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!
March 23rd, 2010 on 2:05 pm
Congratulations to TH!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:07 pm
Jenna, 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:11 pm
Wow 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:12 pm
Congrats!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:12 pm
Congrats TH! How exciting for your move!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:13 pm
Congratulations! Wow, what an amazing school to get accepted to.
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:13 pm
Yay 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:15 pm
Congratulations 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:16 pm
Congrats to TH! U of Chicago is a great school!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:16 pm
Congrats! 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:17 pm
What 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:21 pm
Congrats to TH! Very exciting!
Will he keep working while in school?
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:24 pm
Congrats, TH!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:31 pm
Woohoo! Congrats to you both!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:33 pm
Wow, that is such a great school. Mazal tov.
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:37 pm
That’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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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:43 pm
Congrats 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:50 pm
Yes! Welcome to the Midwest! We love you here!
P.S. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO? I AM SO PROUD OF TH.
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March 23rd, 2010 on 2:57 pm
Congratulations!! 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 3:06 pm
Whooo! Congrats to TH!
I’m moving to Chicago in July, maybe I”ll see you there!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 3:12 pm
Wow 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 3:13 pm
Wow, 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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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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March 23rd, 2010 on 3:14 pm
Congrats to TH! Chicago would be a big change from Dallas!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 3:15 pm
VERY exciting! What a great great adventure!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 3:28 pm
Oh…..come to Chicago. We’d love to have you here!
Good luck with the process….
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March 23rd, 2010 on 3:56 pm
Congrats! This is really exciting.
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March 23rd, 2010 on 3:57 pm
Congrats! What a big year for y’all!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 4:52 pm
I’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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March 23rd, 2010 on 4:53 pm
Yay!!! 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 5:25 pm
Congratulations! What an exciting time for your family!!! Chicago is an amazing school (and an amazing city).
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March 23rd, 2010 on 7:04 pm
Congratulations to you and TH!!!! You must be so proud of him!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 8:04 pm
Woohoo!! Way to go TH! How exciting for both of you
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March 23rd, 2010 on 9:27 pm
Congrats to you both!
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March 23rd, 2010 on 9:37 pm
Congratulations!! 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 10:05 pm
WOO 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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March 23rd, 2010 on 11:16 pm
Yay! Congrats TH!
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March 24th, 2010 on 12:07 am
Congrats 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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March 24th, 2010 on 5:27 am
Congratulations 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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March 24th, 2010 on 6:31 am
Congrats! 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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March 24th, 2010 on 7:46 am
Congratulations to TH! And yay for both of you being done with this process.
So exciting!
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March 24th, 2010 on 8:17 am
How exciting! Congrats to TH!!!
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March 24th, 2010 on 8:23 am
Congrats to TH!
Sounds like you may need to prepare yourselves for the LONG Chicago winter.
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March 24th, 2010 on 8:55 am
Congrats!! 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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March 24th, 2010 on 9:22 am
Wonderful news! New baby, new home, new adventures await!
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March 24th, 2010 on 9:24 am
I 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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March 24th, 2010 on 9:50 am
congrats - i went to law school at UC and loved it. hyde park is a cool neighborhood.
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March 24th, 2010 on 10:21 am
Congratulations to TH! Wonderful news. Good luck for the decision making and the move
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March 24th, 2010 on 11:00 am
Business 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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March 24th, 2010 on 11:03 am
Congrats 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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March 24th, 2010 on 3:13 pm
Exciting, 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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March 24th, 2010 on 7:13 pm
Cool! Congrats to you both!
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March 25th, 2010 on 8:11 am
Hooray! Congrats to TH as that’s a very competitive program and quality school. I’ve just been in Chicago a few years from FL and love it. It is a great place for young couples and new parents! And I have about a million ideas for photo sessions I’d love to do if you were in the same city…
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March 25th, 2010 on 8:16 am
Congratulations! Chicago is a great city.
Here are my tips (I travel there for work sometimes):
The art museum is free on Thursday nights!
The Buckingham Athletic Club has a hotel on the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange. It is gorgeous and has very good prices for downtown Chicago.
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March 25th, 2010 on 1:02 pm
YAY!!! Congrats to you both! I know he’s the one doing most of the work, but it definitely takes a lot of support from the wife at times too! =)
{Believe me, I know, Chris sent out like 10 law school apps about a month ago. It’s nice to live again!}
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March 25th, 2010 on 8:34 pm
Congrats! I hope the other offer pulled through as well! So excited for you both
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March 26th, 2010 on 9:55 pm
Congrats, TH!
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