Yale Class of 2016 Calling all applicants!

Congratulations to everyone that got the invite. Do you guys know if your status changed to under review? Cos mine's still stuck on submitted

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seems like Yale is still sending invites to applicants with very high GMAT scores. Hope they soon move over to re: GMAT<700 applicants.

Ok. Someone check last year's thread, but I remember invites going out until the week before Thanksgiving. However you guys hear back about a week earlier than we did, so the interview timeline may also be adjusted accordingly. I wouldn't freak out on Halloween if you don't have the email by then....I'd probably start thinking of other options / hold out for WL by Thanksgiving Day, just based on logistics of scheduling interviews / reviewing applications after the interview, etc

Just out of curiosity, will I be at a disadvantage by interviewing in HK/Shanghai without a campus visit? I plan to visit later this year when I have time off but was debating whether this would be seen poorly by the admissions team.

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Got an invite at 8pm EST!!!!!! now I can finally take a deep breath...

Trying to reschedule an on-campus interview to an international location as I'm living abroad...

I've pretty much the same question as jimbot does... Will requesting an off-campus interview leave a negative impression to the adcom?

Just checked my email - got the interview invite :D .. super excited and above all super relieved after the nightmarish video essay :D.
Though the email invites you for an interview in New Haven, I will ask them to reschedule the interview to an international location.

same question..Indian applicant...Will requesting an off-campus interview leave a negative impression to the adcom??

No. They're treated the same, but obviously, if you can make it to campus, it will show your interest in the school (even more). For me, the interview day tipped the scales for me in favor of SOM, so I'm a huge proponent of interviewing on-campus if at all possible.

For those of you worried about if your request for off-campus interview will be accepted, adcom has in the past made concessions for work schedules, life happenings, etc. Whichever way you have your interview, just remember to knock their socks off!

Thanks so much 'aerien'! That is indeed helpful.

@gauthamthegr8 and others - Some work servers (and other e-mail servers) will actually block SOM's interview e-mails specifically, and not even route them to spam. This happened to me when I applied, and I didn't know I'd been invited until I got a call from SOM 4 weeks later wondering why I hadn't scheduled my interview. That is to say, they probably intended to send you an e-mail, it just got lost in the ether. Either way, you've definitely been invited, and should celebrate!

For all others - don't feel that this means that you need to obsessively check your status. As you've already seen, invites go out on Fridays, so checking Saturday mornings might not be a terrible idea. If your status has changed, but you haven't gotten an e-mail, you can always call admissions to clarify/schedule your interview if that is the case.

got the invite at 8pm EST last night, surprised that they send out invites after working hour.....

But excited about getting the invite!!! Good luck to everybody who got the invite!

Yale seems to be moving very patiently with the applications. Although I am anxious, I still like this approach - 'slow and steady'.

I don't quite feel the same. It would've been better had we got periodic updates on the status of the application. May be like application is under review, or adcom has seen the application or something like that.

Does anyone know does Yale send invitation based on applicant's birth origin or his/her current location? Did anyone in Europe specifically in Germany receive an invitation?

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I don't think anyone here knows the exact method adcom uses to send out invites. It more or less seems pretty random, so just keep your fingers crossed!

no activity this week?

I think we should see some activity this Friday - last years thread had a significant movement end of Oct/ early Nov. I have given myself 2 more Fridays because I lose hope!

Hi,

Anyone from South america invited to interview?

I am from Brazil and so far nothing from SOM.