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Stanford Round 1
41 Applicants (5 Admits, 6 Waitlist, 10 Interviews, 17 Dings)

Mikus - Accepted and Matriculating
emirtumen - Accepted
Morgen - Accepted
msday -Accepted (Withdrawn for HBS)
rosav WL - Admit 4/1
caligl
egy
jcl246
mbabiden08
mikenyc
zoinnk
AdamH83
chitchat
CompanyMan
garun77
jigar34
k88
njosephy
Ntang
sentiment
spideyeclipse27
svarma0305
Tinder
UTdub
24
bball
BigBad
falibay
IvyStallion
krispy
mbagal2011
monkbent
nj24
OhThatMBA
Paradosso
Pathfinder_77
rjacobs
saltdawg218
sept09
sparkysan
wolffali

Stanford Round 2
8 Applicants (2 Admits, 1 Dings, 1 Waitlist)
foodstamp w/ Int
appukutty w/ Int
Magellan WL w/ Int
liubhs02
ashaker
MBAAspirant2008 w/o int
bouncer1981
F13
praz
pu2003 w/ Int
sajal09
SolarMBA
sset009
zimzamzum

It's about time Good luck everyone!

This is certainly going to be a tough nut to crack.

But I guess if you don't try (and give it your best shot) you'll never know.

I'm in !

Good luck to everyone
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On a mission to save the world

I too might donate 250 dollars for the cause of "changing the world"

Essay A scares me. I'm trying to gain a little bit of courage but having a hard time
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I'm in - good luck everyone!

That's how I am looking at. Stanford and HBS will be my most difficult applications by far - and everything else will be a walk in the park if I choose to take on both of these.
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Yeah, essay A's definitely a toughie. I agree with kry, it took me a long time to figure out exactly what I wanted to write. Once I did come up with a plan, though, the essays flowed pretty easily... I think I wrote essays A and B over a weekend.

Unfortunately I don't think there's much general advice I can offer. Maybe the best advice is to be yourself and be honest. I know it's trite, but it's true. Derrick and the others have read a ridiculous number of these essays over the years. I think they can detect when someone's trying to tell them what they want to hear.

Palm trees, year round golf, and a VC job?
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I'm planning on applying this year and Stanford is by far my top pick. I believe Stanford will be the best fit for me given the program's curriculum. Studying for the GMAT right now. Got a late start due to my change in career and change of city.

I have been reading some of the posts and I am certainly glad I stumbled upon the forum. I think my hardest time will be obtaining a great GMAT score to offset the fact that I went to a third tier college, but I appreciated the fact that Stanford weighs heavily other life experiences during their application process. I was born in Argentina and came to the US when I was 15, learned the language and adapted to the social changes (it was a hard transition). I became a citizen by the time I was 21, completed a degree in accounting and became a CPA. I worked for one of the top 4 accounting firms in the nation for 3 years and was able to network and interview for a PE job, which required a change of scenery. During my job transition I had a lot of time to think of the goals inherent in my career, which I believe will make the essays flow a little quicker (hopefully); however, I'm still a little anxious about the whole experience. I don't know any Stanford GSB alumni, but I have an acquaintance who entered the program and I will probably pick his brain in the near future.

I am still researching all the specifics on Stanford and the other top MBA programs. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you have any questions or you think I can do anything for you.

Leo