Darden released their essay questions today. While it's not the highest ranked school I'm applying to, it might be the one I'm most excited about. Essays: ( https://www.darden.virginia.edu/html/sta ... d=4&id=577 ) Deadlines: ( https://www.darden.virginia.edu/html/sta ... d=4&id=579 ) Last year's thread: calling-all-darden-fall-2009-applicants-67730.html Round 1 Total Applicants: 34 Interview Invites: 18 Admitted: 18 adude (ADMITTED 1/27) number41 (ADMITTED 1/27) thais (ADMITTED 1/27) BSchoolHelp (ADMITTED 1/27) cletuscassidy (ADMITTED 1/27) TheDream (ADMITTED 1/27) ACNguy (ADMITTED 1/27) smadge37 (ADMITTED 1/27) hserfoj (ADMITTED 1/27) jeffmou (ADMITTED 1/27) dr2005 (ADMITTED 1/27) pochcc (ADMITTED 1/27) vaete (ADMITTED 1/27) theoutlawfades (ADMITTED 1/27) averma43 (ADMITTED 1/27) Neochronic (ADMITTED 1/27) gtg450g (ADMITTED 1/27) DuckPond (ADMITTED 1/27) ( WITHDRAWN FOR DUKE) WL: Dinged: 3 usmbaquest madbubbles anandnesan Unknown: themagiccarpet (Invited for Interview 12/2/2009) sc (Invited for Interview 12/2/2009) 24 (Invited for Interview 12/2/2009) MeowKat (Invited for Interview 12/2/2009) tobey03 (Invited for Interview 12/2/2009) capsfan (Invited for Interview 12/2/2009) somrc (Invited for Interview 12/3/2009) RF224455 (Invited for Interview 12/7/2009) Providencia (Invited for Interview, 12/15/2009) pmk157 goose fugo vnbui eminent niraja varunprabh hsm78 theenlivened rajiv182 sonicdc Crashing aabbccddee asimov (Withdrew) kidd38s (Withdrew) Round 2 Total Applicants: 22 Interview Invites: Admitted: WL: Dinged: mba12tech lakai777 RonMexico Augustus avatar17 theoutlawfades AspiringSloanie kevintay vanilla 0rionMBA djkvakin grv ntenzer thewearykind mdlindsa bigdre eteusch1 ezekiel2517 hogann culesrule uscgrad05 mbaseek12 vishnupr Round 3 Total Applicants: Interview Invites: Admitted: WL: Dinged: Applying (Undecided about which round) pm4553

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11 Mar 2010, 07:47

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My application went blank last week then today went back to "submitted". Not sure what to make of it either. I haven't been invited to interview yet by the way, and am assuming I probably won't be.

Same here

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11 Mar 2010, 07:59

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Does anyone have a sense for how competitive R3 is for Darden vs. rounds 1 and 2? I'm pretty nervous about not getting in to any of the 3 schools I have left and I nearly applied to Darden over Duke anyways. I've got so much written already for other schools that it would be relatively easy to submit an application for R3...but I don't want to waste more of my recommenders' time...

Any insight would be appreciated.

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11 Mar 2010, 09:21

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By just glancing at your results so far, I'd guess that you may have a shot. Seems like you are coming close at some high ranked schools which makes me guess that you'd have a chance R3 at Darden. Please take this with a grain of salt as I know little about R3 apps (but I do know that the Darden app is by far the shortest I've seen).

I say apply if you really want to go to school this year (and don't worry about your recommenders. Just buy more wine)

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This is one of those things that is year by year, so take the following with a grain of salt:

If you look at the "Calling all Darden Fall 2009 Applicants", there's a huge drop-off in the number of gmatclubbers who are accepted in R3. Whereas in R1, there's a fairly high number, the number drops steadily through R2 and even more in R3.

Is generally true of Darden though? Who knows. Also, maybe it's because the economy was in worse shape last year. Or, maybe the gmatclub sample is skewed towards people who obsess about admissions and so apply early. There's a bunch of factors that make last year's findings from gmatclub meaningless. Still, it's worth considering.

One thing I heard from a few current students at Darden is that there is less and less merit aid on you go. So, if money's a factor, something to consider.

Also, I think there's a video chat with the director of admissions today sometime, so maybe you might inquire.

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11 Mar 2010, 12:19

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Has anyone received a R2 invite recently? I'm beginning to lose hope.

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11 Mar 2010, 14:13

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Hey folks.

Just wanted everyone to know. I was accepted today via the CGSM.

Good luck everyone.

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12 Mar 2010, 17:06

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Booked my flight and hotel for Darden Days in April/May. Looking forward to meeting all of you over the long weekend!

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12 Mar 2010, 17:36

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Booked my flight and hotel for Darden Days in April/May. Looking forward to meeting all of you over the long weekend!

Thanks for the reminder, I should really do the same...

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13 Mar 2010, 05:39

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Booked my flight and hotel for Darden Days in April/May. Looking forward to meeting all of you over the long weekend!

Thanks for the reminder, I should really do the same...

God, I am so jealous of those who can attend the Darden Day... I simply can't make it....will go to Japan in May....

Good luck with my perspective classmates, =) Have fun at the Day and make me more jealous! Thank you very much! :wink:

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I would really appreciate if someone can help me with these..

What is the tentative start date at Darden ?
Do they have some sort of a summer school or a pre-MBA bootcamp like UNC, etc for professionals who have not been to school in a while

Also, for int'l students, I believe you can enter the US on the student visa, not before a month prior to date mentioned on the I-20. What is the earliest date for this??

Thanks.

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14 Mar 2010, 09:52

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vivekjon

Also, for int'l students, I believe you can enter the US on the student visa, not before a month prior to date mentioned on the I-20. What is the earliest date for this??

If you want to come more than a month prior to start date, you will need tourist visa. I am not sure about the process to change status from tourist visa to F1.

Cheers!

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vivekjon

Also, for int'l students, I believe you can enter the US on the student visa, not before a month prior to date mentioned on the I-20. What is the earliest date for this??

If you want to come more than a month prior to start date, you will need tourist visa. I am not sure about the process to change status from tourist visa to F1.

Cheers!

If the I20 forms says the school will start on August 1st, you can enter US only 30 days before, that means on July 1st or 2nd.

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Yes, I got that.
But, what is the start date at Darden ? and do they have any pre-MBA crash course before the semester starts ?

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15 Mar 2010, 03:48

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Question:

I am an international R2 applicant and haven't received an interview invite yet. I know that decision date is next Friday 26th March.

Is all hope lost?

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15 Mar 2010, 08:00

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Question:

I am an international R2 applicant and haven't received an interview invite yet. I know that decision date is next Friday 26th March.

Is all hope lost?

They say interviews invites go up until the deadline, so technically no. Keep your head up.

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Yes, I got that.
But, what is the start date at Darden ? and do they have any pre-MBA crash course before the semester starts ?

August 15 is the start date. There are pre-matriculation courses offered, but they're not posted until later in the spring.

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15 Mar 2010, 10:39

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August 15 is a Sunday. Did you mean the 16th?

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August 15 is a Sunday. Did you mean the 16th?

Typo, my mistake...

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15 Mar 2010, 13:18

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lakai777

Hey folks.

Just wanted everyone to know. I was accepted today via the CGSM.

Good luck everyone.

Hey, I missed the call and only got a voicemail that said she had "good news" on Thursday. Tried calling back today but noone's returning the call. I also did the consortium, i'm guessing that was the acceptance call? Did they say that the official good news will be online tuesday as well?

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2 Questions:

1). Has anyone's deposit check been cashed yet? I sent mine via FedEx early last week and it says it was received by Darden last Tuesday but still hasn't been cashed...

2). Has anyone received their SIS log in information? I heard we were supposed to receive these at the end of February and I never received it.