terry12 wrote:
Jeez, I have no idea...
CONJECTURE ALERT
Remember, there were a lot of interviews issued in the last few weeks, which I think is a bit unusual. Maybe that's a sign that the Adcom was really swamped with applications. So perhaps they're still making final decisions at this point. I dunno, just a guess.
I think that's a great point, terry. My interview was one week ago today, and I have read interviews with Bolten where he says the adcom frequently sits around "debating for hours" about whether to admit a particular candidate. That may or may not be true (I never know what is marketing and what is real when it comes to b-school admissions), but even if they had only 50 interviews to evaluate last week (I just made that number up, I have no idea), that's still a lot of extra data to churn through in one week. Not to mention the fact that they are trying to incorporate that data into a "portfolio context" of other applicants they want to admit.
Personally, I am not sure which is worse -- knowing that calls are NOT going out and that some of the decisions (perhaps mine) could be delayed, or realizing that calls ARE going out (not currently) and that I haven't received one.
I'll say it again -- good luck everyone. Even if you are not admitted, remember that you are a strong candidate or you would not have received an interview at the most selective b-school in the world. A lot of deserving people get turned away every year, and that will be particularly true this year. This is what I keep trying to tell myself, anyway.