Waitlisted Again At Wharton

So I guess I’m going to Anderson.

As D-Day part two approached, I refused to make a big deal about this decision.  I didn’t stay up at night thinking about it.  I wasn’t checking my email every five minutes like I did last time.  I didn’t create any “positive imagery” and in fact had a lot of “negative imagery” in my head, to potentially help blunt a negative outcome.  And while the build-up to the decision was completely different this time around, my result was exactly the same.

The wording of the decision was slightly different:  the letter said I’m a great, talented candidate… yada yada yada… and that the class of 2013 was already full.  The school said they would distribute another “final” decision on or before July 18^th (which basically means on July 18^th).  Problem is, I plan to give notice at work about a month before that.

At the end of the day, regardless of how formal the email, the school just doesn’t want me that badly.  And I need to move on.  There are a slew of things I need to get started on, including and not limited to:

• Reaching out to Career Services and charting out an initial career path
• Studying / preparing to waive accounting courses
• Finalizing my housing plans / getting a roommate
• Preparing for an international trip this summer
• Ramping down my activities at work

I really can’t sacrifice my career progress for what is now essentially a crap shoot.

Congratulations to all of you who did get off the waitlist.  As for me, it seems that Wharton and I were not meant to be.  I’m starting to see the writing on the wall and I can’t deny it anymore.  Sitting on a waitlist is painful torture, but after this point, any pain I suffer is self-inflicted.  I’ll probably pull myself off the summer waitlist soon, but I’ll definitely consult my friends / recommenders before doing so.

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