Tired ... already!
Somehow, my workload at the office has kept pace with my application timetable. For the last two weeks, I have been at work for an average of twelve hours a day. After considering the two hours that I spend driving myself to and back from work each day, I have about a couple of hours of productive time at home.
Nonetheless, I managed to meet with some Chicago GSB students in Charlotte. Though Chicago is not on my list of target schools, I hoped this meet would tell me whether my read on a particular school was accurate. To my relief, I was spot on in Chicago's case. The school is great when it comes to finance and very good in most of other concentrations. Not being famous for its entrepreneurial side, it is helpful on that front only if you are interested in staying in the Chicago area or the Midwest. The students came across as bright and enthusiastic and were candid with their assessments of the program as well as with the advice they gave to b-school applicants in general. They strongly suggested that those applying to Chicago GSB visit the school, preferably before they apply.
My essays are still languishing in a state of suspended animation. I have changed the essays for MIT quite a bit, moving examples of events from one essay to the other. This has kept me from finishing a first draft, though I see that happening soon. The 500 word limit is such a pain! I am not even close. I haven't applied to a single school and I already feel tired :(
I will be visiting MIT and Columbia in September. I hope that this trip helps me decide whether to apply to Columbia ED. If I decide to do so, I will hold back on a few of the other schools. BTW, finding hotels near Columbia is a bit of a bother and I am not sure what to make of a shared bath. Any suggestions/tips are most welcome.
All the best to those about to take the GMAT and a warm welcome to those joining me in messin' with them essays! Cheers!
posted by StressTensor @ 7:51 AM
4 Comments:
I too would love to visit Columbia before I apply, but unfortunately I can't. I will surely visit Ross (it's only 30 minutes away!) and maybe Chicago GSB but I can't take time off work to visit the east coast. Please keep us updated about your Columbia visit!
Here are the suggested hotels the school gave us during the Open House in April:
The Beacon
2130 Broadway
(at 75th St.)
(212) 787-1100
The Belvedere
319 W. 48th St.
(between 8th and 9th Aves.)
(212) 245-7000
The Lucerne
201 W. 79th St.
(Amsterdam Ave.)
(212) 875-1000
Carnegie Hotel
299 W. 58th St.
(between 7th and 8th Aves.)
(800) 964-6835
Columbia International House
500 Riverside Drive
(at W. 122 St.)
(212) 316-8473
On the Avenue
2178 W. 77th St.
(between Broadway and Amsterdam)
(212) 362-1100
Hotel Excelsior
45 W. 81st St.
(Columbus Ave.)
(212) 362-9200
Quality Hotel on Broadway
215 W. 94th St.
(Broadway)
(212) 866-6400
Hotel Belleclaire
250 W. 77th St.
(at Broadway)
(212) 362-7700
The Columbia University Club of New York
15 West 43rd Street
(between 5th and 6th Avenues)
(212) 719-0380
Comfort Inn Central Park West
31 W. 71st St.
(between Columbus and
Central Park West)
(212) 721-4770
Park Savoy Hotel
158 W. 58th St.
(between 6th and 7th Aves.)
(212) 245-5755
Hudson Hotel
356 W. 58th St.
(between 8th and 9th Aves.)
(212) 554-6000
West Park Hotel
6 Columbus Circle
(58th St. between 8th and 9th Aves.)
(212) 445-0200
I think that as long as you stay near the 1 stop you should be fine getting to and from the school.
:)
Thanks Marina! I did not see some of these places listed on Hotels.com.
BTW, Chicago GSB is supposed to have some of the best facilities. I left that out of my post.
Buck up! You will be much more relieved once you have a couple of schools out of your way :-)
All the Best!
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