Well, can't be that no one's considering Cornell at all this year. I'm most likely applying R1, like the school - think it's somewhat underrated, love Ithaca's slightly hippie/countercultural vibe , and love the school's placements in New York City! We probably have another couple of months before the application opens, but we at GMATClub are always ahead of the curve. Application Statistics THE ROUND 1 TEAM Total Applicants 32 Interview Invites: 23 (71.88%) Admitted: 11 Admitted after WL: 2 Total Admitted: 13 (40.6%) Matriculating: 5 Waitlisted: 8 Dinged: 5 Dinged after WL: 2 Total Dinged: 7 Unknown: 5 ----------------------------------- glettian - accepted| matriculating raabenb - waitlist 12/17 | accepted | matriculating ChristopherW - waitlist 12/17 | accepted | matriculating young_gun - accepted | matriculating ychang - accepted | matriculating convolutedsignal - accepted IHateTheGMAT - accepted | not matriculating irishspring - accepted msday86 - accepted | not matriculating ryguy904 - accepted | not matriculating solaris1 - accepted | not matriculating sterny - accepted | not matriculating wolffali - accepted 2011MBA - waitlisted 12/17 Azngaucho - waitlisted 12/17 dghazer - waitlisted 12/17 manbilla - waitlisted 12/17 markkm - waitlisted 12/17 mkmba09 waitlisted 12/17 sentiment - waitlisted 12/17 cereal 255 - waitlist 12/17 | Dinged 2/5 dharmabum - waitlist 12/17 | Dinged 2/5 LeftOut - interviewed 11/24 | Dinged Minimal81 - dinged nadtrans - invite 12/02 Dinged Sleepy - dinged Traffix - interviewed | Dinged boOmasta - interviewed 11/18 dghazer - interviewed 11/19 mpallavi4- submitted 10/6 neelesh - submitted 10/6 toddpounds - submitted 10/6 THE AMBA TEAM (3) Interview Invites: 3 (100.00%) Acceptances: 2 (66.7%) Waitlisted: 0 Unknown: 1 ----------------------------------- enteraka (AMBA) - accepted prospect (AMBA) - accepted spideyeclipse (AMBA) - invite 10/27 THE ROUND 2 TEAM Total Applicants 16 Interview Invites: 14 (87.5%) Admitted: 8 Admitted after WL: 0 Total Admitted: 8 (50%) Matriculating: 2 Waitlisted: 1 Dinged: 1 Dinged after WL: 0 Total Dinged: 1 Unknown: 6 ----------------------------------- BearStearner - accepted | matriculating wonderhaven - accepted | matriculating flood - accepted forhmerlehmanite1 - accepted | not matriculating Mashi - accepted misterlev - accepted | not matriculating oziozzie - accepted tal - accepted Franklin | invite 1/15 | waitlist 2/4 belfi - invite 1/7 | Dinged aakashganga - submitted 11/17 | interviewed 1/29 pronkster - invite 12/19 RJ | invite 1/13 stretch08 - submitted 11/17 | invite 12/24 tarunmalik - submitted 11/17 yellowjacket - submitted 11/17 THE ROUND 3 TEAM ----------------------------------- chitchat - accepted | not matriculating pguard - accepted | not matriculating bucktooth911 - submitted 1/9 IvyStallion – submitted ?? jimmyjamesdonkey - submitted ?? MBAngst – submitted ?? rscricket - submitted ??

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Congrats Markkm... maybe there is something to this Tuesday/Thursday thing after all.

Completely off topic, but did anyone see The Office with all the Cornell references (and one Dartmouth reference) last night? I'm trying to forget about my applications for now and they have to bring it up... jerks

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thanks, ryguy904. and +1.

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To mirror what terp06 has done with the Chicago thread, I have posted applicant stats on p.1 of this thread.

good luck with the interview, markkm. let us know how it goes.

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R2 applicant here. How did the R1 guys here handle the 3rd essay?
Also, did any international ask for the TOEFL waiver?

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R2 applicant here. How did the R1 guys here handle the 3rd essay?
Also, did any international ask for the TOEFL waiver?

I started with an outline of the book, set a goal of five chapters max, and then wrote a brief 70-word description for each chapter.

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Thanks. How many recos each of you submitted? I hate the word optional...

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I had a long essay 3. I think 12 chapters and 2-3 lines descriptive for each!

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Thanks. How many recos each of you submitted? I hate the word optional...

I submitted 2.

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I also submitted two recommendations...

For my Essay #3 I went short and sweet...

Around 250 words, 8 chapters, 2 lines for each chapter and a clever title... I went for a really humorous approach with mine since the other two essays were so dry because they had to contain so much and that's just not who I am. Was hoping to show that I'm "wacky" for an accountant... playing against type. I ended up having a lot of fun writing that essay and I think it showed with the final result.

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I also submitted 2 recs

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I had a lot of fun with my essay 3 as well. It ended up being a little bit more on the humorous side than my other essays, which was nice. Either way, it made me feel like Cornell cared about more than just the basics of any candidate, which is a good feeling.

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Just returned from my on-campus Cornell interview.

I interviewed in the office of one of the assistant director of admissions. She told me that the interview would be very conversational and would last anywhere from 30 minutes to 45 minutes.

She was right about the conversational part, I will try to weed out questions from our conversation:

Tell me about yourself.
Why an MBA?
Give me a leadership example.
How do your ECs relate to your background?
Tell me about how you have showed initiative and how you made change within your company.
What will you contribute to Johnson inside and outside the classroom?
Tell me about a failure you encountered, what did it teach you?
Tell your strengths in your application and what you see as a weakness in your application.
Now tell me your strengths and weaknesses that you will bring with you to Johnson.
How would your friends or team members describe you?
What was it about your class visit in September that you liked so much?
If I had to go to the adcom and tell them what sets you apart from a similar applicant, what should I tell them?
What other schools are you applying to and why? Why is Johnson a better fit?
What do you see in our curriculum that you really like?

Then it was my turn to ask questions. I asked about how the financial crisis is impacting job search/school direction, if there are any new international initiatives in the works beyond study abroad and standard treks, and finally what surprises students about johnson once they start beyond the work load. These questions all got my interviewer talking and she was so excited to answer them....it got more back and forth conversation going.

All said and done, the interview ran over and lasted about 1 hr 20 min. I felt really great about the interview and I dont think it could have gone any better!

I also was fortunate enough to meet GMATClubber Manbilla in the waiting room and I know his interview recap is coming once he gets back to Iowa.

Peace out

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Is it just me or does Cornell have REALLY in depth interviews?

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I was thinking the same thing. I'm glad you did well raabenb but that sounds like a really tough interview to me. I've seen many other similar interview reports on Cornell, they just seem to have some of the toughest interviews out there. I prefer the 30 minute just a formailty type interview that you get at most other schools (less opportunity to screw something up).

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Thanks for the interview recap raabenb.
When I visited last Feb, one of the students told me that they put alot of emphasis on the interview since the essays are so brief. She wasnt adcom, just a student, so take it for what it is worth but it seems to follow other observations.

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This was actually my favorite interview because it really was conversational. I walked away from it feeling like she really knows me now and vice versa.

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Anyone else got an invite?

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the invites come out on tuesdays and thursdays!

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did all the R1 applicants here visit the Johnson school before applying?

If so, do you go again for the interview?

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Quick question about essay 3: Did you guys only talk about your life till now, or was your life story from birth through till where you expect it to go?

Thanks!