Adventures in
B-School Admissions
Friday, January 28, 2005
Yes, that is a limp wrist gesture !
Dear NYU Admissions Committee:
As the internet is one of the only bastions of free speech which remain somewhat intact. I thought I would respond to your letter addressed to me on January 28th. I am taking the opportunity to do this now in light of the fact that, after Bush overturns Roe v. Wade and fucks up the Social Security system, he might go after the internet and Iran next.
After a careful, holistic review of the contents of your letter, I want to emphasize that I certainly do not have high aspirations – I mean look at the schools I am applying to ! Can the situation be more dire – and look at the that GMAT score!? As for unique qualities, however, I have plenty. For example, I have enclosed a picture below for your perusal to showcase my painting skills. As you can see from the paint specks on my hand, I have been painting a house. I had the roller and the brushes out – it is a work of art comparable to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel I tell you.
Please notice the gesture pictured in the accompanying photo. Yes, that is a limp wrist gesture ! Pioneered by my buddy Tom Irish to tell one irate driver to fuck off on a road trip in the Northeast on I-95 (you know what I’m talking about when you get stuck at the GW bridge for two f-ing hours) in 2002, this gesture is even more offensive than the classic one-finger-salute with the middle finger, i.e. flipping the bird. You see, the limp wrist gesture is more nonchalant than the bird with the sub context that I can’t even put the effort into telling you where to go.
This rejection upsets me on a number of different levels. Most salient, is coming to grips with the fact that I will not be able to have a threesome with the Olsen twins and webcast it in BSKEWL’s blog to aid him in his content development struggle. In closing, I would like to humbly thank you for considering my candidacy, and I salute you, as I am sure many of my co applicants do as well, with a limp wrist.
Regards,
G. Smith
P.S. Judging from your generosity with financial aid when you admitted me to Stern as an undergraduate, I can only assume that I would not have been able to afford the program anyway. I mean a $6,000 scholarship for a valedictorian to attend a $40,000 per year program and live in a cramped dorm with 4 people to a room !
Rejection Hurts :[
The admissions committee has completed its review of your application to the NYU Stern MBA program. After careful consideration of your application and credentials, we are unable to offer you admission to the MBA Class of 2007.
While the committee recognizes the high aspirations and unique qualities of all of our applicants, we are in the difficult position of being able to offer admission to only a small percentage of the many individuals who apply to our program. Our decisions are based on a holistic and comparative process in which we evaluate academic potential, career history and goals, and professional and personal characteristics, and their match with our program.
We appreciate your interest in NYU Stern. You have our best wishes for your future success.
Sincerely,
Isser Gallogly
Director, Full-time MBA Admissions
As the internet is one of the only bastions of free speech which remain somewhat intact. I thought I would respond to your letter addressed to me on January 28th. I am taking the opportunity to do this now in light of the fact that, after Bush overturns Roe v. Wade and fucks up the Social Security system, he might go after the internet and Iran next.
After a careful, holistic review of the contents of your letter, I want to emphasize that I certainly do not have high aspirations – I mean look at the schools I am applying to ! Can the situation be more dire – and look at the that GMAT score!? As for unique qualities, however, I have plenty. For example, I have enclosed a picture below for your perusal to showcase my painting skills. As you can see from the paint specks on my hand, I have been painting a house. I had the roller and the brushes out – it is a work of art comparable to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel I tell you.
Please notice the gesture pictured in the accompanying photo. Yes, that is a limp wrist gesture ! Pioneered by my buddy Tom Irish to tell one irate driver to fuck off on a road trip in the Northeast on I-95 (you know what I’m talking about when you get stuck at the GW bridge for two f-ing hours) in 2002, this gesture is even more offensive than the classic one-finger-salute with the middle finger, i.e. flipping the bird. You see, the limp wrist gesture is more nonchalant than the bird with the sub context that I can’t even put the effort into telling you where to go.
This rejection upsets me on a number of different levels. Most salient, is coming to grips with the fact that I will not be able to have a threesome with the Olsen twins and webcast it in BSKEWL’s blog to aid him in his content development struggle. In closing, I would like to humbly thank you for considering my candidacy, and I salute you, as I am sure many of my co applicants do as well, with a limp wrist.
Regards,
G. Smith
P.S. Judging from your generosity with financial aid when you admitted me to Stern as an undergraduate, I can only assume that I would not have been able to afford the program anyway. I mean a $6,000 scholarship for a valedictorian to attend a $40,000 per year program and live in a cramped dorm with 4 people to a room !
Rejection Hurts :[
The admissions committee has completed its review of your application to the NYU Stern MBA program. After careful consideration of your application and credentials, we are unable to offer you admission to the MBA Class of 2007.
While the committee recognizes the high aspirations and unique qualities of all of our applicants, we are in the difficult position of being able to offer admission to only a small percentage of the many individuals who apply to our program. Our decisions are based on a holistic and comparative process in which we evaluate academic potential, career history and goals, and professional and personal characteristics, and their match with our program.
We appreciate your interest in NYU Stern. You have our best wishes for your future success.
Sincerely,
Isser Gallogly
Director, Full-time MBA Admissions
:: posted by Happy Ending, 1:12 PM
