Calling All 2010 Applicants / Bschool visits (Merged)

I'm in

Kellogg, Booth, and Ross have been the three biggest in terms of students heading there for the past two years. I think there are 14 people in Kellogg's class of 2010 from on here and now around 20. The success at HBS and Stanford was stellar on here this year. Overall I think its a function of growth of the site. Of course threads for schools that have students get a lot more activity since you can get insights from students during the application process. Threads for places like Kellogg and Booth definitely drive more interest than someplace like Sloan where the success rate is much lower and dont have students talking glowingly about the program. I think the first post on threads that show tons of admissions and people attending those schools will be one of the biggest influences. Just compare MIT's and Kellogg/Booth (even HBS)...that will get a lot of people thinking about which schools they really want to dedicate countless hours applying to.

I am a fall 2010 applicant too. Will be visiting chicago on may 28, 29...anybody visiting during the same time?

River, I completely agree. I meant my comment in entirely a positive way, sorry if it came across differently. I think you've done an excellent job as a representative for Kellogg, as has Rhyme for Booth, Kryzak for Haas, etc. Having these representatives helps people in their selection process. For example, your answers regarding the size of the Kellogg being a big benefit in looking for a GM position in Energy was very helpful. The fact that there are people on here talking glowingly about the programs makes others gravitate towards them.

Me going on 22nd. Will fill in with the details if needed.

Nice job posting the information cosmo! +1

On another note, should we start Calling 2010 Applicants for each school? I know Kryzak started Berkley one....






I wonder if rhyme is still allowing new applicants to take him out for lunch for one-on-one Ask Anything about Booth Session......He did graduate from Booth this year...

Nice job posting the information cosmo! +1

On another note, should we start Calling 2010 Applicants for each school? I know Kryzak started Berkley one....

Yes Nink...I think its time to start threads for each school.

So soon..!! I'm barely half way through with my GMAT. Scary.

Don't rush your GMAT prep. You have plenty of time. Most R1 deadline is in Late Sept to Mid October if I remember correctly.

Thanks for everybody posting information on each schools. I have added HBS on my google ticker (even though I am not applying there), just want to see when their essay are coming out, deadline, etc. It will give me some sense of urgency.

I am enjoying my last vacation next week and going to start writing essays when I come back. gogo gmatclub class of 2010!

The deadlines aren't until the first week of october...don't worry you still have a lot of time

I'm in as well. Reapplying after scoring a bagel in '09 apps.

Hi steppenwolf you will find this thread helpful :
2008-zero-admits-where-are-they-now-77761.html

essay's out next week? wow!
is it just hbs?...or is this a new trend?
I thought they'll come out July August time..

I think its just HBS; they did the same thing last year, if I recall correctly. The other schools should be releasing their questions around the same time that they did last year.

I am planning to apply to HBS, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago and MIT this summer...

I am from Latin America, working at top 4 consulting firm with 6 years WE in other industries as an analyst. Also non-profit entrepreneur, I started my own think tank with a group of peers.

Regarding school visits. is it worth it to travel all the way from South America to the US, go both to east and west coast (stanford only) just for a quick visit? I could do mostly for free using frequent traveler miles, but not sure about the impact in the final decision. However, I really want to show interest in my top 3 choices to the adcom

Any tips on this?