The 8% interview rate is baffling - it's so off from Round 1 and so off from Round 2 of the last couple years. I'm really curious why it's happening. I have a few theories but none quite make sense
- GMATclub applicants this year are a worse than average crop: There's no marked drop off in other top schools, which you would expect to see
- GMATclub Round 2 Sloan applicants are worse than average Sloan Applicants: The number of applicants is in line with last year's round 2, so there is no sign of any apparent flood of extra unusually unqualified applicants. As for whether people who don't track their stats on this forum are more qualified, it's possible that they are the superstar entrepreneurs who are too busy launching companies to post. However, this should be reflected in Round 1 too.
- People are getting interviews but not posting: People not posting updates are probably not adding themselves to the stats here to begin with as a couple earlier posters admitted to.
- Sloan admitted too many qualified people in Round 1: The admit numbers on GMATclub are about equivalent with last year. However, there is a possibility that a lot of the entrepreneur types not posting here are applying early and getting in. It could just be an unlucky year for round 2
- Sloan is slowly turning Round 2 into the equivalent of Round 3 for other schools: It's possible we just got caught on the wrong end of some transition here. There is some evidence this is happening more and more with Harvard and Stanford too, though not quite as drastically, with 33%+reductions in admit rates. However, Sloan is looking closer to 66% drop now, which is mildly insane.
Anyway, Sloan's not my top choice, but I wrote a really awesome optional essay for them. I guess I'm just annoyed that they won't at least interview me so I can get props for that.