Sektion Eins: Anfang; oder, Warten

In the beginning, there was the resolution - mine that is. Eleven days ago I made a new year's resolution to keep a journal. Then, inspired by others like WakeChica and CalGrad, I thought, why not a blog.

I grew up in Denver, studied marine engineering at the US Merchant Marine Academy in NY, and have lived all over the map in the seven years since I graduated. My favorite places to live were New Orleans, Switzerland, and Austria, where I worked in a factory while working for GE.

I now live in San Diego, working for a small, VC-funded company that produces environmental technologies to reduce emissions from large vehicles and power plant engines.

I love San Diego, but don't particularly love my job, company or the path I'm on professionally. I wish I could stay in this city, but, alas, its now or never for me if I want to get an MBA. And since I want to change careers, I've decided to apply for full-time programs only.

I found three programs I was really super-excited about: Rice, McCombs and Anderson, and I decided to stick with those three. I think all are a really good fit, and I believe I made the right choice by sticking with only three. So far I've been admitted to Rice, with a decent scolly, and have found the wait for McCombs excrutiating. At least with Anderson I know exactly when D-day is.