA impossible? It's not only because I am applying for top schools...not Ivy Leagues now...(thanks Nick for the correction), but also I feel like I am an underdog going for the big one.
The truth & the impossible:
I am a Taiwanese (not Asian American now). I came to the U.S. when I was 14 with my older sister (1 year older). Both of us didn't speak any language- (yes, the typical but real Language barrier). Not having parents by our sides was fun and challenging. We learned English all by ourselves, and fixed that broken toilet ourselves. We were proud of where we were from. I appreciate both the American and the Taiwanese cultures, hence, I don't call myself an Asian American (i mean...who am I? -an American or an Asian). I am still a Taiwanese... just one who lives in the U.S. That's all. (man, this paragraph sounds like a personal background, right there)
Armed with only almost 4 years of experiences as a young entrepreneur, I attempted the impossible of applying for Top Tier business school. As you can see, I don't really have an outstanding GMAT (c'mon, 86% percentage tile is not THAT bad), but my GPA tells you that I am definitely a hard worker, a persistent one too. My age...oh yeah... that too. Did you know the average age for MBAs is 27-28. That's a nice 6 years difference. This, I think, is what I have to overcome the most. How do I convince them that a 21-year-old can do as well as a 27-year-old?
Why MBA now if you are running a successful company? <-- this question I think is what I need to explain to them the most, which helps a bit too, since my goal is always clear. An MBA is going to give me a damning credibitabily when negotiating a contract; it's going to give me the network; it's going to find me another business partner....etc. That's it, I just need an interview.
MySpace, MSN Live, Mixi (Japan's equivalent of myspace), and now, the Blogger. I am torn among these sites to share my agonizing pre-MBA journey.
I chose Blogger at the end, mainly because so many other prospective MBAs chose this site to be the ONE that they shared their experiences on. Of course, I would like to read back, sometime in the future, knowing that I have at least some evidence in writing documenting my painful Quest for the MBA impossible.
Why do I call it the MBA impossible? It's not only because I am applying for top schools...not Ivy Leagues now...(thanks Nick for the correction), but also I feel like I am an underdog going for the big one.
The truth & the impossible:
I am a Taiwanese (not Asian American now). I came to the U.S. when I was 14 with my older sister (1 year older). Both of us didn't speak any language- (yes, the typical but real Language barrier). Not having parents by our sides was fun and challenging. We learned English all by ourselves, and fixed that broken toilet ourselves. We were proud of where we were from. I appreciate both the American and the Taiwanese cultures, hence, I don't call myself an Asian American (i mean...who am I? -an American or an Asian). I am still a Taiwanese... just one who lives in the U.S. That's all. (man, this paragraph sounds like a personal background, right there)
Armed with only almost 4 years of experiences as a young entrepreneur, I attempted the impossible of applying for Top Tier business school. As you can see, I don't really have an outstanding GMAT (c'mon, 86% percentage tile is not THAT bad), but my GPA tells you that I am definitely a hard worker, a persistent one too. My age...oh yeah... that too. Did you know the average age for MBAs is 27-28. That's a nice 6 years difference. This, I think, is what I have to overcome the most. How do I convince them that a 21-year-old can do as well as a 27-year-old?
Why MBA now if you are running a successful company? <-- this question I think is what I need to explain to them the most, which helps a bit too, since my goal is always clear. An MBA is going to give me a damning credibitabily when negotiating a contract; it's going to give me the network; it's going to find me another business partner....etc. That's it, I just need an interview.
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