Napa, TV, and Deferred Enrollment

Napa Update:

Sunday was a beautiful day for the Napa trip with Marina and Foobar. The sun was shining, skies were clear, and it wasn't too hot. After stopping by the visitor's bureau, we found a fantastic deal where we could wine taste at 6 different wineries for $10. Each winery had a distinct feel, and it was interesting to see the differences between a big commercial winery versus a small mom and pop shop. My favorite part of the trip was snacking on crackers with different spreads and cheeses (nothing beats the duck pate, but the walnut cheese is up there). I will definitely not forget the koi fish that loved to drink the white wine.

TV Update:
Craigslist is too awesome. I listed my TV for $500 thinking I wouldn't be able to sell it for a few weeks. Within a few hours, I got over 5 responses and it was sold on Saturday (last thing I watched was the Suns/Lakers Game 7 massacre). The bad news is that I will have to live without my TV and favorite shows for the rest of May (what happened on West Wing?). Interestingly enough, I started playing Starcraft again (it's been like 5 years) and I haven't forgotten a single hot key.

Deferred Enrollment (Yale SOM):

I guess there are too many students for Yale SOM '08. They intended a total class size of 180 (3 cohorts) but ~223 have already accepted offers from Round 1 and 2 (yikes for Round 3 folks). They specifically mentioned that they want to keep the class with 3 cohorts, so the question becomes, does anyone want to defer enrollment?

Historically, we have only granted deferrals in cases where unforeseen circumstances prevented an admitted applicant from matriculating. However, due to the overwhelmingly positive response to SOM's new curriculum plans, we have experienced an unprecedented 50% increase in our yield year-to-year. Therefore, we are able to relax our deferral policy for the Class of 2008 to some degree. If you are interested in deferring your enrollment, please contact the Admissions Office at xxxxx@yale.edu as soon as possible.

To defer or not to defer, that is the question.

Pros:
-Can reapply to Wharton if I don't get in off the waitlist (improve essays)
-Save up $$$
-Not be the first class with the new curriculum and let the bugs/kinks get worked out
-Possibly take more time off and travel extensively
-Enjoy California one more year
-Cal Football is going to have a breakout year, I can get season tix to watch it all!

Cons:
-Miss sharing some fabulous experiences with the class of 2008
-One year less of post-MBA salary
-Possible different chemistry in class of 2009 vs 2008
-I already gave my termination notice to my employer, what would I do for an entire year?
-Already sold most of my big furniture


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