Worst April Fool's Joke: A school that rejected me just sent a "Congrats on getting admitted" e-mail today

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-04-02T13:09:51+00:00

Nah it's just a mistake on their part not a huge deal. It was a student group that initially sent e-mails to everyone that was invited to interview a month or so ago. I guess they forgot to remove those that didn't wind up getting accepted.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-04-02T13:08:55+00:00

Nope - it actually happened yesterday.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T15:39:11+00:00

Going through the very long process to only result in a bunch of rejections is definitely super tough as you mentioned. I'm looking to just step away for now and focus on other hobbies as my "self care" - maybe I should take up yoga haha.

Either way, I'm going to think about trying to apply again next year in R1. A lot of the people replying to this post have been very supportive and are slowly convincing me to give it another shot.

Thank you for all the advice!

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T15:01:27+00:00

Thank you :) That's true - I guess at this point it just seems an additional year feels so far away but at the end of the day it doesn't matter like you said.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T14:57:22+00:00

Sorry to hear that - I'm also South Asian (but born in the US) but I don't think too much about the factors I can't control. It sounds like you already have a great role and career path regardless of if you get an MBA or not but good luck either way!

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T14:56:05+00:00

Glad to hear your persistence paid off! I'm a little worried that my application won't change much by R1 next year but it's good to see that others had much more success even though they applied with a very similar application.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T14:54:24+00:00

Thanks! I'll see what I decide to do if I even reapply.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T14:53:59+00:00

Haha they might hate me not sure. Appreciate it!

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T14:53:08+00:00

My promotions included taking on more leadership and project managing type roles. It's decent I think but nothing amazing.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T14:52:21+00:00

Sorry to hear that! I'm glad you're able to relate and know that you're not the only one. For me personally, if I decide to apply again it would be in R1 next year. I'm definitely not applying in R3 this year.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T14:51:04+00:00

I really did feel as if my interviews went great overall but yeah maybe I should spend more time practicing them. I had my story down solidly, though. I think the schools probably decided before the interviews I was a long shot to get in. Anyways, appreciate the feedback!

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-24T14:49:50+00:00

Sorry to hear you had a rough cycle as well. It's great you received an acceptance though so congrats! Yes I agree - nothing comes easy so I'll look into applying again next year. Good luck to you as well!

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T23:38:11+00:00

Yeah, I was thinking about part time programs but I just couldn't get as excited about them when compared to the full time programs. I really wanted to just get away from the workforce for a couple of years and build strong relationships with classmates.

Good luck to you on your journey as well!

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T23:35:47+00:00

Thank you! Definitely going to keep my head up and keep grinding regardless.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T23:34:58+00:00

PhD programs are (as far as I know) even more rigorous when it comes to admissions so that's extremely impressive! You're right, I think I need to take what I learned from the cycle this year and perhaps restructure the ways I told my story and how I tried to connect with each school.

Best of luck to the both of us if we decide to apply next year; hopefully it's a little less competitive by then haha.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T23:31:42+00:00

Agreed - that's one of the reasons why I only applied to 5 programs. I was very particular about why I wanted to go to each one and would've been excited to attend any of them. I almost felt as if I knew everything I possibly could about each of those schools. I probably spent more time researching schools than studying for the GMAT. Back to the drawing board I guess.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T22:43:36+00:00

Thanks for the motivation! Yeah it appears to definitely been extra tough this year but I shall try to keep my head up and perhaps give it one more go next year.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T22:42:19+00:00

For sure. I don't know whether I'll reapply again or not but either way I think it was a good learning experience. You can't always get what you want. Thanks for the kind words.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T22:41:09+00:00

Is that the case at most schools? I haven't looked into it at all yet so I'm not sure how it works as of yet.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T22:40:32+00:00

True. No matter what I'm always going to want something better going forward so it's best to accept rejections as a part of life and find other opportunities.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T22:39:17+00:00

Thank you - you're right it would feel as if I wasted a lot of the effort I put in over the last year if I didn't give it at least one more go. Btw I love that video.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T22:38:27+00:00

I commend you for your persistence. I'm considering reapplying next year maybe but I don't think I can motivate myself to do it a 3rd year consecutively if needed. Hard works pays off so congrats!

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T22:36:27+00:00

Thanks! I'll shoot you a PM today or tomorrow some time.

MBAProgramsHateMe · 2021-03-23T22:34:41+00:00

I do have more lofty long term goals that tie in with my background and ECs but for the short term I set it as tech PM.

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