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25 Nov 2014, 10:43

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Invited to interview last week.

I interviewed last year as well, but was not admitted.

Has anyone else been invited to interview twice? Not getting my hopes up for another letdown, but I know I'm a better candidate this time around at least.

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25 Nov 2014, 12:31

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What kind of changes did you make to improve your candidacy?

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I changed companies actually. I also led a second grant project with a non-profit, passed Harvard's HBX CORe program, started an e-commerce company, and wrote more impactful essays. I will now have 4 yrs WE vs 3.

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25 Nov 2014, 18:01

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Ding. The death of a dream :´(

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Chiming in late, but dinged. I really wasn't that upset, I think I have come to terms. I'm thrilled to be up at Booth and have the long shot for FC at HBS, they're probably better fits for me anyways. Congrats to everyone who was invited, a good number of you are in for an amazing life changing experience!

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26 Nov 2014, 07:30

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I am waitlisted. I guess I can't do anything but waiting? Anyone who is waitlisted? Please feel free to message me. I would love to connect.

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26 Nov 2014, 22:29

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I am waitlisted. I guess I can't do anything but waiting? Anyone who is waitlisted? Please feel free to message me. I would love to connect.

Hang in there! Waitlisted here as well. Anyone know how much hope actually remains?

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26 Nov 2014, 22:47

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I am waitlisted. I guess I can't do anything but waiting? Anyone who is waitlisted? Please feel free to message me. I would love to connect.

Hang in there! Waitlisted here as well. Anyone know how much hope actually remains?

My friend was waitlisted 2 years ago but didn't get in.
He re-applied last year and is now a 1st yr GSB.
(Guess that's not very helpful at this point..)

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So i've heard that if one gets accepted, you might get a call the 8th or the 9th of December, and the 10th you'll get both the official e-mail and the status change in the webpage. How much truth is there to that? Has anyone heard something similar?

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I'd like to echo Kyle. Thanks everyone for being so positive, supportive, and civil. Thanks for looking out for each other and giving each other encouragement.It doesn't really matter what school everyone ends up at - it's what everyone makes of it. I have no doubt all of y'all are smart, ambitious, and hardworking individuals who will find a lot of success in the future. If y'all are an indication of our future business leaders, then there's a lot of positive change in the future to look forward to.

kyles

Hi All,

As the time slowly ticks away on this round of applications I want to thank everyone here for sharing their stories and their excitement with us. It's been a pleasure analyzing and reading analysis from those who posted knowing that we're all travelling this same path. Undoubtedly our paths will soon split and, while holding onto hope that Palo Alto may still be a in the cards for me, would like to wish everyone here the best in the days, weeks, and years to come.

Thank you

True story: on a message board similar to this (pre-cursor to GMATClub) 12 years ago, I got into a debate with someone who was also applying -- and we ended up becoming friends & supporting each other through the stressful admissions process (and then the [also very stressful even though you're not thinking about it yet but you will be in about 10 months] internship hunt + 2nd-year job search process). Even though we ended up at different schools (he at a "non top-10 school, whatever THAT means", me at HBS), we are still good friends to this day!

Especially given all of the social media tools that weren't around back then, there's no reason why your paths need to split, and no reason why friendships formed here can't endure for a decade, or beyond! If anyone on these boards "clicked" with you, or seems like a kindred spirit, I encourage you to reach out to them and try to become friends in real life!

And now, as an important side-note to those currently feeling "the sting of the ding":

I know this gets thrown around a lot as a platitude on boards like this, but I'm almost 10 yrs out from b-school, and let me tell you that what @w540ds wrote is 1,000% true: it's the person, not the school, that makes the most of future opportunities. I know a few people from HBS who are chronically under-employed, or who are employed but who feel a sense of ennui or even, rarely-but-shouldn't-it-be-zero-people?, revulsion for their jobs.

Meanwhile, my friend from the "non top-10 school, whatever THAT means"? I must confess: I remember feeling a little guilty when I got into HBS and he didn't. YEAH WELL TURNS OUT I DIDN'T NEED TO WORRY THERE. That guy is an inspiring BUCKET O' HUSTLE. Post-graduation he networked his way to become a very early employee at a very successful startup that was acquired by a HouseholdName company and he's now "angel investing" and essentially retired before the age of 40. Not too shabby. (he totally deserves it, btw: what an amazing human being he is. Truly.) Even if he hadn't gotten an MBA at all, he absolutely would have hustled & brainstormed his way into some amazing opportunities.

SO:

The very vision, drive, and ambition that are inspiring you to even apply to a top MBA program in the first place -- you need to HOLD TIGHT to that energy, because that is what's going to make you successful in the long-term. Even if you don't even end up going to ANY program.

That's not empty b.s. -- that's the honest truth.

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30 Nov 2014, 12:55

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I've heard the same. Not sure about getting a call 2 days early, but DB usually starts calling the day before and finishes morning of. And then all final decisions will come out on the 10th.

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30 Nov 2014, 13:16

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I've heard the same. Not sure about getting a call 2 days early, but DB usually starts calling the day before and finishes morning of. And then all final decisions will come out on the 10th.

Its a 24 hour acceptance call marathon, poor DB doesn't get any sleep that night.... Nor do we due to anxiousness!

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30 Nov 2014, 13:32

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I've heard the same. Not sure about getting a call 2 days early, but DB usually starts calling the day before and finishes morning of. And then all final decisions will come out on the 10th.

Its a 24 hour acceptance call marathon, poor DB doesn't get any sleep that night.... Nor do we due to anxiousness!

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Ha I'm sure! I'm already starting to feel anxious about how close the decision date is, and I have yet to complete my interview!

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30 Nov 2014, 14:32

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when is your interview?

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30 Nov 2014, 14:49

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when is your interview?

It's on wednesday. I suppose a benefit of getting a late invite is I'll have a post-interview wait of barely a week.

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when is your interview?

It's on wednesday. I suppose a benefit of getting a late invite is I'll have a post-interview wait of barely a week.

wow really late...does this just confirm the rumour that stanford interview does not matter?

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when is your interview?

It's on wednesday. I suppose a benefit of getting a late invite is I'll have a post-interview wait of barely a week.

wow really late...does this just confirm the rumour that stanfor interview does not matter?

As others have said, I'm sure the interview does matter, but maybe less so than other schools. It's true they could have already made a decision without the interview, but I don't think they would waste their alumni's time if the interviews weren't important.

I'm trying to not overanalyze my late invite. I could talk myself into thinking the timing is both a bad and a good thing, so instead I'm just trying to focus on doing well and finding out in 10 short days!

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I'm trying to not overanalyze my late invite. I could talk myself into thinking the timing is both a bad and a good thing, so instead I'm just trying to focus on doing well and finding out in 10 short days!

This is exactly how I feel. I have my interview tomorrow, but my interviewer said her feedback was due by Friday (which is two business days prior to final decision). I am really hoping this is a situation where a really terrible interview could sway it one way, but a really positive one probably won't make a difference? Getting both HBS and Stanford on the same day is going to be quite a rollercoaster. Good thing I'm going to be on a trans-Atlantic flight when BOTH these decisions come out ... SMH.

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I just finished my interview and it left me more confused! My interviewer came out of a meeting looking worn-out and tired. I hope he remembers all I told him - making me wanna believe the interview has little or no impact on the decision.

I await the good news on 10th!

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LexLuthor

I've heard the same. Not sure about getting a call 2 days early, but DB usually starts calling the day before and finishes morning of. And then all final decisions will come out on the 10th.

I think this just upped the anxiety a little bit lol. I like the Harvard 'all at once' method - allows me to ignore my phone until a precise time and concentrate on other things. Good on DB for making all those calls though.