Okay, I applied to study abroad. My GPA isn’t awesome (7.1 including my failed accounting class), and I still haven’t recovered my accounting grade, so my school might not even consider sending me. (Emailed the accounting prof today, though, so will likely retake the test at the beginning of March.) However, if they do take me into consideration, here’s how my choices ended up shaking out:
1. University of Melbourne
2. University of Cape Town
3. National University of Singapore
4. CEIBS (in Shanghai)
5. University of New South Wales (in Sydney)
Apparently whenever I think about changing locations, I mostly think East (CA to MA, MA to Spain, Spain to…? somewhere even farther East??). Hm. Not sure what that’s about. Anyway: wish me luck! I’m not entirely convinced I even want to go abroad (partially because MAN will those flights be expensive! and I wouldn’t be able to work part time in the fall! and I would miss European Thanksgiving with Jen and Laurent!), but I felt like I had to apply! Cape Town and Melbourne both look incredibly beautiful, and different enough from my current experience to give me a totally different b-school perspective, so it seems like it could be totally worth it.
It’s been a big week for applications, which means it’s been a big week for writing about how great I am. Which has actually been a somewhat useful exercise in reminding me that I do have a lot of good professional experience and great people skills–and that I’m not as useless and dumb as I tend to think (here). So I pulled a LauraP and treated myself to a trip to Sephora today for some new eye shadow. It’s been a tough week, and I felt like I needed a present. (Okay, I justified the trip by telling myself that I need to make myself presentable for my upcoming interviews. But still, a present is a present.)
Fingers crossed that all of these applications come back with the most positive outcomes possible, whatever that means…
i don’t know about you, but i was pretty happy with a 2.89 GPA… i think i’d pretty much be ecstatic with a 7.1… that’s varsity level shit there.
GOOD LUCK!
(i forgot that part before, sorry)
much love
paddy
Whatever you decide to do, I’m sure it’ll be a great experience, so at least you have that going for you. And hey, east and west is really subjective, right? I mean, either direction you go, you’ll end up…uh…I’m not capable of making enough sense right now. I need to go read more stuff about information literacy and faculty collaboration. GOOD LUCK sweet stuff. I heart you.
I am in Singapore in April, see you there?
I’m sending you positive mojo your way and I know that whatever the outcome/location is, you are truly taking advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity! You are the best!