Great News!

As promised, I have some news that's going to dramatically effect Drapier vs. Business School ...

Each year, BusinessWeek.com (the online version of BusinessWeek) chooses a handful of "MBA Journal Writers" to chronicle their experiences as MBA students, alumni, and/or applicants. Several months ago, as I began applying to business school programs, I also submitted an application to become one of these Journal Writers. A few weeks ago, BusinessWeek selected me from a pool of more than 200 applicants and, as of today, they published my first entry. You can follow this hyperlink to see the post.

While I'll probably keep track of my day-to-day application progress through this blog, expect to see the juicy stuff on my BusinessWeek Journal.

Kellogg Interview

I finished my Kellogg interview tonight and it went as well as I could've hoped. My interviewer was nice, sharp, and to the point. Throughout most of our hour and a half conversation, her questions mostly focused on my career progression, my leadership experiences (both the good and the bad), and my my future goals. Oh, and we spent quite a bit of time talking about why I had chosen to apply to Kellogg. While it took me a few questions to knock off the rust, after a few questions we started tracking quickly. By the end, I felt like I had expressed myself clearly and honestly, with a lot of self-reflection and candor. When we parted, she gave me a warm handshake and asked that I keep her posted.

I hope all my interviews go this well.

One Down, Three to Go ...

I submitted my Kellogg application tonight! It was hard to pry my eyes away from my essays long enough to hit the SUBMIT button, but I somehow found the strength. Now all that stands between me and "wait and see" time is my alumni interview. Kellogg was nice enough to get me in contact with an alumni in my area and, after a brief chat, we scheduled a Starbucks meeting for next Thursday, October 25. In a kind gesture, my interviewer encouraged me not to wear a suite and tie ... yet another sign that Kellogg folks are my kind of people.

With one application behind me, it's on to another round of essays - Michigan and Duke are due in just under two weeks.

Oh, and I have some exciting news that might change the way I post to this blog. I can't say why quite yet, but stay tuned for more info.

Economist '07 Rankings

The Economist has released its '07 B-school rankings. Dartmouth, Michigan, and Northwestern made the global top-15!