Stanford GSB Calling all applicants for Class of 2016!

Any idea why we have to wait until October 4th to find out the next steps in the process?

Any idea why we have to wait until October 4th to find out the next steps in the process?

Where do you see that October 4th?

The date was referenced in Stanford's confirmation email after submission.

Any idea why we have to wait until October 4th to find out the next steps in the process?

Last night I dreamed that I got a R1 interview invitation. Not kidding. This morning was a cruel awakening.

Admission Process Dates

2 October 2013: Round 1 Deadline
Beginning on deadline day, the MBA Admissions Office prepares applications for review and distributes them to members of our team to read. Over the subsequent weeks, we review applications, and decide which candidates will move to the next stage.

28 October through 26 November 2013: Interview Invitations
During this period, we will extend invitations daily for interview via email. Interviews are by invitation only, and an interview is required for admission. We hope to interview between 800 and 1,000 applicants this application year.

No invitations will be sent before 28 October or after 26 November. We expect the majority of invitations to go out by 19 November. If you have not received an interview invitation by 26 November, you will not be interviewed in this round.

We decided to compress the interview timeline. For Round 1, this means we will issue interview invitations from 28 October through 26 November only, rather than over the entire round. We will send no invitations before 28 October or after 26 November. We expect to issue the majority of invitations by 19 November. (We hope this prevents those of you who applied in Round 1 from obsessively refreshing your email for most of October.)

Although the final notification date for Round 1 remains 11 December, this compressed interview timeline will allow us to let you know on 26 November whether or not you still are being considered for admission. Some of you have told us that if the answer is a definite "no," you'd rather know earlier to give you more time to work on Round 2 applications for other schools. We heard you.

HI guys.
We've all submitted.
So, next is an interview... Do you have any idea why exactly Stanford? ))) If I am asked this question i still do not know what to say ))) Does any one know any valuable source of information concerning Stanford's advantages and features?