Assef wrote:
Hi all,
Stern's website states the following about deadlines:
Full-time MBA
Deadline Initial Notification* By
1st Deadline October 15, 2018 January 1, 2019
2nd Deadline November 15, 2018 February 1, 2019
3rd Deadline January 15, 2019 April 1, 2019
4th Deadline March 15, 2019 June 1, 2019
*You will receive one of three initial notifications: invitation to interview, waitlist offer, or denial of admission
Does this mean interviews for R1 will only take place in 2019, after the initial notification deadline??
I've heard that that should be the final deadline, after interviews.. so i'm confused.
Thanks.
That's an incorrect interpretation. First things first,
Stern's decisions are rolling and the applications are reviewed in the order they were received. The deadlines for Initial Decisions are the LATEST date by which you will receive your INITIAL notification. That means, you'll either be invited to interview, or waitlisted, or denied admissions. So, you WILL receive either of these three notifications LATEST by January 1, 2019 if you submitted in R1. In all means, you can receive your initial notification much before that date. In fact, you might even get your FINAL decision before that deadline.
Let me add two more info here:
(1) Yes, you might get interviewed in 2019. Let's say you submitted right on the deadline and your application was last to be reviewed. In that case, you will hear back latest by January 1, 2019. Let's say you hear back on January 1 and get the interview invite. It's obvious that you'll be interviewing in January 2019 and would be hearing your final decision in 2019
(2) Once you interview, you will receive your final decision within 21 days from your date of interview. So, if you interview in November or in early December, you will receive your final decision in 2018 itself. Cheers!
Let me know if it's still not clear or if you still have any doubts
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