Olin 2012 - Calling all Washington University Applicants

Alright, so who all has finalized on Olin till now?

I just paid the $1,500 deposit Another $1,000 due in a month's time.
Why is it so quiet in here? Many other b-schools discussion forums are buzzing with activities!

Olin may not be as highly ranked as other programs but it's nevertheless a respectable program. It definitely deserves more love than what it's getting! Hope to see more Olin admits in here!

@ akkyy21 - what about you? Have you decided? Come to St Louis!

Yes, I am in too.

Just got an interview invite today. R4 international applicant.

got Carlson offer with full tuition waive, tough desicion...

Congrats Jacobwang! What's your decision? Have you paid the 1.5k deposit to Olin? Admittedly, a full tuition waiver is hard to walk away from. Both Olin and Carlson are good programs. If you ask me, I'd say that Wash U probably has a stronger reputation overall as compared to Minnesota due to the strength of other Wash U schools. Of course, this is based on my own experience. Shall refrain from talking too much about other schools here, since this is an Olin discussion thread i.e. I should be plugging for Olin!

I'm glad to see a little bit more activity in this forum, though I am sure the no. of pages of discussion can never hit the phenomenal levels of other more popular b-school since the level of interest in Olin is not as high amongst GMATClubbers.

I'm aware that quite a number of admitted applicants have given up their spots, along with some scholarship $ for various reasons. For those of you who are genuinely keen to attend Olin, but have financing difficulties, I think it's a good time to write to the Adcom to explain your situation and see if you can get some scholarship $? Those scholarship $ have to be given to someone anyway, and it makes good sense for them to use those $ to attract admitted applicants who are keen but unable to attend. Just my 2 cts' worth.

On a sidenote, is anyone able to shed light on why Olin's MBA program is not as highly ranked as other programs?
I know ranking is a very superficial exercise but let's face it - most applicants do take into consideration the ranking of a program in making a decision on whether or not to apply and enroll in a program. My guess is that since Olin doesn't place as well in consulting/finance (which pays top dollars to attract talents), the average salary has been pulled down, leading to a fall in Olin's ranking. And for a small program like Olin's, the impact on avg salary of not having a large % of the students going into consulting/finance will be even more significant due to a smaller student base. Any other views?

Got my Admission Interview on 27th of March, RD 4 International Applicant.

All the best !
Relax and you should get through.

Thanks

Do you had your interview already? Any specific questions? Or just the standard interview questions?

I interviewed with Kevin, and all my questions were pretty standard. Why mba, short & long term goals. Why Olin. How do you deal with conflict in a team / give an example.

I have a lot of different responsibilities at work, so I was asked what a typical day might look like for me, and how do i juggle all of the responsibilities at once.

My interview was approx 40 minutes, there was so set length, with the understanding that it would take approx 30-45 minutes.

Fair Enough, thanks a lot.

Mine is tomorrow via skpye , I am pretty confident so far.

Is it blind or did your interviewer know your file?

Interviews are blind

Hi Mucki139,
How about tour interview? did you get admision? I am going to apply R2 or R3 2013 but may GMAT score is not high.

Applying for R1 from Afghanistan. Have been working on my resume and statements all summer. Looking forward to a possible interview soon.

Just had my interview with Kevin and from my perspective it went very well.

How long is standard to wait and hear something?

wow, I think just next few days you will recieve good news, my friend in VN applied for R1 too but have not received interview schedule yet. May you update your profile here? Best wishes for you. Btw I amgoing to apply R3 and Olin is my only dream.

Profile updated. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

The anticipation is killing me! Any day now...