Chicago GSB Worldwide Night

So today has been a pretty hectic day, along with research for the ML fellowship, i have had alot of work to do, which has left me in a really irritable state.  To add to things, I just realized that i cant even apply to the ML fellowship because i dont qualify as a minority.

 I really have begun to question the rationale behind the dirth of fellowships and scholarships available to international students/ Non residents.  Anyways, I know no one will really give a damn cause it seems like all intl. students are just expected to be cheap work horses. 

In the evening i am going to the Chicago GSB worldwide night.  Let us see how that goes, i really hope i can do this MBA, and come out with the kind of advantages i am expecting. 

It has really been irritating to see how fickle peoples opinion's are.  Before i got in, everyone told me I was too young, and said "at least you got to interview at places, and are on the U Chicago waitlist.  Thats a positive sign for the future"  Now everyone tells me that this is perfect, at the best time to do my MBA.  Sigh, it is just irritating to see such a narrow understanding people have of things, and how everyone seems to have no real opinion of their own.  They just go with what suits the situation best.

Unfortunately, from what i hear from other MBA grads and professionals, the "fakeness" will continue and only further consume my existence.  If i turn into some jack ass with an MBA who talks for the sake of impressing people, someone shoot me!

OK enough negativity, on a positive note, it is really nice outside in DC and i really wanna just go to the garage and get my car out and drive around with the top down.  But ofcourse i cant do that, because of the number of requests i keep getting from everyone.  Ohh and not to mention a call i got today from some lady who is at the IMF who wants to fill in for my position.  While it is ok if someone calls me and asks me about the work i do, its not ok to expect me to recommend you when you have not even told me your name yet. As always i continue to question what kind of people get hired at such places. 

I had to go through heaven and hell at my interviews at the IMF, and with all my skills and after having my thesis published in a economic journal, these people grilled me like i was incapable of adding 2 and 2.  Sometimes the inconsistencies I see amongst the abilities of economists here, astounds me.  But I am not going to complain because for every bad experience I may have had I do have some good ones…guess life cant be perfect right?