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did any GCer get good news?
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Ding here too. l wonder who gets in so far...
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ding here, gonna try once more but R1 this time.
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ding here, gonna try once more but R1 this time.
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Geez.... I think that accounts for almost everyone on here!! Who the heck DID they let in?
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agree, that 10-15 number really got hopes up. mc83, mmba, hope y'all had good news
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agree, that 10-15 number really got hopes up. mc83, mmba, hope y'all had good news
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Agree... I feel like we're all in this together... if you guys heard good news, I'd be thrilled!
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Dinged. It's good to know so I can move on, and reapply nxt year--but it doesn't make it any easier to swallow.

They didn't say anything about final ten. I'm local too so I thought I'd have a chance perhaps to stay on the list 'till July. Maybe they are already overenrolled?

We missed it by ~30 ppl. I hope to see some of u nxt year. At least w/ Round 1 we'll know by Jan., right?
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Thank you everyone who posted on this forum during this hard process of misinformation/few leads.
It was good to have a support network of other people going through the same thing.
Although I wish we were all experiencing better news :( Best of luck w/ future endeavors and congrats on making it this far.
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I echo mc83's comments. I am thankful for the support and the friendships I formed with a group of GCers.

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Ding here as well. It seems that none of got in.

If you are planning to reapply, you should call Eileen and get candid feedback. I believed what she said in the email was true, that anyone on the WL this late is good for admit. You should make it clear that you want to reapply, and what are your chances if you applied earlier (R3 for me). They are feeling sorry for us right now and would probably give you some good pointers.
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And thus, with this sad outcome (I still cant believe that not one waitlister here was admitted) the Class of 2013 HBS Applicant Thread comes to the end of its useful life. Join me in the HBS Class of 2014 Applicants Thread!!! Dee, expect my re-application next year and be nice to us this time. :) Good Luck to all.
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Hi everyone, if you call Dee during the week and get any feedback that could be useful to everyone else, don't forget to post it.

Good luck with your reapplication.
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It is such an amazing thing to see the positive and supportive spirits here. Actually, I had a wonderful weekend with my whole family after months of suffering. I almost forgot there was a bigger picture in the life.
It is the failure rather than success that defines a person. We all will have a better new start!
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Should we call Eileen or Dee?

I'm truly thankful to all for been so supportive throughout this process. Best of luck to anyone who plans to reapp this year. Do it in R1!!!
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Should we call Eileen or Dee?

I'm truly thankful to all for been so supportive throughout this process. Best of luck to anyone who plans to reapp this year. Do it in R1!!!
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It is a good question. I am not sure if any good or specific information will come out from the phone conversation. I kind of remember in the decision letter, Dee said only general questions since she will not have your personal files at hand. Thoughts?
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HBS CLASS ADMITTED THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR, PRELIM DATA
AND STATS:

HEADLINES



1. apps DOWN fr. 9524 to 9134
2. PE/VC Down fr. 18pct to 13pct -HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. Women up 36 to 39 pct
4. Class size up fr. 910 to 918
5. Investment banking and Investment Management DOWN fr. 14 to 12 pct (if you add to drop in in PE/VC that is a SEVEN PERCENT DECLINE IN TYPICAL IB, PE, VC, AND FINANCE TYPES)


Class of 2013*
https://www.hbs.edu/mba/perspectives/class-statistics/
Admissions
Total MBA Enrollment 918
Applications 9,134
% Admitted 12%
Yield 90%
Class Composition
Women 39%
US Ethnic Minorities 23%
International 34%
Average Age 27
Countries represented 68
Undergraduate institutions represented 243
GMAT Score Range 490-790
Median GMAT 730
Citizenship
North America 70%
­United States 66%
Asia/South Pacific 13%
Europe 10%
Central/South America 4%
Africa 2%
Oceania 1%
Undergraduate Majors
Business Administration 20%
Engineering/Natural Sciences/Technical Disciplines 36%
Humanities/Social Sciences 43%
Other 1%
Pre-MBA Industry
Consulting 21%
Consumer Products 6%
Financial Services** 12%
Healthcare/Biotech 6%
High Tech/Communications 9%
Manufacturing 14%
Military 5%
Non-Profit 8%
Other Services 5%
Venture Capital/Private Equity 13%
Unspecified 1%

* As of June 1, 2011 - subject to change

** Includes Investment Banking and Investment Management
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Preliminary Profile of the Class of 2012
https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog-all.html
entry for July7,2010

Date: July 07, 2010

Here's a peek at the Class of 2012.

This is still officially "preliminary" until registration in September.
Admissions
Total MBA Enrollment 910
Applications 9,524
% Admitted 11%
Class Composition
Women 36%
US Ethnic Minorities 23%
International 34%
Countries represented 73
Undergraduate institutions represented 243
GMAT Score Range 510-790
Middle 50% GMAT Score Range 710-750
Average GMAT 724
Citizenship
North America 70%
­United States 66%
Asia/South Pacific 13%
Europe 12%
Central/South America 3%
Africa 1%
Oceania 1%
Undergraduate Majors
Business 23%
Engineering/Natural Sciences/Technical Disciplines 33%
Humanities/Social Sciences 43%
Other 1%
Pre-MBA Industry
Consulting 22%
Consumer Products 7%
Financial Services* 14%
Healthcare/Biotech 6%
High Tech/Communications 6%
Manufacturing 9%
Military 5%
Non-Profit 7%
Other Services 5%
Venture Capital/Private Equity 18%

* Includes Investment Banking & Investment Management
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It looks like the decline in financial related fields came at the benefit of manufacturing and technology types. I also think it's significant that the average age rose from 26 to 27 particularly since this is the first year the 2+2 students are joining the class.
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Gmat 490? Nice marketing tool. Good way to get more apps.
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It looks like the decline in financial related fields came at the benefit of manufacturing and technology types. I also think it's significant that the average age rose from 26 to 27 particularly since this is the first year the 2+2 students are joining the class.
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good point about age.
Poets and Quants has a good story about this:
https://bit.ly/lzOOWz
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I started a new thread
Calling All HBS 2012 Applicants (including 2+2)

calling-all-hbs-2012-applicants-including-114796.html#p930258

if someone more technically gifted than I could repost some of the very useful boilerplate on pages 1 -3 of this thread, which includes resources and articles and suggestions for posting stats to google docs, there, we all would appreciate it.

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