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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:34
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Dinged as well. Glad it's finally over though. That wait was torture.


This is not the end. At least you got 3 invites from other schools. I got none yet.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:39
If you'd like the comfort yourself with data (my favorite way to comfort myself), check out this blog post. It says the MIT acceptance rate goes from 16% in round 1 to 11% in round 2: https://www.mbadataguru.com/blog/admissi ... ion-round/

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Dinged as well.

These numbers are so bizarre. They are accepting fewer people now? If they admit 350 out of 4500(assuming number is unchanged from last year, that's a freaking 8% admit rate. That's more selective than Harvard. Also why did the numbers of admits go down by 60? Are the rest LGO or other programs?

Anyway, even if their class size is 400 overall and their yield is 70%, they should make offers to 11% of applicants and probably interview about 20%. They interviewed just about 32%(!!) of Round 1 here, which leaves only 8-11% max for Round 2 JUST FOR INTERVIEWS(assuming the sample at GMATclub is representative of the larger applicant pool and equal round sizes).

Why did I spend $200 on a round 2 app here if they didn't have many spots left to offer? Something is off somewhere here, and I'll be interested to see what their official admit rate is, though they won't break it down by round.



I'm with you. This is shocking. I'm looking at the number of tremendous candidates here reporting dings and it's unbelievable. Interview dings. And not even waitlist! What ever happened to the waitlist? How small exactly is their R2 harvest? This is borderline absurd.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:40
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Dinged as well.

These numbers are so bizarre. They are accepting fewer people now? If they admit 350 out of 4500(assuming number is unchanged from last year, that's a freaking 8% admit rate. That's more selective than Harvard. Also why did the numbers of admits go down by 60? Are the rest LGO or other programs?

Anyway, even if their class size is 400 overall and their yield is 70%, they should make offers to 11% of applicants and probably interview about 20%. They interviewed just about 32%(!!) of Round 1 here, which leaves only 8-11% max for Round 2 JUST FOR INTERVIEWS(assuming the sample at GMATclub is representative of the larger applicant pool and equal round sizes).

Why did I spend $200 on a round 2 app here if they didn't have many spots left to offer? Something is off somewhere here, and I'll be interested to see what their official admit rate is, though they won't break it down by round.



Just a thought: The GMAT club R2 Sloan appears to be heavily skewed towards males. Let's assume that the class of '16 deferral story is even close to accurate (25-50). For a number of reasons, I have the idea that males were more likely to bite on the deferral $$ for a number of reasons. Further, the increase in females as a % of the class from class of '15 to 16' (34% to 39%) supports this theory. Now let's continue this thought process and assume that the Adcom is interested in at least maintaining if not improving upon this 40/60 split.

Now, if we assume the GMAT club Sloan R2 applicant pool is heavily skewed towards males, then perhaps GMAT club's R2 interview percentage actually reflects a reasonable proxy for all R2 males, which is to say very, very low. Probably even more so if you are from traditional backgrounds like myself. Really wish I had done more research on this reality 4 months ago and applied elsewhere. The info was out there.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:41
That is true. The game is not over until it is over. For those who us who interviewed somewhere we have that going for us.

It seems this year Yale and Sloan (R2) were vicious.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:42
Dinged! I feel cheated by MIT because I submitted my application on 12th Jan after they extended the R2 application deadline from 8th Jan. And my application status still shows "Submitted" even after the ding. They said they are admitting fewer students this year ... then why extend the deadline unless you have not received enough apps?
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:45
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Um, just saying, I'm a woman with a 770 GMAT and 3.67 GPA and an Ivy undergrad and 4 years consulting experience (though I don't work for MBB) and I didn't get an invite. Not sure about your female-preference theory...

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Dinged as well.

These numbers are so bizarre. They are accepting fewer people now? If they admit 350 out of 4500(assuming number is unchanged from last year, that's a freaking 8% admit rate. That's more selective than Harvard. Also why did the numbers of admits go down by 60? Are the rest LGO or other programs?

Anyway, even if their class size is 400 overall and their yield is 70%, they should make offers to 11% of applicants and probably interview about 20%. They interviewed just about 32%(!!) of Round 1 here, which leaves only 8-11% max for Round 2 JUST FOR INTERVIEWS(assuming the sample at GMATclub is representative of the larger applicant pool and equal round sizes).

Why did I spend $200 on a round 2 app here if they didn't have many spots left to offer? Something is off somewhere here, and I'll be interested to see what their official admit rate is, though they won't break it down by round.



Just a thought: The GMAT club R2 Sloan appears to be heavily skewed towards males. Let's assume that the class of '16 deferral story is even close to accurate (25-50). For a number of reasons, I have the idea that males were more likely to bite on the deferral $$ for a number of reasons. Further, the increase in females as a % of the class from class of '15 to 16' (34% to 39%) supports this theory. Now let's continue this thought process and assume that the Adcom is interested in at least maintaining if not improving upon this 40/60 split.

Now, if we assume the GMAT club Sloan R2 applicant pool is heavily skewed towards males, then perhaps GMAT club's R2 interview percentage actually reflects a reasonable proxy for all R2 males, which is to say very, very low. Probably even more so if you are from traditional backgrounds like myself. Really wish I had done more research on this reality 4 months ago and applied elsewhere. The info was out there.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:50
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Um, just saying, I'm a woman with a 770 GMAT and 3.67 GPA and an Ivy undergrad and 4 years consulting experience (though I don't work for MBB) and I didn't get an invite. Not sure about your female-preference theory...


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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:52
Christ... I'm sorry. That is insane.


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cdgMBA92 wrote:
Um, just saying, I'm a woman with a 770 GMAT and 3.67 GPA and an Ivy undergrad and 4 years consulting experience (though I don't work for MBB) and I didn't get an invite. Not sure about your female-preference theory...


I'm with you.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:53
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If you'd like the comfort yourself with data (my favorite way to comfort myself), check out this blog post. It says the MIT acceptance rate goes from 16% in round 1 to 11% in round 2: https://www.mbadataguru.com/blog/admissi ... ion-round/


A 33% drop is about what I expected. What we have here is something closer to 50-60% or more. That's punishing, and, if accurate, is not fair to keep as hidden information.

I'm not finding any stories for that 50 person deferred cohort from last year. I am, however, seeing stories from 2012 about MIT having to defer 10+ students. If they've been having this problem for awhile, then I have no idea how they let it grow to 50 people suddenly. This year might be the wake-up call for them.

.....except no, they extended their deadline to allow for more applications, didn't they?

Seriously, wtf MIT.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 14:59
Hi all, I'm along time lurker and wanted to share some info because I know not getting an interview sucks (cough GSB).

to give you some data points, I was invited for R2 (not today, the wave from earlier this week) for on-campus. I just did a rough count - there were about 15 spots/day, with 14 days available to choose from. That gives you about 210 on-campus invites. Not too sure if you can interview domestically that's not on campus, and what the number of international interview is (maybe 50-100?). If someone knows what the number of R2 applicants was last year, you might be able to see what the percentage was for R2 invite.

Not sure if this helps at all, but I hope you all have a good weekend and forget about this, best of luck with everything!
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 15:05
I found this info in mba mission insider's guide (2014-2015 edition) - so the practice of offering people scholarship to defer has been done in the past.
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Sloan typically has a class size of approximately 400 students—roughly 350 in the MBA program
and 50 in the Leaders for Global Operations program (see the Operations Management section
for details), according to the school’s FAQ page—which means the school is on the smaller side for
an MBA program. For the Class of 2014, however, Sloan underestimated the number of accepted
candidates who would ultimately choose to enroll, which pushed the class size up to 431. In an
attempt to reduce the numbers a bit, the school offered partial scholarships to those willing to defer
admission for a year—suggesting that Sloan is truly committed to maintaining a small class size
and the close-knit community feel that accompanies it. Indeed, with 406 students in the Class of
2015, this figure has returned to its historical level, and the school asserts in its FAQs that it has no
intention of increasing the class size.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 15:20
I am an LGO applicant got dinged. They said my application will be considered for R2, not sure if dinged LGO's get interview/dings from MBA today. Different pages show different dates. Any idea how it works for LGO's?
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 15:23
Dinged :cry: That's my 5th ding in a row!
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 15:50
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Um, just saying, I'm a woman with a 770 GMAT and 3.67 GPA and an Ivy undergrad and 4 years consulting experience (though I don't work for MBB) and I didn't get an invite. Not sure about your female-preference theory...


I'm with you.
Female. 5 yrs leading CPG company. Gmat 760. 3.7 GPA, top undergrad.
Dinged w/o interview hurts.


Dinged here too (770 3.8 GPA). Looks like I find myself in good company, and we all should have applied in Round 1. For whatever reason, this ding made me much angrier than the other ones for two reasons:

1. MIT makes you (and your recommenders) jump through more hoops with its unusual essay prompts and anxiety -inducing "optional" essay.

2. In hindsight, R2 spots seemed very limited. It feels like a bit of false advertising.

Hopefully this means those of you that got interview slots will have an easy time getting in. Good luck all!
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 15:51
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I am an LGO applicant got dinged. They said my application will be considered for R2, not sure if dinged LGO's get interview/dings from MBA today. Different pages show different dates. Any idea how it works for LGO's?


If email has not been sent out, then I think it probably means that the interview invi will be on a rolling basis until April 1st.
IMO, I think my chances are slim to none.
Sucks, but more gruelsome waiting for LGO applicants including myself.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 16:57
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That is true. The game is not over until it is over. For those who us who interviewed somewhere we have that going for us.

It seems this year Yale and Sloan (R2) were vicious.


I agree (from personal experience). My recent results with GSB, Yale, and now MIT have me a bit concerned about being a super borderline candidate at my top choice. It's like the MBA gods want me at peak anxiety the next three weeks.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 21:00
Wow. The number of dings from qualified candidates is out of control. I feel lucky to have been interviewed, but my experience was VERY different from the round 1 interview reports. Given the competitiveness of this round, I now know why. Guess I just have to wait a month to officially get my ding letter. Best of luck to all of you with your other applications. There are a lot of top notch people on here and I'm sure we will see some impressive admits in the next weeks.
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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2015, 22:03
Dinged
Good luck to all of you

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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink] New post   07 Mar 2015, 08:15
Did they send invites to any Indian student for R2 ? I heard there is no R2 interview happening in India this year !!
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