Stanford GSB Calling all applicants for Class of 2016!

me too. Never lose hope until last minute

Hi, again no updates / posts today on an invite - meaning not many here have got one so far?
First time here - based on reading so far - that's rather unusual, isn't it?

Question for the statisticians out there -- isn't round 2 supposed to be more competitive / attract a larger pool of applicants? If so, why do we have a smaller R2 vs. R1 applicant pool here on gmatclub?

Because many people don't update their status or list a school on their profile until after they've received an interview invite or been admitted to a school.

Hmm the status update part I can buy, but not listing a school? The vast majority of posts on this forum are either on gmat prep or the application process itself, so it stands to reason that people are more likely to sign up/list schools during the process, rather than after they've been interviewed/admitted, no?

edit: can we add a big bad red timer counting down to the end of the day on March 4th :D :D ?

First things first, I sincerely think you need to contain your anxiety. You not receiving an invite doesn't mean that you show your frustration on others.
Coming to the other concerns of yours-
i believe that we need to be optimistic until the point we submit our application, then it is time to jump in to being realistic and analyze what went wrong for you. My intent of calling them is completely different and related to me. I did not "beg" for any information. Just before ending up the call, I asked them informally what the current deal was with interview invitations for R2. Why do you feel that they released their admission information? All they did was re-affirm what they stated on their website earlier. As promised, most of the invitations were sent out. I do not know any current student from GSB and so all the information I get ever since my research in to B-schools was from blogs and admissions people on campus. In the past, I wasn't able to get any information related to admission from them and so I know what to expect from them or what kind of questions they need to be asked. So I did not bother asking how many does "too few invitations" can be expected mean. I am not a R1 waitlisted candidate. I am not going to gain anything from BSing you or others. I do realize that each one of you is in the same boat as me. I cannot reveal the persons' name from the admission office because I don't talk to one person each time. All I am bothered about is getting my questions about the school answered. You can be one of those few left to be called. Have your optimism for yourself and good luck.

It's not anxiety. I just don't trust you for a moment.

Well, all you want to hear from me that I lied. It is the only thing that makes you feel satisfied. Ok, I lied. All the information I gave above is false. Good luck with your application.

Nope, wrong again, as often seems to be the case with you. I want verifiable facts that are corroborated by evidence. Not a story that sounds suspect. Like I said, you are the first person I've seen who claims that an admissions officer gave them specific information regarding an entire round of applications. If that had been verified by someone else, posted on a blog from the GSB, or contained enough facts from your call, I'd believe it. I'm not hoping you lied. I'm not dissatisfied because of not hearing. I'm frustrated that misinformation/bad information/potential BS is getting posted without criticism or the need to support/back it up.

Do you see the difference?

My Stanford application status changed (this morning) to :

INTERVIEW GRANTED. YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FINAL DECISION ON 26 MARCH.

Exactly. Like many of you reported your experiences and helped me out, I reported what I encountered and you can see how one user treats me.

Are you done with your interview mate? How did it go?

Congrats! Would you mind sharing background & location?

Based in US. Work in education sector.

Congrats on the interviews for those of you that have them! Well done! Keep us posted with how they go.

Everyone who is still waiting to hear back - hang in there. It's not over till it's over.

Anyone in Europe/UK got an invite?!

Any action from other R1 wait-listers? Show some love GSB!