For those who didn't make it into their dream school......

dogonmotor

Round 2 quickly comes to an end. What a round it has been!!! This is probably the most fierce competition in MBA application in a while. Hass has been a bloodbath. Ross admission team couldn't make up their mind until a day n half before deadline. Some skools even pushed bak their decision deadline.  Application to tuck feels almost like throwing a rock into a bottemless hole. U cannot hear a sound from it. After having a couple terrific interviews(talking to ppl is my job) with top tier skools, I, like many others, still failed to get an admit. Reflecting on my personal experience, I feel that all admitted applicants hav a well-rounded application. On top of that , u must somehow be distinctive. With this being said, I'd first like to congratulate all admits. U guys deserve a lot of credit than u receive on this board. Applying to b-school is a lot harder than I expected, Especially for international students.  Every skool indicates it has 30 to 40% international students. From my research, among all the international students, half of these so-called international students are currently working in the states. For international students from outside of the states, the chance of getting in is actually a lot smaller than most ppl preceive.  Thus, when ppl receive a ding from a top tier skool, there is no point to put uself down too hard. Like many other qualified candidates that didn't make it, u are simply unlucky.  There are still plenty of options ahead of us and this bump on the road is, well, simply a bump on the road. I myself decided to attend my safety school despite the urge to apply next year. I will foreva be a dream chaser like the name of this great site.  Good luck to all of those who are dinged in ur future endeavors.

zhangcn

dream schoo, stern, no hope.

next dream school, NUS, NTU, HK City University, chinese university,

last choice, london school of business and Finance

yiyiamy

So many wise and moving words here…Though dreamchasing road is not pleasant, we earned friends on the road, we grew strongerfrom the failure, we’re blind when dreaming in the night, then we shall makefull use of the silent night to listen to our heart…though I haven't found my heart, I found friends

HENRYXXH

most of the time, we're blind when dreaming...

kongkong57

现在只要是给我offer的school就是我的dream school

-- by 会员 mayshadow (2011/3/9 16:35:16)

haha, MM you are so cute.

mayshadow

现在只要是给我offer的school就是我的dream school

miguelflorida

Rotman is a good choice. Live up to your dream and you will see the rainbow!

马不停蹄

顶，别为一个MBA让自己意志消沉。塞翁失马，焉知非福！我自己也是，申请以来非常的不开心，工作也不是太好，同朋友、家庭的关系都比较紧张。付出的很多，却并不能如意，但是还是要勇敢的面对结果，就当着是个人生经历吧。我们努力过，可能就差那么一点点，如果MBA真的那么重要，大不了明年再试，没什么了不起的。去年不还有一个40左右的姐姐还去了哈佛嘛，万事皆有可能。同志们，加油吧！

csher

今年感觉10月和1月的两轮差别是明显的。。。看这趋势，明年也许竞争会更惨烈

dogonmotor

Rotman. I reside in Canada now. I wanted to leverage MBA not only to switch career but also move into a new environment. By no means I hate Toronto, I am simply someone who truly wants to experience new stuff while still young. I guess fate keeps me here in Toronto.  Let's see how this journey goes......Studying in UT makes me feel that I hav home court advantage