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It appears that based on the thread count, the interest in Darden this year is significantly lower than it was last year??? This thread is just at 45 pages now whereas at this time last year the count was approaching 70. Is it that people are staying away from the forums or focusing on other schools this year? I'd love to hear what you guys think..

That's a trend for almost all schools this year. There are two main reasons -
1. This year we have an automated roll-call feature in place. You simply need to update your school on your profile to indicate what stage of the application process you are in..Until last year, everyone used to post "in for R1", "in for R2" etc. and it was the threadmaster's responsibility to collate all such posts and update the stats on page 1. This year, since we don't have a ton of such posts and associated comments, it automatically reduces the page count
2. The application numbers are down this season. Not by much but this would definitely contribute as well..
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I think these are great points. I would also add that this year we have a couple of Darden students actively posting in here that have been able to answer some of my questions in one or two posts, opposed to the pages of debate and speculation that occurs in other threads.

A fourth point is that since Darden really only has one cut-off date and releases interview invites sporadically, I think that cuts down on the posts. At schools like Wharton and HBS with strict interview release dates, people tend to visit the threads more those dates to see who else has been invited and to celebrate an invite or lament a lack thereof.

I know I am very much interested in Darden, but have posted much more in other threads.
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Good luck to everyone for next week.
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It appears that based on the thread count, the interest in Darden this year is significantly lower than it was last year??? This thread is just at 45 pages now whereas at this time last year the count was approaching 70. Is it that people are staying away from the forums or focusing on other schools this year? I'd love to hear what you guys think..

That's a trend for almost all schools this year. There are two main reasons -
1. This year we have an automated roll-call feature in place. You simply need to update your school on your profile to indicate what stage of the application process you are in..Until last year, everyone used to post "in for R1", "in for R2" etc. and it was the threadmaster's responsibility to collate all such posts and update the stats on page 1. This year, since we don't have a ton of such posts and associated comments, it automatically reduces the page count
2. The application numbers are down this season. Not by much but this would definitely contribute as well..

I think these are great points. I would also add that this year we have a couple of Darden students actively posting in here that have been able to answer some of my questions in one or two posts, opposed to the pages of debate and speculation that occurs in other threads.

A fourth point is that since Darden really only has one cut-off date and releases interview invites sporadically, I think that cuts down on the posts. At schools like Wharton and HBS with strict interview release dates, people tend to visit the threads more those dates to see who else has been invited and to celebrate an invite or lament a lack thereof.

I know I am very much interested in Darden, but have posted much more in other threads.
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About the 2nd point, I don't know about other schools but applications weren't down in Darden this season...
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Good luck everyone next week! I definitely need it since Darden is where I want to end up in this fall.

Will all accepted candidates receive a phone call on the 27th and all applicants have their status updated at midnight as they did for R1?
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Good luck everyone next week! I definitely need it since Darden is where I want to end up in this fall.

Will all accepted candidates receive a phone call on the 27th and all applicants have their status updated at midnight as they did for R1?
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I can't speak for all, but after reviewing earlier pages of this thread, it looks like everyone who was accepted got the call the day before and potential scholarships via snail mail in the formal admit letter. So hopefully that means one less day of waiting and tons of good news for everyone being patient on this board! :)
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Good luck everyone next week! I definitely need it since Darden is where I want to end up in this fall.

Will all accepted candidates receive a phone call on the 27th and all applicants have their status updated at midnight as they did for R1?
I can't speak for all, but after reviewing earlier pages of this thread, it looks like everyone who was accepted got the call the day before and potential scholarships via snail mail in the formal admit letter. So hopefully that means one less day of waiting and tons of good news for everyone being patient on this board! :)
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Yep, that seems to be the pattern. It also appears that results go live for anyone at midnight, which is nice for those that don't get a call.
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Just a couple of queries:

- Will Darden call up everyone on the 27th? Or can we still expect an admit without the call?

- Do they give the scholarship decisions directly on the phone like Booth? Or do they only do so via mail? Also, are all scholarships given out during the call itself, especially the bigger (full/half waiver) ones? Or do they give these out only after the whole class has been finalised, by about May-June?

Thanks in advance!
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Just a couple of queries:

- Will Darden call up everyone on the 27th? Or can we still expect an admit without the call?

- Do they give the scholarship decisions directly on the phone like Booth? Or do they only do so via mail? Also, are all scholarships given out during the call itself, especially the bigger (full/half waiver) ones? Or do they give these out only after the whole class has been finalised, by about May-June?

Thanks in advance!
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This is what I was getting at in my post a couple posts up. I don't know if EVERYONE actually receives a call, but on GMATClub, everyone who was admitted R1 looks like they received a call the day before dday. Consulting2Finance also has a good guess that all decisions will come out online at midnight. R1ers also said that all scholarship decisions would be in formal writing in the actual acceptance letter, which will come via snail mail within the week after the decision. Scholarship announcements are not made on the phone.
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Just a couple of queries:

- Will Darden call up everyone on the 27th? Or can we still expect an admit without the call?

- Do they give the scholarship decisions directly on the phone like Booth? Or do they only do so via mail? Also, are all scholarships given out during the call itself, especially the bigger (full/half waiver) ones? Or do they give these out only after the whole class has been finalised, by about May-June?

Thanks in advance!
This is what I was getting at in my post a couple posts up. I don't know if EVERYONE actually receives a call, but on GMATClub, everyone who was admitted R1 looks like they received a call the day before dday. Consulting2Finance also has a good guess that all decisions will come out online at midnight. R1ers also said that all scholarship decisions would be in formal writing in the actual acceptance letter, which will come via snail mail within the week after the decision. Scholarship announcements are not made on the phone.
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Since there are more applicants/admits in R2 compared to R1, maybe the calls will start on Monday?!
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Is Darden a "no grade disclosure" school where recruiters are forbidden to ask about grades?
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If I remember correctly, the school doesn't disclose your grades but you may be asked your grades by the recruiter or some students do share their grades with prospective employers
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Is Darden a "no grade disclosure" school where recruiters are forbidden to ask about grades?

If I remember correctly, the school doesn't disclose your grades but you may be asked your grades by the recruiter or some students do share their grades with prospective employers
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This is similar to what I heard. It's officially non-disclosure but probably not enforced as much as other schools. I was told most recruiters can't ask but McKinsey and Goldman do..and can...because they are McKinsey and Goldman. I'm not sure if that applies at other non-disclosure schools as well with these companies.
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Is Darden a "no grade disclosure" school where recruiters are forbidden to ask about grades?

If I remember correctly, the school doesn't disclose your grades but you may be asked your grades by the recruiter or some students do share their grades with prospective employers

This is similar to what I heard. It's officially non-disclosure but probably not enforced as much as other schools. I was told most recruiters can't ask but McKinsey and Goldman do..and can...because they are McKinsey and Goldman. I'm not sure if that applies at other non-disclosure schools as well with these companies.
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From what I remember, Darden does not have an official GND policy (I may be wrong here) .... And recruiters actually do ask about the grades/gpa/GMAT scores, especially the top ones.

As far as other schools are concerned, I remember about 2 schools - Wharton has a student run GND which is strictly enforced and Booth has an official GND, which again is enforced in totality! While one cannot rule out the fact that some students, especially those who are in the top 1%/5% bracket, may divulge their feats, it is more of an exception than the rule, as far as I know.

Best of luck for tomorrow everyone :)
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I just realised that each of my five schools has a different colour code to it :) Talk about rainbows!!!!

But that is going to change tomorrow in all probability! Hope that Darden follows the Booth way rather than Wharton or HBS .........

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No recieved a phone call from Darden?? Guess expectations were Adcom might give a call on 26th itself followed by an email on 27th..
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Just to let you all know, in rd1, I got the call 1 day before 'official' decisions date and only got the full scholarship news on the package that arrived in my house a few days later.
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Thanks.. That way people should have got a call on 26th itself.. I dont see any update here..
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A little late, but just wanted to let y'all know that I removed myself off the waitlist a few days back after getting Booth's result..My Darden journey is officially over!

Wish you all the good luck for the upcoming results!
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Just a couple of queries:

- Will Darden call up everyone on the 27th? Or can we still expect an admit without the call?

- Do they give the scholarship decisions directly on the phone like Booth? Or do they only do so via mail? Also, are all scholarships given out during the call itself, especially the bigger (full/half waiver) ones? Or do they give these out only after the whole class has been finalised, by about May-June?

Thanks in advance!
This is what I was getting at in my post a couple posts up. I don't know if EVERYONE actually receives a call, but on GMATClub, everyone who was admitted R1 looks like they received a call the day before dday. Consulting2Finance also has a good guess that all decisions will come out online at midnight. R1ers also said that all scholarship decisions would be in formal writing in the actual acceptance letter, which will come via snail mail within the week after the decision. Scholarship announcements are not made on the phone.
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Exactly - scholarships info is sent later on in your admittance package.
Admitted students are supposed to get a call today (27th). I know how stressful it is to be taped to your phone...

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IB and consulting will ask about grades, the others won't.

Good luck to all R2 applicants! Hang in there!
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