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Calling Stanford Fall 2008 Applicants [#permalink]
 14 Jul 2007, 12:43
Ok, starting a thread for each of the schools I'm applying to (hope that's ok) and didn't find one for this year (Fall 2008) yet.
Who else is applying? I'm going for R1. I live right next to the school, so I'll be visiting quite a bit, talking to student clubs (already went to their excellent infosession), hopefully meeting some adcom people, etc.
If anyone is visiting in the area, let me know (post here or PM me), maybe we can meet up and discuss!
Status - 4/4/2008
R1: Admitted: 1, Dinged: 11, W/L 1, Unknown: 6
R2: Admitted: 0, Dinged 8, W/L 3, Unknown 10
Stanford Applicants R1: Total - 19
terry12 - R1 - ACCEPTED!
dahcrap - R1 - Waitlisted w/o interview
Kryzak - R1 - Ding
IrishFan - R1 - Ding
wisepig - R1 - Ding
toploader - R1 - Ding
skaballet - R1 - Ding
nick_sun - R1 - Ding
red_s4 - R1 - Ding
jc2010 - R1 - Ding
sangoman - R1 - Ding
collegesenior - R1 - Ding
grad_mba - R1 - Ding after Interview
JamieK - R1 - Submitted
deepuaries - R1 - Submitted
abhishek.sardana - R1 - Submitted
just4u1530 - R1 - Submitted
dextrous - R1 - Submitted
ran chen - R1 - Submitted
Stanford Applicants R2: Total - 22
sudden - R2 - Waitlisted w/ interview
elhajoui - R2 - Waitlisted w/ interview
Wanderlustman - R2 - Waitlisted w/ interview
futuredukemba - R2 - Waitlisted w/o interview
UTdub - R2 - Dinged after Interview
ghgirl - R2 - Dinged after Interview
uphillclimb - R2 - Dinged after Interview
kwam - R2 - Dinged
bherronp - R2 - Dinged
TJ - R2 - Dinged
togafoot - R2 - Dinged
BCC145 - R2 - Dinged
hbs.aspirant - R2 - Submitting 1/7
dox - R2 - Submitted
trojan812 - R2 - Submitted 1/7
poochandi - R2 - Submitted 1/7
JJGooden - R2 - Submitted
malumier - R2 - Submitted
JingChan - R2 - Submitted?
iamjoesargeant - R2 - Submitted?
senseshnal - R2 - Submitted?
clarksdv2 - R2 - Submitted
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I am in 
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good luck with this one. Last year we (G'clubbers) had all dings except for a guy with a W/L. I don't know what happened in the end with the waitlisted guy, though.
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Agree with lepium, S is a tough nut to crack...maybe even tougher than H. I applied last year and was dinged WO an interview.
So good luck and all the power to everyone who applies. I visited the campus and loved the location.
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Wow, S is not getting too much love from GMATClub ! Is it because of S not showing any love to GMATClub last year?
kryzak, you and grad_mba seem to be the only ones applying in R1 (So far). I may lock horns with S in R2 (And get as much use of your experience from R1 as possible).
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not for me..
Last edited by aurobindo on 08 Aug 2007, 04:08, edited 1 time in total.
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mNeo - if ur planning on Stanford, i strongly suggest that you shoot for R1 .. thts exactly what the students specifically told when I was there on a campus visit ..
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Thanks for the suggestion, grad_mba. Yeah, I've been trying to see whether I can finish my other two apps by late Sep. That'll give me almost one month for an S app (A month seems to be the minimum that I'd have to spend on this tough app).
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"Just the two of us... we can make it if we try..." 
Anyway, grad_mba, where you at? We should help each other out.
Stanford will be a dream school to get in, but I understand my chances (I might as well go pull some slots in Vegas to try to retire early! =P I'm definitely applying R1 to maximize my chances and make me stand out a little more (since I'm in an impacted demographic). I hope being an alum of the school might give me a slight edge.
I'll be working on Stanford's app LAST, after Berkeley and UCLA, so I'll have enough practice by then. But I'm beginning to brainstorm the essay questions already.
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haha sure we can give a shot at stanford !!
a quote from one of the adcoms i read somewhere -
"I cannot guarantee that you will be admitted if you apply, on the other hand, I can guarantee that you will not be admitted if you do not apply"
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GMAT Club Legend
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haha, I have heard that... I think the adcom person giving the infosession said it too. speaking of which, Stanford has a VERY professional and good infosession.
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Hey kryzak,
Can you list out some of the tit-bits that you picked up in the infosession.......
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GMAT Club Legend
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Hrm... it was a while ago, but they emphasized the flexible curriculum that they're using for Fall 2007. I don't think I learned anything that I couldn't have learned from the website, but it was my first infosession, so I didn't have that many questions to ask. If I find anything in my notes after the GMAT test this weekend, I'll post them.
Anything specific you wanted to know?
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thanks man!!!
BOLs for your GMAt .........(Best of Luck........the 's' is purely there for shock value
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Count me in for R1. Does Stan have any infosessions in INDIA?
I haven't found any yet.
What kind of questions does the adcom think are not dumb to ask in the infosessions?
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abhishek.sardana wrote: What kind of questions does the adcom think are not dumb to ask in the infosessions?
Aah .. the magical doubt that keeps most of us quiet in front of the adcoms at the infosessions. 
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I'd love to go to Stanford, but I think that my efforts are best spent on other schools.
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abhishek.sardana wrote: What kind of questions does the adcom think are not dumb to ask in the infosessions?
Dumb questions are usually defined as questions that can easily be answered by checking the school's website or brochures.
However, I wouldn't hold back any questions I had at an info session. After all, info sessions are not evaluative (i.e.: they won't write down comments next to your name). You could make a good impression, but that's highly unlikely. Most likely, you'll be forgotten right after the info session.
Good luck. L.
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lepium wrote: abhishek.sardana wrote: What kind of questions does the adcom think are not dumb to ask in the infosessions? Dumb questions are usually defined as questions that can easily be answered by checking the school's website or brochures. However, I wouldn't hold back any questions I had at an info session. After all, info sessions are not evaluative (i.e.: they won't write down comments next to your name). You could make a good impression, but that's highly unlikely. Most likely, you'll be forgotten right after the info session. Good luck. L. That was nice advice....... Thanks Lep
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bherronp wrote: I'd love to go to Stanford, but I think that my efforts are best spent on other schools.
same. too rich for my blood.
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