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Waluigi1 posted...

How did you decide on that school? Like was it a long term dream or something?

Kind of.

I took the GMAT right after undergrad since it's good for 5 years, and I figured it's best to take it while I'm fairly fresh out of what I learned. My score was way higher than I expected given my prep exams and I realized the Big Name Schools (TM) were in play now between that score and my undergrad grades.

When I was out of high school, I had actually gotten into a couple of Ivies for engineering, but why the hell would I go to those for undergrad engineering when I was getting a damn good scholarship to Michigan? Still, I had a lot of friends who went to those, and after H1N1 kicked my ass and made me drop out of the program in Michigan, I did kind of regret it. Grass is greener and all that.

I loved the people at my old job, but it had become drudgery, and the anemic pace of policy changes in the overall company made me realize it was going nowhere fast. I had come to hate the auto industry, too, and I wasn't getting paid shit. A friend of mine who went Yale for undergrad encouraged me to apply, so with that GMAT score burning a hole in my pocket, I applied to a few places and got interviews at Yale, Michigan (ironically), and a couple other lower-but-still-damn-good schools. Michigan had a wonderful group in admissions, but the actual students were assholes. I've never been in an interview where the guy interviewing me was so intent on having me fail. Yale students, on the other hand, were shockingly nice. They felt more real; they had better rapport with each other; they were welcoming and encouraging. The moment I heard I got in, I snapped up the spot.

Looking back, getting a degree here does feel like vindication for me changing lanes to business after my medical problems. Plus, my family was all cheering for me. It feels great.