Reapp time

So after over 3 months of waitlisting Columbia decided to end my misery and ding me. I'll admit it was painful and really hard to come to terms with, unlike the HBS ding. Columbia was the first school I applied to, did tons of research, visited the campus, attended every single event they had on campus, met with students, faculty and alums over a dozen times. It will need some serious introspection to figure out what went wrong, at this point I am unable to pin point anything.

I was so dead sure I am getting in at Columbia - strong app (atleast in my mind), did all the research one can possibly do on the school, applied ED, had a great interview. I didnt take the Reconsider Later decision too seriously, hoping it would all fall into place eventually. Ofcourse, this has been a tough year for applicants and many fine candidates have been unsuccessful. There is always hope and I will give it another shot next app season - unless my Wharton waitlist converts to an admit with an absolute miracle.

Unfortunately, I have had several positive developments since I applied to Wharton but going by their strict "no updates" policy, all I can do is sit and wait. I think mentally I am more prepared for a re-app now than have any hopes for Wharton, which for the most part looks like a loosing battle. Also, some of you noted in the comments that I have an NYU admit - I dont! I was dinged, didnt care too much for NYU to begin with and I think my essays failed to communicate my story.

Congratulations to all in the blogging community who have secured admits this year. It just goes to show how strong your profiles are to have been successful in a clearly "very tough" year. As for me, Wharton will happen if it has to, I cant control it and wont worry about it. It is evident that applications to top schools dont happen in 2 months (including preparing for the GMAT). Hopefully I can get some feedback from the schools and get cranking on my re-apps as quickly as I can.