johnnyx9 wrote:
I hate when I'm at parties or bars and people ask about how the applications are going, especially the people who don't know what they're talking about, "Wait, you just applied? My friend just heard back from all his schools, are you really late applying? I think you might have applied too late." or "You would rather go to NYU then [Tier 4 school]?? You're crazy, my cousin went to [Tier 4] and now he's the branch manager at Washington Mutual, so he's really done well for himself because of [Tier 4 school], you know I've never even heard of NYU's business school."
LOL. I have similar situations.
People ask me where I applied and I tell them. Their brows go up a bit. They ask me where I've been accepted and I tell them I'm likely going to the GSB. This is where the scenario goes in one of three directions.
Scenario A: Oh that's a pretty good school right? I got an MBA too.... followed by silence.... (you know not to ask from where)
Scenario B: Don't go there. It's so expensive. Go to "Local 2nd or 3rd their school" that costs like $12,000 a year. Chicago's not that good of a school man. I spent like $30,000 on my entire MBA and I'm doing great now.
Secnario C: Thats nice.
It's frustrating to share news with people who know nothing about the MBA - they just don't understand your frustrations, your pain and your elation at admittance.
Then there are the ones who are just outright mistaken and talk out their butt. Stuff like:
"I don't think Chicago has a full time program anymore. My friend at work told me he wanted to go full time and he couldn't." (maybe thats cause he wasnt accepted not because they didnt have a program eh?)
or
"You know that it's a four year program right?"
or
"Yea I was going to get an MBA from there but decided not to go."
followed up by my question: "Really? Gosh, I can't imagine not going after putting in all that time on the GMAT!"
"Well I took the SATs instead. It's easier"
(i withhold the urge to call them on it)