23 Mar
Business School…
I haven’t written about the incredibly long and draining process that has been business school applications (and if I thought they were incredibly long and draining how would TH, the one who actually submitted the applications say about it?) because I didn’t want several hundred people knowing he was going through the process and asking how it was going, especially if he didn’t get in anywhere. How rough would it be to deal with a bunch of strangers knowing you got rejected?
Guess I should have been crowing about it all along because he just had phone call from Booth School of Business in Chicago and he’s in! He got accepted! I’m so incredibly proud of him.
I should probably wait to post this until we know exactly where we are going, because we are waiting for one more offer before we decide, but this means that no matter what, we’re leaving Dallas to move somewhere north this Fall. I’ll update you this weekend and let you know for sure where we will be going, but for now we’re going to celebrate. We’re moving! Hooray!
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Congratulations to TH!
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1Jenna, you should explain to people that this is commonly known as the University of Chicago’s business school. It’s one of the tops in the nation!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!
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2Wow that is great! My friend completed the program there and while it is quite busy, he was so proud to graduate.
Let me know if you need any tips about Chicago. I moved here almost 7 years ago and I can’t imagine leaving.
Good luck and congrats to TH!
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3Congrats!
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4Congrats TH! How exciting for your move!
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5Congratulations! Wow, what an amazing school to get accepted to.
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6Yay for Chicago!!! You’ll be in my neck of the woods then! Great school, and way to go TH! U of Chicago is such a great school! Congrats to you both! Need any Chicago tips let me know!!!
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7Congratulations to TH and to you! I recently earned my PhD and I know that my husband’s support was a huge factor in my completion, so the spouses should get congratulations for these things as well! If you end up in Chicago, I know you will love it- it’s a great city!
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8Congrats to TH! U of Chicago is a great school!
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9Congrats! What an accomplishment!
Forgive me if this is too personal, but I’m curious about your financial plans while he is in school, you have a baby, etc. I am considering going back to school, but don’t know if it’s going to get done before we start to have kids. How do you plan to make it work?
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10What an exciting adventure Chicago would be for you, TH, and TB. Enjoy your celebration, and I hope you are feeling better!
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11Congrats to TH! Very exciting!
Will he keep working while in school?
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12Congrats, TH!
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13Woohoo! Congrats to you both!
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14Wow, that is such a great school. Mazal tov.
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15That’s great news for him! And you’ll be in my neck of the woods if you decide to go with Chicago! It’s a great city!
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16Congrats to TH, and if you happen to decide to make the move to Chicago, you have a lot of people willing to lend advice about (including myself)!
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17Yes! Welcome to the Midwest! We love you here!
P.S. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO? I AM SO PROUD OF TH.
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18Congratulations!! U of C is an amazing school and I LOVED living in Chicago. I was there for 5 years and the city is so fabulous - you will love it!!
Enjoy the happy day!
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19Whooo! Congrats to TH!
I’m moving to Chicago in July, maybe I”ll see you there!
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20Wow that’s great! Another Chicago resident here - for almost 6 years now, and I love it! One of my best friends is getting her MBA at Booth and she really likes it - she’s in the part time program, as she’s still working full time. Congrats to TH!
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21Wow, I had a cousin who went there. I think this is a bigger achievement than you are stating - Booth is a TOP school!
Super excited for you and TH, but gosh this is a big change for you! Will you be starting Jenna Cole as a northern business after maternity leave?
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Jenna Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
I am definitely nervous about moving but I’m hoping that my blogging will help (as there are people who know of me who might not otherwise). I also have a contest up my sleeve that should hopefully spread the word a bit. So excited to announce it!
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Congrats to TH! Chicago would be a big change from Dallas!
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23VERY exciting! What a great great adventure!
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24Oh…..come to Chicago. We’d love to have you here!
Good luck with the process….
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25Congrats! This is really exciting.
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26Congrats! What a big year for y’all!
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27I’ll have to admit that I secretly hope you go to Chicago. It is within driving distance of Indy and increases my opportunities to hire Jenna Cole!
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28Yay!!! So my cousin moved to Chicago a year ago for B-school and I am planning to visit her in the fall or late winter. Photo session in the Oz park?
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29Congratulations! What an exciting time for your family!!! Chicago is an amazing school (and an amazing city).
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30Congratulations to you and TH!!!! You must be so proud of him!
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31Woohoo!! Way to go TH! How exciting for both of you
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32Congrats to you both!
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33Congratulations!! What a great school! I’m applying for their economics PhD program next year and for their law school, and I’m very obsessed with Chicago. I’m even a little jealous of your baby- what a fun place to be raised!
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34WOO HOO!!! Please pass along my congratulations! That will be so exciting for you two (actually, I guess it will be three by then!). Hope you have a better night tonight by the way!
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35Yay! Congrats TH!
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36Congrats to your husband! I’m in a PhD program now so i definitely know how arduous and maddening the process can be. This is so excellent. You must be so proud of him! I think you will like Chicago. I was raised in the Midwest and I love it! (In fact I’m back visiting now!)
Super congrats and good wishes.
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37Congratulations to TH! I have to say I was hoping you’d move to Boston and be only an hour away from me, but Chicago is OK too
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38Congrats! Even though I don’t frequently comment, I read faithfully! And, since Chicago is in my neck of the woods (I live on the other side of the lake in Michigan), I think I’ll be able to hire Jenna Cole to take some family pics!
PS We moved when I had a 6 week old. I know yours will be a little older than that, but I wanted to assure you that it’s very doable. I got packed very quickly-I was up all night anyway, so I figured I could at least be productive!
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39Congratulations to TH! And yay for both of you being done with this process.
So exciting!
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40How exciting! Congrats to TH!!!
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41Congrats to TH!
Sounds like you may need to prepare yourselves for the LONG Chicago winter.
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42Congrats!! That is so exciting both all 3 of you!! And if you do end up in Chicago - fabulous! One of our fave cities!!
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43Wonderful news! New baby, new home, new adventures await!
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44I live in Chicago, and I love it! I moved here for law school and met my husband here and ended up staying. I really hope you end up here because it’s a GREAT city! (But I would advise not living in Hyde Park.)
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45congrats - i went to law school at UC and loved it. hyde park is a cool neighborhood.
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46Congratulations to TH! Wonderful news. Good luck for the decision making and the move
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47Business school is draining on both the person attending and their spouse too!!! I can attest to this.
My hubby graduated last May from the Ross School of Business at U of Michigan. While it was a wonderful experience and a great university for him to have earned his MBA from… it was an intense program!
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48Congrats TH for getting into B-School and to TW for all the work you’ve done in supporting him to reach this achievement!
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49Exciting, Jenna! And U of C! Woo hoo! I hope you go there. We loved it so much- including the ward. We’ll have to give you all the tips. Keep us posted.
Congrats to TH!!!
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