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Got the ding from Marshall today as well. Anyone in Rd 1 feel like they successfully gamed the system?


No but the system is gaming me

Gamed how? Rankings?


Yes rankings, since the mystery was revealed that some schools are a bit more sensitive about being low on an applicant's list.
Some AO's will tell you if you ask them. I know Yale is sensitive. But the politically correct answer is that "we don't know your rankings until we vote on fellowships."
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What does "sensitive" mean? top 2, or #1 or nothing?
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What does "sensitive" mean? top 2, or #1 or nothing?

Yea. But I like to be believe they actually honor the fact that they don't see rankings until fellowship decision day.
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What does "sensitive" mean? top 2, or #1 or nothing?

Yea. But I like to be believe they actually honor the fact that they don't see rankings until fellowship decision day.

Only Ross puts that in writing. It's a nice thought, but of course they see and use the rankings. I just want to know how much of a factor it is.
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Got into USC Marshall today!! I ranked them #2. Applied R2. The call was around 12pm noon. For the other who applied to Marshall, before this call I received no confirmation email or log in credentials. I had no idea they even received or were reviewing my app yet. Nothing.

It IS interesting that my #1 school (NYU- interview invite) and #2 school are showing me love. But for TODAY I will think (and my mommy will say) that it is due to my hard work and decent credentials :-)
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Got into USC Marshall today!! I ranked them #2. Applied R2. The call was around 12pm noon. For the other who applied to Marshall, before this call I received no confirmation email or log in credentials. I had no idea they even received or were reviewing my app yet. Nothing.

It IS interesting that my #1 school (NYU- interview invite) and #2 school are showing me love. But for TODAY I will think (and my mommy will say) that it is due to my hard work and decent credentials :-)

Congrats! Wow a decision from Rd 2 already? Does USC just use your CGSM interview or did you do it there?
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Got into USC Marshall today!! I ranked them #2. Applied R2. The call was around 12pm noon. For the other who applied to Marshall, before this call I received no confirmation email or log in credentials. I had no idea they even received or were reviewing my app yet. Nothing.

It IS interesting that my #1 school (NYU- interview invite) and #2 school are showing me love. But for TODAY I will think (and my mommy will say) that it is due to my hard work and decent credentials :-)

Good ish pg!

Anyone hear anything from Anderson RD2?[
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Yea NYU is my #1 too and I got an interview invite.
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@greentea, did you apply to duke r2?
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Congratulations progressiongirl! That was nice and fast!!
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Got into USC Marshall today!! I ranked them #2. Applied R2. The call was around 12pm noon. For the other who applied to Marshall, before this call I received no confirmation email or log in credentials. I had no idea they even received or were reviewing my app yet. Nothing.

It IS interesting that my #1 school (NYU- interview invite) and #2 school are showing me love. But for TODAY I will think (and my mommy will say) that it is due to my hard work and decent credentials :-)

Congrats! Wow a decision from Rd 2 already? Does USC just use your CGSM interview or did you do it there?


Yep, they only interview some candidates. But for many they admit or deny with just the Consortium interview.

Yeah, it's still early Feb so a R2 admit call was such a shock. Like, did only one person get time to read my app? I don't know, but not complaining.
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@greentea, did you apply to duke r2?

Yea I interviewed on campus back in Oct. So I have to wait until Mar 25 to hear anything -_-
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What does "sensitive" mean? top 2, or #1 or nothing?

Yea. But I like to be believe they actually honor the fact that they don't see rankings until fellowship decision day.

Only Ross puts that in writing. It's a nice thought, but of course they see and use the rankings. I just want to know how much of a factor it is.

This is probably one of the things we'll never know the answer to unfortunately lol. I think for certain schools (NYU, Tuck, Yale) it is definitely an important factor...and I can kind of understand why (at least from a fellowship prospective). Top candidates are usually attracted to top programs, so all else being equal why give a fellowship to a student who ranked XYZ school #3 vs the student with similar credentials who ranked XYZ school #1 or #2. I also think in the case of top programs, it comes down to supply and demand.....a small number of slots for thousands upon thousands of applicants...maybe they figure they have the right to be more selective?!?!? I don't know...just my 2 cents.
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:| I hate checking my e-mail and GMATclub every half hour, but the temptation is definitely too strong to resist. It calls to me at my desk, and I respond by clicking on the e with the golden swirl.

I listed NYU as my #1 but so far I'm getting no love.
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Congrats to carlito and prcessinggirls for your admits !! congrats and good luck to all that got an interview invite.
@ VictoryMBA I got the Tuck Email as well .obviously a generic one to akcnwledge that they received our apps.
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Congrats to carlito and prcessinggirls for your admits !! congrats and good luck to all that got an interview invite.
@ VictoryMBA I got the Tuck Email as well .obviously a generic one to akcnwledge that they received our apps.

Have you heard anything from Darden?
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Nothing from Darden. An R1 admit posted earlier that the only communication he got from Darden was his acceptance email so I am assuming that they would not contact us untill decision time.
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