Darden 2012 - Calling All Applicants

bakfed, thank you so much, that's so nice of you to offer! But you're right, I'm interested in study desk, book shelves and such. Bulky things which would be cheaper to get in VA than having them moved from NE.

About moving, what is the best time to get to C'ville. I've noticed some networking events are scheduled in mid-July. Would last week of July or early August be too late..?

I was waitlisted on R2 and received an email with a link to a video congratulating that I was admitted without any other admission letter or status change. Has anyone else received the same email? And, can I assume that I was finally given the offer? Thanks.

Offers from the waitlist were made yesterday so...
Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Call admissions to find out!

As has been said, call admissions. On the R2 decision day, I was called by an Adcom Member, received the email you speak of night around 11pm, and I believe my status changed on the website pretty quickly after the email.

Good luck.

I called and I was admitted! Feeling really good since it is my favorite school. Charlottesville, here I finally come!

Congratulations!!!

I'm a 2nd round waitlister..so if I hasn't gotten anything (call or e-mail) so far that means I was rejected??
Feeling so frustrated. I was already admitted from one school but Darden was my dream school.

You're not rejected yet until you get a rejection notification. Make sure you ask Darden about your status if you haven't and see what else you can do to get you off the waitlist.

I second that. People get off the waitlist during June as well, so def. don't freak out only because the waitlist was narrowed down. It's not over!

I'm in !!
International (Southeast Asian) applicant Round 3. Got an email telling that I have to make a call, and found out that I was accepted.
So excited...



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I'm in for R3 too!
Same notification for me also, email asking me to call.

Congrats to all the R3 admits! Good luck!

Hey guys, I had applied in R2 and was waitlisted. I heard back from them a week back and got an admit!!!!
But right now I am in a kind of dilemma and haven't decided which school to go to having got a very good scholarship from Emory. I am leaning towards Darden and would like some opinion and pointers from you folks

Can you write a bit about your background and post MBA interests? I'll try not to be (too) biased.
Thanks and congrats!

The cliched stuff you hear from almost every Indian IT MBA candidate.

I have 4 years exp in Software Engineering and would like to move to MC.
I understand that on face value, Darden is much better than EMory but there is a huge increase in the loan I would have to take if I go to Darden.
I am from India and for an Indian that is a really huge amount of money. I plan to work in the US post MBA and am open to staying there till I pay back the loan. So what I wanted to know is what does say 90-100K additional loan mean in the US? How much time does one usually take to pay off this additional amount? Does Darden's brand and other (if any) advantages over Emory cover for this amount of money and time (time I may have to wait in case I wanted to change my plans and move to India or do something financially straining like an own business)?

Here's my take before the other Darden student jumps in. Management consulting is a tough field to get into, first of all and I'm sure you're aware of that, so always have a backup just in case things don't pan out. I quickly glimpsed through the employment statistic at Goizueta and found out that a healthy list of the same consulting firms recruit at Goizueta as they do at Darden (e.g. Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey, Bain). However, while being completely objective, I don't see some other big names on there, names such bas BCG, AT Kearney, or Booz (note: not Booz Allen Hamilton, which actually goes to Goizueta but not Darden, but not anyone I know would trade commercial engagements with federal ones). So I'm seeing some disadvantage in Goizueta. Surely there are opportunities at Emory since 33% of its student enter the consulting practice, which may or may not be the traditional management consulting (could be internal consulting) but nonetheless, still an impressive statistic. Darden has a huge brand name, and I'm not trying to boast, but definitely carries a "stronger" name than Goizueta. Darden has a bigger list of consulting firms coming to recruit. So from a career standpoint alone, Darden should be your first choice.

To answer your other question: 100k (assuming you can pay for your own personal expenses, otherwise, tag on another 60k on the 100k and make it 160k for tuition + personal expenses), you're looking at around $1,100 to $1,200 a month of loan payment for 10 years (you can get this number using any of the online calculators for student loans). At 160k, you're looking at around $1,700 to $1,900. So you definitely need to consider how much scholarship you're getting at Goizueta. Again, a quick glimpse from Emory's employment statistics tells me that that average MBA salary between Goizueta and Darden is similar, at around $105,000 a year. You will be able to pay off even $1,900 a month for 10 years if you're making a base salary of $105,000. So I think at the end, it will really depend on you in terms of how comfortable you are with 100k loan and how much you want the brand name. Glad to provide more perspective if you wish.

Does this mean they are through giving out acceptances for this round? I was under the impression that everyone would find out at the R3 deadline, so seeing people get accepted has been discouraging as it pertains to my prospects for admission. I am a R2 waitlister - is it worth it to reach out to Darden admissions at this point?