CSFive

I check all the time anyway, but usually skim through pretty quickly. Sometimes newsletters I subscribe to end up in there, so I need to rewrite my filter rules. I've been checking a lot more carefully lately. I subscribe to Harvard Business Review (so I get stuff I care about), get a lot of Harvard spam (to pay for packs of articles I can already access for free individually), and applied to Harvard Business School (haven't heard anything yet) - so I'm very paranoid.

This is so funny - I always feel weird listing all my schools (I applied to ten, not all well known to the general public, but some big names), because people that don't know how hard it is to get in think it's super impressive to hear a long list of good schools. People keep saying "congratulations" when I tell them I applied to Harvard - as if applying itself is an accomplishment (so far it's been radio silence from them). I'm so nervous that I won't get in anywhere, and then it will feel extra weird.

I haven't been accepted anywhere yet, but I posted my first (and only, so far) interview invitation (Wharton) - more than 50 "likes" so far. I have supportive friends, and have been out of school for a while, so they're all excited for me. Plus, I'm excited for me - it's tough keeping it in. I follow and am followed by some professors in programs I'm applying to on Google+ and twitter, so I'm not blasting it there. I was following them prior to deciding where to apply, but any I've found since then I'm bookmarking to follow later (it just seems weird to me to do otherwise).

I also follow the "never reread" philosophy - unless I get invited for an interview/call/visit at least. In general, if it was missed in multiple proof-reads, I think there's a decent chance it could get missed in actual reads. That particular typo sounds like it's something they could miss, because they'll be "hearing" it in their minds, and it will sound right. When I'm reading, and come across that word, I automatically hear it the way it should be, and only notice if it's wrong if I stop to think about it.

My wife said I could buy a bow tie... only if I'm accepted.