Joshua van Aalst’s blog

April 8th, 2008

It’s time to press PLAY!

Posted by Joshua van Aalst in Interesting Stuff, MBA

Results are in. I got wait listed to MIT. Obviously I am delighted to have reached this stage of the application process, but at the same time disappointed that I have not been accepted. I felt I fitted extremely well with MIT. The alignment of their specialties (e.g. Entrepreneurship, Technology and Leadership) and my interests and experiences. In particular the ability to study an MBA focused on becoming a successful Entrepreneur. Their social scene, their location, their community, their everything. Yes I am a bit upset. That being said. You never know dreams can still come true with intelligence, hard work, effort and dedication. Heck, you never know, I could be called up off the waiting list.

…. so in the meantime where am I at?

“Dreams can come true”.

It’s time to stop waiting for results to be announced and start doing. It’s time to press the play button and swing into proactive action and chase those dreams. I will go to MIT. I will achieve a B*school education, experience. If it’s not this time round then I have learnt an incredible amount and will try again next year. I feel I have more to offer than what I displayed in my current application. For one, I believe, that I am capable of a much higher GMAT score.

… but thats not all. It’s time to press play on my own personal achievements. I want to build up the website to achieve a whopping 100,000 unique visitors per month. I want to donate a Josh and Friends annual scholarship to the Australian Institute of Music. I want to join a swimming squad. I want to build my team at the Investment Bank to become the leading Java development team in the group.

I want, I want, I want.

Well, what am I waiting for? nothing.

It’s time to achieve.

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