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vyomneeraj

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Concentration: General Management and Entrepreneurship

Schools:Booth (int-ding), Ross (admit), Said (admit), Fuqua (int-WL), McCombs (int-ding)

GPA: 3.5

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11 Jan 2011, 11:07

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I don't know guys, I don't think McCombs is out to punish those with higher GMAT scores just because they're afraid they'll have low yields. In fact, I think the opposite, Olin offered me a full scholarship to tempt me away from a higher ranked school, and its a very effective tool.

Though vyomneeraj's profile looks very impressive, I think he has to compete against much tougher Indian candidates. Also, I have a friend who was admitted to Stanford but rejected from McCombs, but it was by his own admission that he thought he was a shoe-in to McCombs so he didn't put in as much effort. Keep in mind that McCombs acceptance rates still are around the low 20%s, so people can't be taking it lightly. (though I'm not suggesting that thats what vyomneeraj did, just a thought)

thanks for the support man..but yea...just goes to show that numbers arent really that important when you consider the whole application holistically....everything has to fit in perfectly....though i gave it my all, im sure something about my app didnt sit well with the adcom. ....maybe my interview wasnt as good (coz thts a feedback that is very personal to the person taking my interview). who knows....but in the end, it was a sad result...

hookemhorns86

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11 Jan 2011, 11:30

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Don't worry all the other schools you are applying to are considered much higher than Texas, I am sure one of them will be happy to have you!

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11 Jan 2011, 11:53

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770 and a ding.

I have a 720 and my interviewer in Delhi grilled me(Imo).

Praying really hard now! Anyway Vyom I am sure something bigger is in store for you.

You @ Lanco now?

vyomneeraj

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11 Jan 2011, 12:02

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770 and a ding.

I have a 720 and my interviewer in Delhi grilled me(Imo).

Praying really hard now! Anyway Vyom I am sure something bigger is in store for you.

You @ Lanco now?

my guy grilled me too....in a way, i thought this to be good since i was ready with responses...but i guess he wasnt convinced....

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11 Jan 2011, 12:24

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Out of curiousity, do all of y'all who are admitted to McCombs actually plan on attending? Some of you have very impressive profiles where I could see McCombs being a backup choice for you all.

duderanch

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11 Jan 2011, 12:48

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I myself will most likely accept the offer. I'm a reapplicant, and I think my previous effort was a bit weak with respect to essays/clearly communicating what I wanted out of McCombs and why I wanted to pursue an MBA in the first place - also, applying early helped. For what it's worth, I was waitlisted and dinged last year. There was a guy last year who had a 760 as well - he too was dinged after waitlist. But unlike me, he got into Booth. Just goes to show you never know with B schools. The community at McCombs runs the whole gambit, from Stanford under grads, ex-bankers/consultants to solid Top 20 candidates (above avg. GPA, high 600-low 700 GMAT, 4 years experience at Deloitte, Accenture, etc.), to "unique" candidates (ex-business owners, non-profit, etc.). So you never know - but I do think for a non Top-10 school, I've been more impressed by the talent that the program attracts that at other similarly-ranked programs.

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11 Jan 2011, 12:58

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burnttwinky

Out of curiousity, do all of y'all who are admitted to McCombs actually plan on attending? Some of you have very impressive profiles where I could see McCombs being a backup choice for you all.

I'm conflicted since I was just accepted to UVA today. I'm headed out to Austin next week to check it out. Tough decision for me though.

To all others that were accepted, have you gotten anything about scholarships/fin.aid?

piggles

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11 Jan 2011, 13:06

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burnttwinky

Out of curiousity, do all of y'all who are admitted to McCombs actually plan on attending? Some of you have very impressive profiles where I could see McCombs being a backup choice for you all.

I'm waiting on Ross. If I get in there, I'm going there. I'll let you know in a couple days where I'm headed.

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11 Jan 2011, 14:36

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jeez, they rejected a dude with a 770!?! wow.

Sometimes I almost think schools in the range of McCombs love to be able to reject people with high GMAT's, just so they can say they did.

Probably a stretch, but my mind wanders as I wait....

I think people with excellent numbers sometimes need to make a really strong case why they want to attend certain schools (fit)--especially those that aren't as highly ranked. Yield is an important number for demonstrating desirability to prospective students. Schools don't want to lower their yield by admitting students they aren't reasonably confident will attend. That's my thought. Either way, I'm sorry to hear it.

It seems to me that if it were really just yield protection, they would have waitlisted rather than reject outright. That way it leaves the door open to someone they think they really want but probably doesn't want them but doesn't hurt their bottom line.

My guess, though, is that with students who on paper are such strong applicants they to some degree think of it as either up-or-out. In other words, they know to get someone of that caliber, they need to offer a lot of aid. For some of those folks, they'll offer it. For others who they don't feel are a real fit, they won't. But that's just a harebrained theory.

Sometimes the process just gives weird results.

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11 Jan 2011, 16:50

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Got the admit call around 2:30PM Pacific. They told me status change would happen later on tonight, with official admit email and link to admitted students site later on in the week, and the admissions letter later on next week.

The scholarship decisions will be released end of January and my matriculation decision is expected Feb 15th.

Wow, after waiting for 2.5 months, its nice to finally hear something back from my undergrad alma mater.

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11 Jan 2011, 21:11

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Out of curiousity, do all of y'all who are admitted to McCombs actually plan on attending? Some of you have very impressive profiles where I could see McCombs being a backup choice for you all.

I'm waiting on Ross. If I get in there, I'm going there. I'll let you know in a couple days where I'm headed.

I wish I could trade you my Ross admit w/o scholarship for a UT admit with a chance of scholarship.

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Count me as a ding... no love lost here, I had already decided to go to Rice. Good luck to the rest of you.

burnttwinky

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12 Jan 2011, 10:12

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Did you receive an interview? How do you know you got dinged? Via email?

Dallas1

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12 Jan 2011, 10:15

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Has anyone else who has been accepted still not received an admit email or had status updated? I received the admit on 12/17, but nothing since. A little something official would make me a little bit more comfortable...

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Did you receive an interview? How do you know you got dinged? Via email?

Got an email saying "Your application for Texas Full Time MBA: Austin has been given a decision. Please log in to the application website to see it."

logged on top the website, and it says "After careful consideration of your application, the admission committee is unable to offer you admission to the Texas MBA this year. Due to the competitive nature of the program we are unable to provide personalized feedback on the specific reasons why the committee arrived at this decision."

vyomneeraj

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12 Jan 2011, 10:23

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burnttwinky

Did you receive an interview? How do you know you got dinged? Via email?

exactly the same case here...

brothersharp

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12 Jan 2011, 10:43

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Got waitlisted at Anderson this morning. My decision for Texas is due before I would get off the waitlist at UCLA, so...Hook 'em Horns!

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burnttwinky

Did you receive an interview? How do you know you got dinged? Via email?

exactly the same case here...

I wouldn't be too worried about your situation considering you have a 770 gmat score. You are guaranteed into one of the m7 schools at some point in the near future (unless you have already been admitted). If I wish to pursue a career in management strategy, (i would like to do 2 years of management consulting at one of the top 5 firms) and then move on to the client side, would it be wise to attend McCombs? Or just try to strengthen my application and keeping trying for a better school?