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21 Nov 2014, 14:25
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Weird, my previous post didn't seem to get in -
I just wanted to chime in at this juncture though - I would caution against making general assumptions about distribution/frequency/timing of invites from this board's population. I have four friends now (3 in NE, 1 in WC, all in IM/PE) that received invites over the last few weeks that choose to remain as lurkers on the board.
With that said, I tend to agree with some of the other posters on this board that the interview may not play as large of a role in the admit decision. My interview was EXTREMELY casual, with the big questions (tell me about yourself, why Stanford, etc) sprinkled with deeper dives into my responses and a few one-offs like "whats a book you can recommend to me" (but this was probably taken from my resume as well). Seemed to me like a fit screening - Stanford can be as selective as they want, and I would assume even the most qualified applicants can be dinged simply because of slight a deviance in perceived fit. Stanford seems to really like the "I have a billion accomplishments and I'm really smart, but I probably won't tell you this when we meet - you'll just have to see my resume" type of people.
Good luck everyone!
I just wanted to chime in at this juncture though - I would caution against making general assumptions about distribution/frequency/timing of invites from this board's population. I have four friends now (3 in NE, 1 in WC, all in IM/PE) that received invites over the last few weeks that choose to remain as lurkers on the board.
With that said, I tend to agree with some of the other posters on this board that the interview may not play as large of a role in the admit decision. My interview was EXTREMELY casual, with the big questions (tell me about yourself, why Stanford, etc) sprinkled with deeper dives into my responses and a few one-offs like "whats a book you can recommend to me" (but this was probably taken from my resume as well). Seemed to me like a fit screening - Stanford can be as selective as they want, and I would assume even the most qualified applicants can be dinged simply because of slight a deviance in perceived fit. Stanford seems to really like the "I have a billion accomplishments and I'm really smart, but I probably won't tell you this when we meet - you'll just have to see my resume" type of people.
Good luck everyone!
21 Nov 2014, 14:42
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Got the invite! I am so happy, I am foolish... Started calling everyone... European candidate! Good luck to all - invites are still coming!
21 Nov 2014, 14:56
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gulliver
Congratulations!!
Also, I would agree that looking at the distribution of invites would not be very helpful. I went through the boards from last year and people also did distribution analyses in 2013 and found that their interview invite volume was lower/skewed/etc. compared to the year before (2012). Again, it's probably due to people lurking on the forum and not reporting interview invites until after they interview or get into Stanford. With that said, people definitely received invites up until ding/waitlist day (which was Nov. 26th last year) including the 24th (a Sunday) and the 25th. Fingers crossed we also see some more interview invites these next few days!
