Anxiety Management

Waitlist Anxiety: The Reality Check + Action Framework

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MBA waitlist creates unique anxiety: sustained uncertainty with no timeline, no guarantees, and critical financial decisions on hold. This isn’t about “staying positive” or “giving up.” It’s about managing ambiguity intelligently while building parallel plans. Complete framework covering: waitlist movement reality, what you can/can’t control, financial anxiety under uncertainty, LOCI strategy, GD PI anxiety for second-round calls, and decision deadline setting. Because the worst outcome isn’t rejection—it’s suspending your life indefinitely for an uncertain decision.

Stress Management for MBA Prep: The Audit-Based Approach

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Breathing exercises and meditation apps are everywhere. But if you don’t understand WHY you’re stressed during MBA prep, you’re fighting the wrong enemy. This guide introduces the MBA Prep Stress Audit Worksheet—a diagnostic framework that separates perfectionism stress from capability gaps, timeline pressure from content confusion, and outcome obsession from process ignorance. Stress is data. Listen to it before trying to silence it.