[Video] Life Update: 7 Milestones that marked the Past 2 Years.

When it became official

Hard to believe it's been over 2 years since I started this blog... and almost that long since I last posted (eek!). For those lucky enough to have started an MBA since then, first of all, Congrats! Second of all, I'm sure you now understand.

The entire experience was a whirlwind. The most resounding piece of advice (and perhaps the most valuable) I received at the beginning was to truly live in the moment as 2 years will fly by really quickly. 2 years have flown by and boy, were they right!

A bit of an update on me. 7 milestones since I started the blog.

Paying it forward

Reading the words "...we wish to welcome you to the MBA class of 2016 and we would be delighted if you accepted our offer of admission..." signed by the 'Deans of Admission' of two Ivy League MBA programs within the span of one week put me on a very high high, to say the least.

After months and months of suffer-head with taking standardized tests that make you question your secondary school education, writing and rewriting essays till wee hours before hitting Third Mainland Bridge, and jumping from cybercafe to cybercafe in the quest for stable internet, I finally had my own Lupita Nyong'o moment. Can I get a Hallelujah, somebody?!

I was born, raised, and educated in Nigeria and I've started this blog because I want to share my experiences in the hopes that it will help MBA hopefuls with backgrounds similar to mine see their dreams of getting into a top b-school become a reality.

The support I received from family, friends, colleagues and sometimes, strangers, was invaluable when it came to my success with the process and I consider it a great privilege to be able to pay it forward.

Two things I promise you with this blog;

1. To be as open as possible about the challenges I faced. No forming. No fibs. Just straight-up honesty about lessons learnt. 
2. To be very open to feedback -a trait you will find to be one of the most important during the process - so please feel free to drop comments or questions if you have any.

What I don't promise is very many posts. I'm new to this and realise how much work and time and effort bloggers put into generating good content. As much as I'd love to promise a constant stream of fantastic write-ups, I'm not sure that'll be honest of me especially given the competing commitments I know I have. So please bear with me.

Depending on where you are in the process, here's wishing you a most rewarding journey over the next few months. It's going to be an interesting ride and hopefully, some of my posts will help make it worth your while.

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