Calling all HBS 2011 Applicants!! (Including 2+2)

Hello,

I've been a lurker, but wanted to throw in my 2 cents... I'm still waiting for my invite too. From what I've been reading on the forum, it seems like there was a big wave of invites sent out early in the process and since then, it's been quiet. So my theory is that their top/definite candidates got their invites early in the process. And they're probably going to wait 'til the 3rd to send out the last few invites along with rejection and wait list emails. I don't know the numbers or have any evidence on that, but I can't imagine all the invites being sent out already and there being nothing but WL and rejections coming on Wednesday. Or maybe I'm just being hopeful...

Sounds logical. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

So we are confirmed that NO ONE has received an invite after Friday, October 22nd?

Have you?

Do you know of anyone who has?

If this is the case, then it is almost a surety that SOME invites will go out on/before the 3rd. But I have reason to believe the number is quite low.

Given that the size of GMATClub is only a small fraction of total applicants, we can't confirm any negatives in the application process (i.e. we can confirm there were invites on Oct. 15th but we can't prove there weren't any on friday). That said, I think it likely there will be some invitations given out... but not many. The odds, at this point, are decidedly not in our favor at this point, and I would take a waitlist into the next round at this point.

I'm pretty pessimistic at this point either way. The way I see it, if we haven't received an invite this far, even if we receive one it puts us conservatively in the 10-15th percentile or lower of invited applicants. If 60% of invited applicants are accepted, we'll have to jump to the 40th percentile. Its quite the task. A waitlist may as well be a ding -- I'd be surprised if anyone placed on the waitlist before getting an invite was let in. How could an applicant jump from suddenly not even worthy of an interview to being accepted?

If Round 2 apps come in lighter (and weaker) than expected.

FWIW one of my recommenders, who is also an HBS alum, was told by the admissions office today that invites have been sent out in random order and that the timing of an invite has absolutely no relation to how they perceive you as an applicant.

Unless they're lying (why would they?) getting an invite on Wednesday is as good as getting one on the first day.

This is what they (and all schools) have said all along. Either you believe it or you believe one of the myriad of theories on the previous 33 pages....

Thats good to hear. Did they mention anything about if there are more invites to go out?

He was left with the impression that yes, there are.

no more invites for monday ..... time to head home in boston ....2 more days to go ... getting ready to embrrace rejection!!

Did anyone receive anything today??? I second fugaz778, preparing yourself for the ding email on Wednesday sounds like the best option!

Thousands of people get rejected from HBS each year. There's no shame in it. While I'm disappointed that I wasn't extended an invite, I have no doubt that I, and all the other talented and intelligent people on this forum, will find success and happiness elsewhere. Best of luck in future endeavors everyone!

I have no clue how many (certainly not zero) invitations are going out on the 3rd, but I don't think you can really infer how good of a candidate you are from when you got your invite.

The issue is that they have thousands of applicants to look through. I work at a VC firm and we process LOTS of business plans. Ultimately, we're struggling to get through all of them, and aren't thinking as much about the messaging inherent to when a meeting invitation is sent out.

There's two forces at work here: when they see your application, and when they feel strongly about interviewing you. Therefore, you might be seeing a late invite because a) they saw you early but weren't sure, so you're on the fence, or b) they just saw you and still think you made the cut after 75% or more of the invites have gone out, so you're a rock star. It's impossible to know, so it's best to stay positive.

Maybe it's just wishful thinking.

i'm so glad hbs will end my agony on the 3rd instead of doing so later in the month

Do any reapplicants know if they will update the status (ding, interview, waitlist) at a certain time tomorrow? Or all at once? or will it trickle throughout the day?

Per the Dee (HBS Director of Admissions):

# November 3 - all candidates not invited to interview will receive either a decision indicating that "we are unable to offer you a place in the Class of 2013" or an invitation to join our waitlist
# November 1 - 21 - interview weeks, both on and off campus
# December 14 - decision notification (admit, deny, or waitlist) for all interviewed candidates