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Waitlisted EVERYWHERE--Wharton, CBS, and NYU

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Re: Waitlisted EVERYWHERE--Wharton, CBS, and NYU [#permalink] New post   20 May 2010, 06:49
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Thanks OsbourneCox!

I certainly hope that at least one person just like me in terms of background has been accepted at two of the three schools and chooses one so a spot opens up for me at the other. That said, I've reached a fairly zen place when it comes to embracing the reality that I might just reapply, which will hopefully be enough to a. get me into the running earlier and b. convince these schools that I am, in fact committed.

I just got a fairly significant pay bump at work which will make working another year more tolerable. :) The only downside is paying at least three more application fees and writing some new essays...oh, and being past 30 when I graduate.


If you're really gung-ho about CBS, apply ED and get it over with THIS SUMMER!
If you're really into either Wharton or NYU, apply first round to one, and the other in the second round. CBS may say no this time.
Fortunately, none of them "hate" on age.
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Re: Waitlisted EVERYWHERE--Wharton, CBS, and NYU [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2010, 07:20
To some extent having 3 WL at top schools is a good outcome relative to having WL from top schools and admits from mid-tier schools.

The OP should confidently re-apply in R1 next year and expect to be accepted with a high probability. It would be a much tougher decision if the OP was WL'ed at Wharton and admited to, let's say, Haas. This is the choice I am making at the moment (also R3 applicant).
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Re: Waitlisted EVERYWHERE--Wharton, CBS, and NYU [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2010, 08:59
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OK, I will probably go back over some things covered already.

Your GMAT is fine. Applying late and quickly is fine - it depends on who you are and why you are doing whatever. Sure, maybe you can do a bit better if you take your time. I have always been quite happy to admit I got a GMAT book in the summer, opened it in the December, sat it the day before the first of the second round applications was due in. It worked out fine (though the GMAT could have been better, unsurprisingly!).

Applying 3rd round is tough, especially without a wow factor. I know Stern was looking historically low on 3rd round admits this year as yield shifted (to answer some suggestions upthread as it being the easier, which it still may be).

Given the speed of turn-around, I would place a bet your essays weren't as great as they could have been. Otherwise, I would say you should just take the extra year as best you can and re-apply. Earlier.
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Re: Waitlisted EVERYWHERE--Wharton, CBS, and NYU [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2010, 13:51
For those who have been following my saga, I wanted to provide a happy update. Well, actually two. After getting dinged from Wharton in early July, I began to lose hope that it was going to happen for me this year. Well, on Monday, I got the email from Stern that I'd been accepted. I'd sent a few update letters and also met with current students. I was ecstatic, but I decided that I needed to call CBS and provide them a final update just to let them know that I was about to accept an offer from another school. To make sure I had my bases covered JUUUUUST in case they were thinking of accepting me. So I called them and let them know. Lo and behold, this morning, I was accepted to Columbia too! I enthusiastically accepted, and I am officially CBS bound as of this morning. I will relinquish my spot at Stern -- hopefully for another lucky GMAT Club member. Thanks to all of you for your support!
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Re: Waitlisted EVERYWHERE--Wharton, CBS, and NYU [#permalink] New post   01 Aug 2010, 18:36
Congrats and Good Luck!
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