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Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

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Calling All Stanford GSB Fall 2011 Applicants!

Detailed Program Information: GMAT Club's Stanford GSB School Guide

Fall 2011 Application Instructions

Round 1 Deadline: 10/6/2010 | Decision Date: 12/15/2010
Round 2 Deadline: 1/6/2010 | Decision Date: 3/30/2011
Round 3 Deadline: 4/6/2011 | Decision Date: 5/18/2011

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Essay Length

Your answers for all of the essay questions cannot exceed 1,800 words.

You have your own story to tell, so please allocate the 1,800 words among all of the essays in the way that is most effective for you. We provide some guidelines below as a starting point, but you should feel comfortable to write as much or as little as you like on any essay question, as long as you do not exceed 1,800 words total.

Essay 1: 750 words
Essay 2: 450 words
Essay 3: 300 words each

Formatting

Use a 12-point font, double spaced
Recommended fonts are Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman
Indicate which essay question you are answering at the beginning of each essay
Number all pages
Upload all four essays as one document
Preview the uploaded document to ensure that the formatting is true to the original
Save a copy of your essays

Essays
Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?
Essay 2: What are your career aspirations? What do you need to learn at Stanford to achieve them?
Essay 3: Answer two of the four questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years.

Option A: Tell us about a time when you built or developed a team whose performance exceeded expectations.
Option B: Tell us about a time when you made a lasting impact on your organization.
Option C: Tell us about a time when you generated support from others for an idea or initiative.
Option D: Tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, established, or expected.

Recommendation Questions (3 recommenders)
2 Professional/Workplace References

Please briefly describe your relationship to the candidate, and describe the circumstances under which you have known her or him.
How does the candidate’s performance compare to other well-qualified individuals in similar roles?
What (if any) legacy has this candidate left on your organization?
Describe the most constructive feedback you have given the candidate. Please also detail the circumstances that caused you to give the feedback.
Is there anything else (positive or negative) we should know about the candidate?

1 Peer/Team Reference

Please briefly describe your relationship to the candidate, and describe the circumstances under which you have known her or him.
Describe how the candidate has generated support from others for an idea or initiative.
What (if any) lasting impact has this candidate left on your organization?
Describe the most constructive feedback you have given the candidate. Please also detail the circumstances that caused you to give the feedback.
Is there anything else (positive or negative) we should know about the candidate?

Essay Analysis

APPLICANT LIST:

GSB Applicant List Google Doc

Round 1 (101 applicants)
Matriculating: N/A
Admitted: 11 (11%)
Waitlisted: 5 (5%)
Denied: 85

APPLICANTS: Please fill out your stats in the Google Doc attached and keep updating your information whenever you see fit!We will keep this thread updated as well

Current students: Terry12, Mikus, quantjock

All quoted sections in this post are from the Application Requirements page of the Stanford GSB Website

College Students:

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*Take the GMAT or GRE in your junior or early in your senior year.
*Pursue opportunities for independent research, such as lab work, seminars, and theses.
*Take courses in mathematics—such as calculus, microeconomics, or statistics—to strengthen your quantitative exposure.
*Take an accounting course to understand the language of business.
*Take logic courses—such as computer programming, philosophy, and physics—to refine your analytical capabilities.
*Read the Wall Street Journal, Economist, and Financial Times to understand the business environment and learn about industries, careers, and organizations.
*Explore professional pursuits through challenging summer internships. Cultivate strong relationships with supervisors and mentors, and seek out opportunities to learn new skills and knowledge.
*Investigate different careers to refine your goals. Sites like WetFeet offer a wealth of information about organizations and professional fields. Talk to friends, or relatives who work in your field of interest.
*Even if you intend to enroll in an MBA program directly after graduation, participate in your college’s recruiting process to learn about careers, organizations and industries. It’s smart to have options.

OTHER RESOURCES:

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Last year's thread for Stanford GSB

Veritas Prep School Report for Stanford GSB (Please register your email id, and Veritas will send a link to the download and you can download multiple school reports at once if you want!)

Clear Admit's Stanford 2011 Essay Analysis

Veritas Prep Stanford 2011 Essay Analysis

Stanford GSB Blog

Analysis of Essay topics by Stanford

Analysis of Recommendation letters by Stanford

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Originally posted by runnergirl on 02 Jul 2010, 08:38.
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jdhanoa

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

04 Jul 2010, 10:35

Hey guys,

I'm applying for general admission round 1, class of 2013..

currently have 3.5 years (4.5 by next fall) of experience in sports rights management, new media - highly international, entrepreneurial

best of luck to all of you!

adalfu

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

07 Jul 2010, 08:27

im applying to r1. good luck to all.

peppermuncher

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

07 Jul 2010, 11:25

applying round 1 as well

BeeSkool

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

07 Jul 2010, 14:28

In for Rd 2

Zengi1583

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

08 Jul 2010, 19:55

Please count me in for Round 1

bruinboi

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

12 Jul 2010, 15:11

in for round 1

adalfu

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

13 Jul 2010, 23:30

here for rd1

amaterasu

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

14 Jul 2010, 05:55

Hi there,
I have a question concerning the admit rates.
GSB's admit rate is claimed by Vertias Annual Report as 8%.
But, according to the GSB's web site, out of total ~7000 applicants, 370 were enrolled. Then, how would be the admit rate 8%.

whiplash2411

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

14 Jul 2010, 05:59

amaterasu: Admit rate and yield rate are not the same. Admit rate refers to the number of people who were extended an offer of admission, while yield rate is the number of people among them who actually join/matriculate. Hope this helps. Are you applying? If so, which round?

amaterasu

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

14 Jul 2010, 22:33

whiplash2411 wrote:

amaterasu: Admit rate and yield rate are not the same. Admit rate refers to the number of people who were extended an offer of admission, while yield rate is the number of people among them who actually join/matriculate. Hope this helps. Are you applying? If so, which round?

whiplash: I beg to differ here. Say, they are 400 applicants admitted but from that ~ 350 were enrolled so, there would be a yield. But, what I want to know is, from what amount of a pool were this 400 applicants are admitted ? In Veritas report, yield is 77%, admit is 8%.
Also look at here, maybe this will clarify my question:
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/about/facts.html
There are tables related to MBA enrollment. Total enrollment is 755, and the enrollment is 385. What is the admit rate then, there are two classes ?
Yeah, GSB is a great place I will apply definitely, but I do not know if I were able to make it happen to R2 without rushing the application, considering not already having taken GMAT and TOEFL. I do my best but, working full-time is where I fall short. And also trying to learn more about the schools is really really more time consuming than I have ever imagined.
Ciao

zimzamzum

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

29 Jul 2010, 21:16

I am applying in round 1

. I got selected for The Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/financi ... nce-p.html ). I have to take my Gmat again that I am planning for August end.

CyberC1

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

30 Jul 2010, 05:44

Also going to apply round 1. Reapplicant here...

sandeep800

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

30 Jul 2010, 06:13

count me in too for round 1 !!!!!!

whiplash2411

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

02 Aug 2010, 15:01

zimzamzum: You're in the final 50 I am assuming? Good luck!

Can you all please update your information in the Google Doc spreadsheet please? Thanks!

qweert

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

03 Aug 2010, 03:32

Arguably has the lowest rate of admission, but i might just apply.

zimzamzum

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

03 Aug 2010, 03:40

yeah I already updated the spreadsheet. I am working hard on scoring well in Gmat since my first two attempts didn't got me score of what I was expecting.

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

03 Aug 2010, 09:52

Expert Reply

FYI. I have updated the thread and embedded the Google Doc to fit in the discussion.
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futurestrategist

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

03 Aug 2010, 14:45

In for Round 1

quantjock

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Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

03 Aug 2010, 20:26

gkumar wrote:

In for Round 1

glad to see you back in the game gkumar. good luck this season.

gmatclubot

Re: Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! [#permalink]

03 Aug 2010, 20:26

Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!!

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