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10 Mar 2013, 13:53

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Pashya wrote:

onlyaks wrote:

My uncle (alum of GSB - provided in form) received a post from admissions in early Feb.

Does this mean that my application was reviewed in early Feb.? Did anyone else's family members receive such letters? I am still eagerly waiting for an interview invite.

I'm curious to know what they asked him. Were they just verifying his relation to you?

Yes. I guess. Mostly. It was a letter suggesting that I have applied. Anyone has clue whether it means that my application is already reviewed?

No idea how Stanford reviews family members/legacy. It's probably a good sign though...legacy usually helps at any school.
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10 Mar 2013, 21:07

@ ooqjersey ...did u get an invite as reapplicant?...same boat here...

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10 Mar 2013, 22:17

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This statement from aerien confuses me, why anybody's legacy should benefit them in admission. How does it matter that your uncle or your father being the alumni makes you a better candidate. It's your own personal
Candidacy that should matter. If any school gives undue advantage to any candidate because of their legacy then it's discriminatory and gross injustice to us who have no uncles and father from Stanford to back them up.

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10 Mar 2013, 22:24

Does the status of your application change after you receive the interview invite?

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11 Mar 2013, 01:22

Truegmat wrote:

This statement from aerien confuses me, why anybody's legacy should benefit them in admission. How does it matter that your uncle or your father being the alumni makes you a better candidate. It's your own personal
Candidacy that should matter. If any school gives undue advantage to any candidate because of their legacy then it's discriminatory and gross injustice to us who have no uncles and father from Stanford to back them up.

That's a cruel world.
This is an institutional matter. It's easier to let someone you believe to approve the person, that to take additional risk of admitting a bad/average guy. All elite communities have been formed this way for centuries.

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11 Mar 2013, 03:42

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Truegmat wrote:

This statement from aerien confuses me, why anybody's legacy should benefit them in admission. How does it matter that your uncle or your father being the alumni makes you a better candidate. It's your own personal
Candidacy that should matter. If any school gives undue advantage to any candidate because of their legacy then it's discriminatory and gross injustice to us who have no uncles and father from Stanford to back them up.

Dont Worry!!!

You'll create a legacy for your generations ahead.

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11 Mar 2013, 06:44

Truegmat wrote:

This statement from aerien confuses me, why anybody's legacy should benefit them in admission. How does it matter that your uncle or your father being the alumni makes you a better candidate. It's your own personal
Candidacy that should matter. If any school gives undue advantage to any candidate because of their legacy then it's discriminatory and gross injustice to us who have no uncles and father from Stanford to back them up.

Or aunts or mothers? (women have been at GSB since it started)

I am a legacy as well (don't hate me)... the letter the alumni get says that legacy admit rate is twice that of non-legacy, but that said they still do not admit 85-90% of legacies.

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11 Mar 2013, 07:33

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Truegmat wrote:

This statement from aerien confuses me, why anybody's legacy should benefit them in admission. How does it matter that your uncle or your father being the alumni makes you a better candidate. It's your own personal
Candidacy that should matter. If any school gives undue advantage to any candidate because of their legacy then it's discriminatory and gross injustice to us who have no uncles and father from Stanford to back them up.

Or aunts or mothers? (women have been at GSB since it started)

I am a legacy as well (don't hate me)... the letter the alumni get says that legacy admit rate is twice that of non-legacy, but that said they still do not admit 85-90% of legacies.

From an undergrad admissions perspective, most everyone knows that being legacy helps -- especially at certain schools (for California, Stanford and USC stand out to me). I assume the same holds true for grad school; it might not be as big of a factor but it certainly doesn't hurt.
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12 Mar 2013, 10:49

Tired of Waiting

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12 Mar 2013, 11:00

havnt heard ANYTHING at all

i guess that means we're out ?

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12 Mar 2013, 15:29

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equestrian wrote:

Truegmat wrote:

This statement from aerien confuses me, why anybody's legacy should benefit them in admission. How does it matter that your uncle or your father being the alumni makes you a better candidate. It's your own personal
Candidacy that should matter. If any school gives undue advantage to any candidate because of their legacy then it's discriminatory and gross injustice to us who have no uncles and father from Stanford to back them up.

Or aunts or mothers? (women have been at GSB since it started)

I am a legacy as well (don't hate me)... the letter the alumni get says that legacy admit rate is twice that of non-legacy, but that said they still do not admit 85-90% of legacies.

Sure, I can accepted that from Columbia...or Harvard maybe. But not from Stanford and its halo of supreme justice. "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time."

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12 Mar 2013, 16:10

Salvo81 wrote:

equestrian wrote:

Truegmat wrote:

This statement from aerien confuses me, why anybody's legacy should benefit them in admission. How does it matter that your uncle or your father being the alumni makes you a better candidate. It's your own personal
Candidacy that should matter. If any school gives undue advantage to any candidate because of their legacy then it's discriminatory and gross injustice to us who have no uncles and father from Stanford to back them up.

Or aunts or mothers? (women have been at GSB since it started)

I am a legacy as well (don't hate me)... the letter the alumni get says that legacy admit rate is twice that of non-legacy, but that said they still do not admit 85-90% of legacies.

Sure, I can accepted that from Columbia...or Harvard maybe. But not from Stanford and its halo of supreme justice. "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time."

Stanford still dings big alumni kids - I heard Schwabs kid was rejected...doubt Harvard or Columbia would do that.

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12 Mar 2013, 16:18

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No one is hearing ANYTHING???!

I think Stanford should make their class size bigger!

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12 Mar 2013, 20:22

WillTravelForMBA wrote:

No one is hearing ANYTHING???!

I think Stanford should make their class size bigger!

Yea... I'm thinking that's a wrap for this round... Good luck all on your other schools

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12 Mar 2013, 21:24

old1442 wrote:

WillTravelForMBA wrote:

No one is hearing ANYTHING???!

I think Stanford should make their class size bigger!

Yea... I'm thinking that's a wrap for this round... Good luck all on your other schools

I would wait for couple of more days to believe that.

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13 Mar 2013, 04:35

Looong stupid wait for nothing

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13 Mar 2013, 11:42

Quite a few people have reported getting their interview invites in the comments section, but have not reported it in the data table. Additionally, I agree with what others are suspecting as well on the forum of some people who have received their invites did not update their profile. If Stanford admits 40-50% of candidates they have interviewed then approx 17% (based on last year's admit rate of 7%) of the applicant pool should have got their invite. Even with a 3-5% sample error, the number of interview invites is still low. Anywayz, who knows....except for the admission committee themselves as to what is cooking

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14 Mar 2013, 14:17

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As far as the sample goes, I think those of us who are still waiting are more inclined to actively check the forums and keep our information up to date. I'd guess that many more folks have gotten interview invites than have reported receiving them.

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15 Mar 2013, 00:47

OK--who else is having a hard time waiting until the 27th? Also, does anyone know what phone number Derrick calls when he admits people (work? cell?)

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Re: Stanford GSB 2013 - Calling all Applicants [#permalink]

15 Mar 2013, 04:46

For some reason I'm not having much trouble. its a ding in my head already even though my interview went okay... I'm just happy that Wharton release decisions same day so hopefully i'll have gotten in somewhere when I get my stanford rejection!

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15 Mar 2013, 04:46

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