https://mba.yale.edu/images/title_fullwidth.gif This thread is for the 2011 Application Year, meaning applicants that are starting School in the Fall of 2011. Please direct all of your questions for this year into the 2012 thread yale-som-2012-calling-all-applicants-class-of-119062.html Also, I encourage all current admits to start transitioning to the GC Class of 2013 Forum that was started very recently. Congratulations to all those admitted! News: https://mba.yale.edu/news_events/CMS/Ar ... 7154.shtml https://yaletomorrow.yale.edu/images/su_som_test.jpg Why you should consider YSOM: calling-all-fall-2010-yale-som-applicants-80450.html#p604003 everything-yale-som-99756.html Friendly YSOM Students Answering Q's in This Thread: adude shadowsjc fugo orgninja nink APPLICATION DEADLINES Round 1 Oct. 7, 2010 (decisions due Dec. 16, 2010) Round 2 Jan. 6, 2011 (decisions due Mar. 25, 2011) Round 3 Mar. 17, 2011 (decisions due May 12, 2011) Add Yourself to the Roll-Call Page ! https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewfo ... c6MQ#gid=0 Yale SOM - Class of 2013 Applicants 0Avi9JaLjkLnodG96NFRPbVpDNzVsTGd1UlBIa2x4UlE Prior Year's Yale SOM threads: calling-all-yale-som-2009-applicants-75332.html#p496413 calling-all-fall-2010-yale-som-applicants-80450.html Class of 2010 Summer Internship Review calling-all-fall-2010-yale-som-applicants-80450.html?view-post=654261#p654261 Yale SOM Admissions Forum: https://som-talks.som.yale.edu/forums/ 2007-2008 Employment Report: https://mba.yale.edu/careers/employment ... _07_08.pdf Class of 2008 FT Employment /Class of 2009 Summer Internship Stats: https://mba.yale.edu/careers/employment/salary.shtml Latest Class Student Profile for Class of 2011: calling-all-fall-2010-yale-som-applicants-80450-20.html#p615414 Businessweek Best & Worst Job Placement: Yale #1 https://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/1 ... ment/2.htm

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brainhurt

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What are you other WLers doing as far as sending additional materials? I'm working on a combined "restate and clarify my career goals" and "reiterate my keen interest in YSOM" essay.

Also, it seems that the vast majority of WLers were interviewed before being WLed, but I wasn't. Any theories on what this might mean? Something? Nothing?

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If you were waitlisted without interview then you should also request for interview. I donno what it means to be WL'ed without interview but you can ask the admission consultants forum on gmatclub, they would know better. From what I've heard retaking GMAT or a promotion at work helps but only if your profile is weak in these areas. HTH.

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What are you other WLers doing as far as sending additional materials?

Hi brainhurt, I would suggest registering for a campus visit if you have not visitied or any other on-campus event. They will probably match your name to the waitlist (extremely organized and matched my name from the list of interview invites and explore diversity guests to offer me a change of date of my interview to the diversity weekend) and may offer you to interview while on campus. A more subtle way of presenting yourself rather than straight up request that you are interviewed.

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I do not think the op has any weaknesses in those two fields GMAT 780 and WE seems pretty good.
Which make me think what does the AdCom really want from their MBA applicants?

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I do not think the op has any weaknesses in those two fields GMAT 780 and WE seems pretty good.
Which make me think what does the AdCom really want from their MBA applicants?

The same thing that cougars look for. OP is 5 years older than the average age. I think btk's suggestion is really good...requesting for on-campus interview in a subtle way.

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The same thing that cougars look for. OP is 5 years older than the average age. I think btk's suggestion is really good...requesting for on-campus interview in a subtle way.

LOL, quite true. I used to get hit on by cougers all the time, but now not so much.

A campus visit is a great suggestion, don't know why I didn't think of it. I'll be in NYC in January, so it will work out well.

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Same here. Waitlist without an interview, not sure what it means.. Are we the second-tier of the waitlist?

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Something good to discuss with a tour guide or admissions officer during a campus visit -

Yale Announces $50 Million Gift to Name School of Management's New Campus:
https://mba.yale.edu/news_events/CMS/Articles/7294.shtml

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Yale's Silver Scholar Program - Financial Times

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All the dings are making me so scared. I am applying for R2. and I dont have stellar GMAT or GPA. I know that the Yale adcom is very different form other schools. Any idea what specifically they are looking for?

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Hey how do the admitted decisions come out? Only via phone? Or also via status check on the application?

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Atleast for R1, they called the admitted students 2 days prior to the decision release date.

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Price of admission america's college debt crisis airing tonight on CNBC...
Ummm...in dilemma..should I apply for MBA to get just 5 years ahead instead of 2 years!!!

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Did any of the accepted students receive their admissions packet yet? I am curious to see what scholarship package I received.

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Did any of the accepted students receive their admissions packet yet? I am curious to see what scholarship package I received.

I didn't get my admission packet yet. I was told they were going to be mailed early this week. Were you told you received a scholarship during your call?

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No. The adcom lady did say I should find out that info with my admissions packet. Keeping fingers crossed.

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No. The adcom lady did say I should find out that info with my admissions packet. Keeping fingers crossed.

Oh really? so hope is still alive, thanks for the info. I have not received my packet yet either, but now I am even more curious!

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Hey how do the admitted decisions come out? Only via phone? Or also via status check on the application?

Yes, phone but also via status check on decision day - on the applciation page it's above all other notifications.

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I didn't get my admission packet yet.

Usually, you will receive it within a week of the decision date.

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Hi nink,

Thanks for your postings about Yale SOM. I benefit a lot from it.

I got in at R1 this year... and now I'm thinking about planning and preparing in advance because I want to switch from strategy consulting to investment banking.

Could you give me some advice on what I could do during the next 8 months or so? Thanks a lot.