i miss...

crocheting little scarves
crafting stuffed felt monsters
making jewelry
eating healthy
sleeping well
blogging regularly
stalking celebrities
having a clean room and desk
actually using my netflix subscription
not dressing like a slob

gee, what a glamorous life i gave up to apply to bschool

Theme Songs

I must say I have to highly recommend picking ridiculous, but motivational theme songs throughout the application process. Given the process is so grueling, I suggest having one for each milestone - GMAT, Essay completion, Interview, and of course ACCEPTANCE. Maybe a reflective, encouraging rejection song as well.

so far mine are:
GMAT theme (and celebration dance): Kanye West - Celebration
Interview completion: Fergie - Fergalicious

The more ridiculous, the better! Don't go searching for the right song---just wait and the song will find you. It's quite encouraging and satisfying to sing loudly on your way home, dancing behind the wheel, arms flailing in the car to lyrics like:

I'm Fergalicious (so delicious)
My body stay vicious
I be up in the gym just working on my fitness
He's my witness (oooh wee)

Try it!

P.S. - interview 2 - check!

Interview Hump Surpassed

Unfortunately an interview with my top pick is required so it's no indication of hopefully being accepted. But the dude was friendly and asked the typical questions you'd expect. I wasn't sure if he was going easy on me or if I was just incredibly well prepared. He did have follow-up questions on both my career and outside activities, but they weren't especially difficult to answer. I guess I'd say they were more of his way of trying to reveal any bullshittery in my initial answers. Luckily there wasn't any :) His super-friendliness was a bit daunting since I couldn't really read him or his reactions very well. He might have been humoring me the whole time.

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Oh well, it doesn't matter now. It's over. I hadn't interviewed in quite some time so I was pretty nervous about flubbing my words together or having sweaty palms and all that. But the glass of wine an hour prior helped calm me down a bit :) Though I don't recommend that to anyone who doesn't usually become a little more charming and animated with alcohol.