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Well, I responded to 3 of a possible 5 short answer essays they provide. I could respond to a 4th, the "greatest accomplishment" essayt w/ a powerful personal story.

Or I could do "why haas". I'm really torn on this. The story is quite unique, but at the same time i recognize that if they want to take someone off the waitlist they have to make sure that person is set on Haas.

Follow your intuition!!! I wish you the best!!
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Right now I'm leaning toward the personal story in the essay,..and then try to address "why Haas" in the interview as best I can. Others, please give your input as well if you can, thanks.

Thanks for your input Arzad!!,...how are you feeling about the Ross decisions in less than 2 weeks!! I'm already getting nervous!
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Thanks for your input Arzad,...how are you feeling about the Ross decisions in less than 2 weeks!! I'm already getting nervous!
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We are very close to finding everything out!!! I can't wait to learn all the desicions by the Adcoms but I have to be patient for another 2 weeks...This is a very exciting time!!!
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Congrats on the WL at Haas! My 2 cents is to address "Why Haas?" and tie your personal story into why you fit at Haas... Sounds tough but I think that's the point.

Also who has the best backup plan if you don't get admitted or funded to your desired schools? I'm also applying part time to Georgetown & already got admitted, then deferred UMaryland part-time. If I go full time I'd have to quit my job & I just got a 5k raise today, they're making it tough to leave. But I really need/want to change industries. Tough decisions... Anyone facing anything similar?

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mooze- i think given the introspective nature of Haas' essays it may be best to focus on why Haas- between your core consortium essay and the supplemental choices they should have a fairly good idea of your story- linking it with the university will be most impactful i think. This is also a chance to show off research if you haven't visited thier campus. Just my opinion... but also what i'm going to focus on for my Yale WL correspondence.
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Congrats on the WL at Haas! My 2 cents is to address "Why Haas?" and tie your personal story into why you fit at Haas... Sounds tough but I think that's the point.
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I'm trying to keep it within Haas' short essay word limit (250 words),...you think I could do both topics justice in just 250 words. My rationale for leaning toward the personal is because I can't really address the particular personal story in the interview, but I can somewhat discuss "Why Haas" in the interview,...and I'm hoping between the interview, and the fact that I submitted three seperate pieces of information to my record (interview, recommendation, essay), that will demonstrate enough commitment and excitement for Haas.
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mooze- i think given the introspective nature of Haas' essays it may be best to focus on why Haas- between your core consortium essay and the supplemental choices they should have a fairly good idea of your story- linking it with the university will be most impactful i think. This is also a chance to show off research if you haven't visited thier campus. Just my opinion... but also what i'm going to focus on for my Yale WL correspondence.
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The thing is that my personal story was not really mentioned in the core Consortium essay (which was mostly career focused), and neither of the essays I chose to write focused on my personal background (being a former refugee). One essay was on innovation, the second was on a personal weakness, and the third was on inspiring others toward a common goal. I thought if I wrote on "greatest accomplishment" I could talk about not only a story that touches on the personal background but also what I learned from it, how it has equipped me to deal w/ future challenges.

But this is a tough tough choice. Why Haas would be a crucial essay. But in my Ross essays, I focused heavily on my personal story and I really feel it may have been instrumental in earning me an interview.
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This month is a big month for most of us who applied for round 2. For some reason I am very nervous. I wish I could fast forward the month and find out my fate quickly. Although my application has some very visible weaknesses, I put my best foot forward and sold my authentic self to the best of my ability. I am tired of waiting and I am tired of saying to myself what if this school...... what if that school.....

My question for the round 1 applicants is, how did you manage the wait?
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Agree that waiting is difficult -- but only days away now.
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This month is a big month for most of us who applied for round 2. For some reason I am very nervous. I wish I could fast forward the month and find out my fate quickly. Although my application has some very visible weaknesses, I put my best foot forward and sold my authentic self to the best of my ability. I am tired of waiting and I am tired of saying to myself what if this school...... what if that school.....

My question for the round 1 applicants is, how did you manage the wait?
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Since I was Rd 1 I guess I'll chime in. I haven't had too many "what if's" so far luckily. The brutal part about applying Rd. 1 is that only half the schools I applied to considered the rounds different (CMU, Cornell, & Indiana), so from the other three I didn't hear anything at all until like January anyways. The crazy thing is that the wait is still on for us Rd 1ers too because Fellowships haven't been released for the most part. So, even though I'm Rd 1 I still have NO idea where I'll be going to b-school. After so many weeks of waiting I think you just get use to it. The worse part is when you know it's D-day at a school and other people here on GMATCLUB are saying they got IN and you're just looking at your phone thinking "ring damn-it!"
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This month is a big month for most of us who applied for round 2. For some reason I am very nervous. I wish I could fast forward the month and find out my fate quickly. Although my application has some very visible weaknesses, I put my best foot forward and sold my authentic self to the best of my ability. I am tired of waiting and I am tired of saying to myself what if this school...... what if that school.....

My question for the round 1 applicants is, how did you manage the wait?
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mooze- i think given the introspective nature of Haas' essays it may be best to focus on why Haas- between your core consortium essay and the supplemental choices they should have a fairly good idea of your story- linking it with the university will be most impactful i think. This is also a chance to show off research if you haven't visited thier campus. Just my opinion... but also what i'm going to focus on for my Yale WL correspondence.

The thing is that my personal story was not really mentioned in the core Consortium essay (which was mostly career focused), and neither of the essays I chose to write focused on my personal background (being a former refugee). One essay was on innovation, the second was on a personal weakness, and the third was on inspiring others toward a common goal. I thought if I wrote on "greatest accomplishment" I could talk about not only a story that touches on the personal background but also what I learned from it, how it has equipped me to deal w/ future challenges.

But this is a tough tough choice. Why Haas would be a crucial essay. But in my Ross essays, I focused heavily on my personal story and I really feel it may have been instrumental in earning me an interview.
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definitely a tough choice... go with your gut. You know what you can speak most passionately about.
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This month is a big month for most of us who applied for round 2. For some reason I am very nervous. I wish I could fast forward the month and find out my fate quickly. Although my application has some very visible weaknesses, I put my best foot forward and sold my authentic self to the best of my ability. I am tired of waiting and I am tired of saying to myself what if this school...... what if that school.....

My question for the round 1 applicants is, how did you manage the wait?

Since I was Rd 1 I guess I'll chime in. I haven't had too many "what if's" so far luckily. The brutal part about applying Rd. 1 is that only half the schools I applied to considered the rounds different (CMU, Cornell, & Indiana), so from the other three I didn't hear anything at all until like January anyways. The crazy thing is that the wait is still on for us Rd 1ers too because Fellowships haven't been released for the most part. So, even though I'm Rd 1 I still have NO idea where I'll be going to b-school. After so many weeks of waiting I think you just get use to it. The worse part is when you know it's D-day at a school and other people here on GMATCLUB are saying they got IN and you're just looking at your phone thinking "ring damn-it!"
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To co-sign MIXEDin86, from looking at last year's thread, it seemed to be especially frustrating for students because some schools called, others didn't, and the timing that each school release info was different. And even now the communication that we're getting from the schools is differing by university. Apparently, last year people thought they hadn't received the fellowship because they either didn't get a call or missed the call, but discovered they were granted it when the postal mail from the Consortium came (some late in the month). So until I get a definitive yes/no notification from the school and/or Consortium, I'm going to just suck it up and keep a wait and see attitude.

I thought the wait from 1/5 to 3/2 was really hard for the admit decision. The remaining 2+ wks seem like child's play even though I do sometimes check my phone every few minutes for email. The upside is that I generally am receiving some type of daily updates from schools/students/staff/etc, even if I don't yet know the financial and Consortium statuses.
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Congrats on the WL at Haas! My 2 cents is to address "Why Haas?" and tie your personal story into why you fit at Haas... Sounds tough but I think that's the point.

Also who has the best backup plan if you don't get admitted or funded to your desired schools? I'm also applying part time to Georgetown & already got admitted, then deferred UMaryland part-time. If I go full time I'd have to quit my job & I just got a 5k raise today, they're making it tough to leave. But I really need/want to change industries. Tough decisions... Anyone facing anything similar?

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I am. Work for a great company with great benefits and great pay. Looking to switch job functions, not necessarily industries. Appliked to McCombs part-time program in addition to a few full-time programs. Got a wife (who also has a great job) and two kids, so not sure what decision I'll be making pending accepts/funding.
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Did anybody hear anything from McCombs today? I got an email last week saying decisions would be out sometime this week.
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Hey, somewhat late to the party here. Applied to [6] schools through The Consortium. Got dinged immediately by choices 5 [Darden] and 6 [Marshall]. Awaiting responses from McCombs, Ross, and Tuck. I never got invited to interview at McCombs, does anyone know if that means I am already dinged? They are supposed to release decisions this week.

Also, waitlisted at Cornell and looking for any ways to get into the accepted pile. I have written my interviewer in AdCom back to tell her I want to be kept on the list and asked what else I can do to become accepted. Other thoughts?

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This month is a big month for most of us who applied for round 2. For some reason I am very nervous. I wish I could fast forward the month and find out my fate quickly. Although my application has some very visible weaknesses, I put my best foot forward and sold my authentic self to the best of my ability. I am tired of waiting and I am tired of saying to myself what if this school...... what if that school.....

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Honestly a big part of me wanting to finish my apps Round 1 was so that I wouldn't be working through the holidays, which made the time between submitting and hearing back much easier. I got my first admit call was shortly after the holidays (1/6) so the wait wasn't too bad for me. After I got that first admit it made everything so much easier in terms of waiting. I think I would've had a much harder time if I were to submit for Round 2
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Did anybody hear anything from McCombs today? I got an email last week saying decisions would be out sometime this week.
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Nothing yet from McCombs. Hopefully we hear from them today. I also saw you applied to Stern -- Any news on that front?
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Hey, somewhat late to the party here. Applied to [6] schools through The Consortium. Got dinged immediately by choices 5 [Darden] and 6 [Marshall]. Awaiting responses from McCombs, Ross, and Tuck. I never got invited to interview at McCombs, does anyone know if that means I am already dinged? They are supposed to release decisions this week.

Also, waitlisted at Cornell and looking for any ways to get into the accepted pile. I have written my interviewer in AdCom back to tell her I want to be kept on the list and asked what else I can do to become accepted. Other thoughts?

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I know that McCombs concluded all their interviews by March 1st. I'm not sure if all accepted students have to be interviewed.
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I read that they interview about 49% of applicants and of those they select about half for admission. My understanding is that all admits are interviewed.
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