The Last few months...

The apartment is quiet, there is food in the fridge and suddenly I realize where I am. A lot can happen in a few months; more so if you are planning to do an MBA. A cascade of events culminating in my rude awakening in my empty apartment in Bloomington has changed my life forever.

Welcome to the Kelley MBA. Amidst the offers and rejects of the application season, I made a life changing decision to participate in the MBA program at the Indiana University. But before I embark on documenting my journey in this quaint little town let me cut back to a quick review of my last application season.

The Austin interview was by far the best I had given in the season. Apart from the fact that they made me fly over to Delhi from Bangalore for a sixty minute chat, I was very satisfied with it. We really connected in the interview and genuinely exchanged thoughts and opinions on the green consulting industry in the US. Unfortunately, the applications to McCombs is routed thru the central university application system and by the time they had cleared my application for review by the business school admission committee the class was already full! I was thus urged to apply next year and apply early.

I never had a chance to ruminate on that thought as just a few days and a short Pondicherry trip later I received the admit email from Kelley. They also seemed to be very generous this year; not that I am complaining!

So eight applications, seven interviews, four admits and One very expensive business suit later, here I am discussing a very successful and fulfilling application season. All the very best to all those who are about to embark on the journey… it’s a good ride!

The next question to answer is why did I take Kelley’s offer and start my school this year when the actual plan was to reapply to the top few after gaining a fair amount of experience in the process. A very strong motivating factor is that Kelley was very generous. Did I also mention that they were very generous? What you immediately notice upon coming to campus and experiencing it is that it is truly a top twenty program. I may even go out on a limb and say that the administration believes that they are running a top ten school (historically Kelley was a top ten school in the 90s) and that is a good thing. The quality and expectation levels are set high. Very high.

In the coming posts I shall try to encapsulate my experiences in the program and try to provide more insights into the Kelley MBA.

Bring It on!