mere funde

Submitted the last of the four apps yesterday (Diwali) morning. The third one was submitted the day before.

Now sitting tight and waiting for any updates. Meanwhile, I think I should start work on the couple I am targetting for the second round.

So here. I have spelt it correctly. Have fun, hopefully without too many of them crackers.

Deadlines waiting to be met. Essays waiting to be tackled. Forms waiting to be filled. Meanwhile, I am here, blogging. “Why the f*%k?” one might ask. Because I am stuck at office for some call which wouldn’t get over before some time.

The past couple of weeks have been overwhelming. I have acted crazily at times. Flown off the handle easily. Submitted two apps. Attended a very interesting admission event. And yet, the workload doesn’t seem to diminish. Sigh.

The work at office is not much. But you still got to be there and do it. I am stuck with some sort of a mental block (writer’s block if you will) with the essays for two of the schools I am apping to. Sucks! I am keeping away from all parties, movies, and fun in general. And yet they don’t seem to get over.

However, today seems to be different. The Master Blaster has achieved the record, and in fine fashion. Dada seems to be doing well. And I think I will be able to complete the first draft for one of my schools. Wish me best of luck people!!

Upgraded to Wordpress 2.6.2 and also updated the Twitter Tool plugin.

By the way, the Wordpress 2.7 has auto upgrade from within the admin area. Now that is a nice step ahead, and also a logical progression of the plugin updater. Also, that means that the cPanel becomes almost useless for me. I would also have wished for an integrated backup otion.

At the British Council, on Tuesday, October 14. Should be fun.

More details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=34376846244&ref=mf

The stock markets across the world continue to tumble, and I continue to toil with my applications. As the days go by, I get more and more jittery about the impact the slowdown might have on my future plans. 

I am done with applying to two of the five places I have finally shortlisted. One of the biggest criteria while choosing a BSchool was the availability of a loan with a co-signor. However, the slowdown has finally taken a toll. One of the schools I had shortlisted had to be removed because it could no longer assure a loan for international applicants. And sadly, one school I have already submitted my app for has just ended its loan program. This is beginning to sound ominous.

Not that I can do much about it now. The die is cast, and I am waiting patiently for the outcome.

Update: It seems to have gotten worst. Citibank has removed its “CitiAssist program from all of its schools for international students without a domestic cosigner.” So far on the list are: MIT-Sloan, Ross, SC Johnson.

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/credit-crisis-is-bad-news-for-mba-students/

http://blog.clearadmit.com/2008/10/citibank-cancels-citiassist-student-loan-program-at-several-business-schools/