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Paperwork

I just got an email from the University of Washington saying that my MBA application is complete! This is the personal email, which means that all the parts of my application are there, not just the autoreply email I got when I submitted it electronically.

This is good news, as I feel like it just about killed me to complete it.

On March 31, I went to the university before I went to work, and dashed all over campus, trying to get my transcripts, a copy of my GMAT test scores, and the survey form all together and turned into the MBA office. I had a 10:30 meeting at work that I needed to get to, so it was a bit of a race.

I managed to make it to my office by 10:32, with the only casuality being the survey form, which I figured was really optional and I couldn't complete because I couldn't find a pen or pencil in my bag, my purse or anyplace else. Ridiculous, but true!

On the evening of March 31, I had to finish my essays. Unfortuately, I had a terrible headache and just went to sleep.

I woke up early on April 1, the day the electronic application was due. I revamped my essays, wrote one of them, and updated my resume before I took the girls to school. Then I went and had coffee while I re-read and edited all of my papers.

I went home, entered all my editing, and reviewed my application, then sent it off on its way through cyberspace.

That was Wednesday. My headache never really went away, and Thursday, I went home from work early. By Friday, my head still hurt, and I was starting to think it wasn't just stress, but something else.

Saturday, I stayed in bed all day, with a sore throat and sniffles.

Sunday, I went to Bellingham, and felt okay.

All of last week, I woke up with a sore throat and had sporadic headaches, and today, my headache still isn't entirely gone.

As you can see, this MBA application has about done me in.

They're mailing the first round of decisions somewhere at the beginning of May. That decision will be either a no or a maybe. Then there's 'evaluation day' on May 22, after which they make the final decisions. I have no idea how many people make it to evaluation day.

After I get in, assuming that I do, I will get to start on a new round of paperwork -- the FAF. Let's hope I can finish that and manage to stay out of the hospital.

I always knew I didn't like paperwork, but it wasn't until this MBA application when I realized just how much paperwork didn't like me.

Posted by Rachel at April 13, 2004 06:00 PM