Stanford 2012 - Calling All Applicants

In for Round 1.

thanks for the reply, Stanford does accept the GRE scores as an alternative to GMAT, they have given the information in "Application Requirements"

Applying Round 1:

GMAT: 760 (99%) 49q 46 v
GPA: 3.81 Physics
WE: 0 (college senior) but worked summers at GE and professors lab, as well as charity work for Autistic children in AFrica

deferring for 2 years. stanford is a weird school. not too optimistic on this one. good luck to you all.

I'm in for R1!

I do have a question: Since, I'm taking the GMAT 9/28/11 and the due date for R1 is 10/06/11, do they accept the preliminary score and allow this to be a R1 app. when the official score comes in?

In for Round 1

+1 for Round 1!

Good luck everyone

I attended an admissions event held by Stanford recently. A few notes -

What they claim a Stanford MBA candidate can expect -
1. a career with impact and a life with meaning
2. insane levels of greatness. never settle
3. personal transformation. not just an MBA factory.

Areas of focus
1. Critical analytical thinking - ability to create an argument and defend it.
2. Personal leadership . The slide contained a photo of Gandhi and it said - What would Gandhi do? Talked about the "touchy-feely" class
3. Innovative thinking
4. Collaborative culture. Grade non-disclosure - gives you the freedom to try out different things.
5. People - a. people whose brains scare you b. people whose brains help you.
6. Global understanding

A couple of key phrases(cliches?) I noted down
1. Demonstrated leadership potential
2. Someone who has sought out stretch roles

Is anyone going to the Stanford Information session tonight in NYC?

I got a question on the peer reference. How do you define a peer? Does it have to be someone who has the same or similar title as you?
I have to choose from two people - one who has a higher title than me at work, but is not a direct manager/supervisor, and the other is a person who supervised me for some extra-curricular work(who is just 1-2 years older than me). I do not know which one should be my peer reference and which one should be the 2nd recommender!

I can't believe it, another science person! I'm not alone!

Applying in R1
GMAT : 25th Sept
BS(Mechanical Engineering), Unknown University in India 3.3/4
1 year : managed family's engineering business
MS(Aerospace Engineering), Univeristy of Texas at Arlington 3.1/4
at matriculation 4 years of experience.
A tought one but willing to work hard and we will see what happens, I should have taken GMAT way earlier but my work assignment + partying kept me away from it.

Just submitted my application! Now we play the waiting game... It's going to be a long fall.

Just did my GMAT, got enough points to apply to Stanford. Will be applying in R1.

In for Round 2

Two more weeks to R1 deadline!

A peer should be someone you have worked closely with, and should not be your supervisor or subordinate. It does not have to be someone with the same or similar title. For example, I am one of two Business Analysts in my firm. I would either take a peer reference from the other Business Analyst, or the Operations Manager, with whom I interact with on a daily basis.
If you find it difficult to select which peer to go with, then you might want to look at it this way "who has some really good (real) stories about me that he/she can write about?"

PS: I realise that this reply is coming in a bit late, but hope it's still of some help.

Just submitted my app! Never before have I been so challenged, and worked so hard at an application. The what matter's most essay especially has been really difficult. I don't know how many times I had to scrap and restart - probably went through 30 drafts. So if any of you are having a tough time, you're not alone!

It's truly been a very introspective and rewarding experience. Stanford's always been a dream, and as competitive as it is, at least I know I've given it my best shot. No regrets.

Best of luck to everyone!