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Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!!

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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 08:57
Was the R1 deadline same last year?
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 11:04
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Was the R1 deadline same last year?


It was. That is why people here are really confused now. When will round 2 people get their notification if R1 people havent heard anything after the R2 deadline?
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 11:09
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When I look at previous year's Olin thread, the interview calls were out at the beginning of October itself. Even the first admit announced himself/herself on the 10th of October. I guess, by this time last year, the adcom of Olin must have been done with R1.

There can only be two explanations to 2015's anomaly :
1. They have undergone a drastic change in the way decisions are taken and selection done. May be, because they have such a minimalistic app, they have decided to do selections directly without interviews and will announce the decisions close to the decision date.
2. They have read all the trolling done on the GMATClub and have decided to take revenge and not invite any GMATClub member to interview except for the ones already invited at the very start. In this case, Olin stands to loose out because the average of GMATClub members is much higher in every parameter compared to the school's average.

Or the third explanation: They received a higher volume of applications than they were anticipating and are behind schedule.


Behind schedule shouldn't mean 3% of the applications reviewed after a month and a half. I think 1 is not going to happen. If that's the case, sorry I don't want to be in this program. How reliable is a business program if it admits people based on sheer numbers? What if there are people who don't even know anything about business or can't communicate?

They can't really match people's profile with their online credentials lol so that's also not a possibility.

I honestly have no idea. I will fake a Russian accent and call them later this afternoon with skype.
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 11:37
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ChefMan wrote:
SohamDutta wrote:
When I look at previous year's Olin thread, the interview calls were out at the beginning of October itself. Even the first admit announced himself/herself on the 10th of October. I guess, by this time last year, the adcom of Olin must have been done with R1.

There can only be two explanations to 2015's anomaly :
1. They have undergone a drastic change in the way decisions are taken and selection done. May be, because they have such a minimalistic app, they have decided to do selections directly without interviews and will announce the decisions close to the decision date.
2. They have read all the trolling done on the GMATClub and have decided to take revenge and not invite any GMATClub member to interview except for the ones already invited at the very start. In this case, Olin stands to loose out because the average of GMATClub members is much higher in every parameter compared to the school's average.

Or the third explanation: They received a higher volume of applications than they were anticipating and are behind schedule.


Behind schedule shouldn't mean 3% of the applications reviewed after a month and a half. I think 1 is not going to happen. If that's the case, sorry I don't want to be in this program. How reliable is a business program if it admits people based on sheer numbers? What if there are people who don't even know anything about business or can't communicate?

They can't really match people's profile with their online credentials lol so that's also not a possibility.

I honestly have no idea. I will fake a Russian accent and call them later this afternoon with skype.



Hahaha... Do we have any russian applicant?
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 11:52
Congratulations guys! We managed to reach 10 pages with only two or three interviews, rivaling some really good program's threads!
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 11:57
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ChefMan wrote:
SohamDutta wrote:
When I look at previous year's Olin thread, the interview calls were out at the beginning of October itself. Even the first admit announced himself/herself on the 10th of October. I guess, by this time last year, the adcom of Olin must have been done with R1.

There can only be two explanations to 2015's anomaly :
1. They have undergone a drastic change in the way decisions are taken and selection done. May be, because they have such a minimalistic app, they have decided to do selections directly without interviews and will announce the decisions close to the decision date.
2. They have read all the trolling done on the GMATClub and have decided to take revenge and not invite any GMATClub member to interview except for the ones already invited at the very start. In this case, Olin stands to loose out because the average of GMATClub members is much higher in every parameter compared to the school's average.

Or the third explanation: They received a higher volume of applications than they were anticipating and are behind schedule.


Behind schedule shouldn't mean 3% of the applications reviewed after a month and a half. I think 1 is not going to happen. If that's the case, sorry I don't want to be in this program. How reliable is a business program if it admits people based on sheer numbers? What if there are people who don't even know anything about business or can't communicate?

They can't really match people's profile with their online credentials lol so that's also not a possibility.

I honestly have no idea. I will fake a Russian accent and call them later this afternoon with skype.


You can use the name Vladimir who is an Oil rich Billionaire and wants to get an MBA at Olin to experience American way of life !!
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 12:30
Hahaha I love the discussion here. You guys are my favourite GMAT Clubers :-D

On a separate note I don't think Olin would be admitting without interviews. That would seriously dent their image. I don't think they'll take that risk.
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 15:08
Strange. 1st rnd applicant, no interview invite or ding yet and 2nd rnd date is also over. Still hoping for the best.
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 20:06
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Was the R1 deadline same last year?


It was. That is why people here are really confused now. When will round 2 people get their notification if R1 people havent heard anything after the R2 deadline?


I am also one among the confused soul hitting F5 button of mail box every other 5 mins :-D
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2015, 23:15
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Hahaha I love the discussion here. You guys are my favourite GMAT Clubers :-D

On a separate note I don't think Olin would be admitting without interviews. That would seriously dent their image. I don't think they'll take that risk.



They admitted without interviews last year so it wouldn't be strange :)
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   17 Nov 2015, 05:48
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Hahaha I love the discussion here. You guys are my favourite GMAT Clubers :-D

On a separate note I don't think Olin would be admitting without interviews. That would seriously dent their image. I don't think they'll take that risk.



They admitted without interviews last year so it wouldn't be strange :)


I thought a few did that because they were reapplicants. I dont think very many of us here are.
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   17 Nov 2015, 05:52
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Hahaha I love the discussion here. You guys are my favourite GMAT Clubers :-D

On a separate note I don't think Olin would be admitting without interviews. That would seriously dent their image. I don't think they'll take that risk.



They admitted without interviews last year so it wouldn't be strange :)


Ohh I didn't know that but as Stevkang above mentioned, they were probably reapplicants.
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   17 Nov 2015, 20:02
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Hahaha I love the discussion here. You guys are my favourite GMAT Clubers :-D

On a separate note I don't think Olin would be admitting without interviews. That would seriously dent their image. I don't think they'll take that risk.



They admitted without interviews last year so it wouldn't be strange :)


Ohh I didn't know that but as Stevkang above mentioned, they were probably reapplicants.


Last year, I was admitted without interview but I was the re-applicant and I don't know anyone else who was admitted without interview. Re-applicants are also invited to interview in most cases.
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   17 Nov 2015, 20:24
On a separate note I don't think Olin would be admitting without interviews. That would seriously dent their image. I don't think they'll take that risk.[/quote]


They admitted without interviews last year so it wouldn't be strange :)[/quote]

Ohh I didn't know that but as Stevkang above mentioned, they were probably reapplicants.[/quote]

Last year, I was admitted without interview but I was the re-applicant and I don't know anyone else who was admitted without interview. Re-applicants are also invited to interview in most cases.[/quote]

If you are a current student, by any chance do you know of any reason for d delay?
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If you are a current student, by any chance do you know of any reason for d delay?


I talked to some people who will be taking interviews. As per them adcom is still going through applications.
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If you are a current student, by any chance do you know of any reason for d delay?


I talked to some people who will be taking interviews. As per them adcom is still going through applications.


Thank you..so there is atleast a scope for hope :)
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2015, 00:17
I would LOVE to know the reason behind this schedule.The Olin thread serves as an entertainment to me now,not worried about it anymore. The sense of urgency is long gone.
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2015, 02:15
It would be so interesting to keep an eye on this thread once the invite starts rolling out. But well when? this year? or perhaps next year?
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2015, 02:36
But how can they cover interview and release decision with roughly 3 weeks left? May be they are being really choosy this year :|
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Re: Calling all Olin(St.Louis) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2015, 05:34
Got two decisions coming out in 4 weeks, Olin still probably hasn't reviewed my application, bunch of bosses lol
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