NOTE: Roll Call Page Managed by All Global Mods https://www.stanford.edu/group/AIM/img/GSB_clr_logo.jpg Current Students: Terry12 , Mikus Stanford GSB - Class of 2012 Applicants R1 Total Applicants: 66 Interview Invites:19? Admitted:10 WL:4 Dinged:16 ADMIT: mbahopes2009 - Admit teacherkoo - Admit HCGirl10 - Admit locks - Admit Gelopwez - Admit cheergirl - Admit oompm - Admit azmi - Admit nobel - Admit sandipchowdhury - Admit (sloan program) WAITLIST: redrobot Jordin T's BF motionny (waitlisted 12/16) ozgeuyanik* DING: mavaali Pook swank6 DucRR mbabiden08 w/interview javaexe w/o interview cublu2 w/o interview thabreaker w/interview nikheel w/o interview calinyc w/interview jankynoname w/o interview snowhappy w/o interview whitemaleconsultant w/ interview Ryt w/o interview ultraeasy - ding w/o interview sycomandel - ding w/o interview lostphoton - Interviewed cgyuyo - Interviewed lzen - Interviewing kisaan - Interviewing crapface- Interviewing thedeadlyone- Interviewing mudge414 - Interviewing Jivana - Applying nutmba - Applying TL - Applying bwizzle - Applying aria - Applying jolt - Applying hellopalo - Applying radeal - Applying liquidator - Applying claire84 - Applying pmk157 - Applying skkingdom - Applying aldrak - Applying zaphod - Applying David2008 - Applying latammc - Applying kzslacker - Applying johndough - Applying sh162 - Applying livingonarazorsedge-Applying romanmissionary-Applying fzt39806-Applying 2010HereICome - Applying tandra_b - Applying entrepreneur2015 - Applying sumarora - Applying shurugall - Applying BrooklynMBA - Applying mba4me2010 - Applying -- R2 Total Applicants: 101 Interview Invites: 28 Admitted:11 WL: 7 Dinged:31 ADMIT: Milie nycilley02* biggus MarieLA JordinT (re-applicant) vcn2010* RonMexico quantjock npapp06 winners vacagreg WAITLIST: baxter (with int) stanfordwaitlist (from first round?) WaitingOn6 (from first round) Redrobot (from first round) MBAhopes2010MBA* (with int) whoisholdingthekeys (with int) justniky (with int) DING: Onefreshkid* (with int) Impalpable DCMBAapp* (no int) Diaspora2006 (with int) mTORC1 (re-applicant, with int) snowinTX (no int) KBCalifornia (no int) Aenigma (no int) RepeatedRefresher (no int) awang1283 (no int) jawz2112 (no int) phboom (no int) kombz* gkumar (no int) cheetahfish (no int) mikenyc* sajhan409* (no int) mbaTime (no int) powerka (no int) fall2010mba (no int) asimov mbabelle (with int) wynthia88 (with int) Jjmba* (with int) cyrez8* SpindleKindle (with int) colequinn (no int) matchesmalone* (with int) kohila (no int) HERM3S (with int) Trantastic (not int) INTERVIEW: nlt22 - Interviewing ttocsik* - Interviewing aaabbb* - Interviewing egy - Interviewing (re-applicant) ezekiel2517 - Applying lakai777 - Applying MBAgirl2010 - Applying aj1545 - Applying triple5soul - Applying miccarlo - Applying eekthecat - Applying optiquezt - Applying dhanur - Applying hankpunk - Applying Skysurf - Applying Ashish369 - Applying kevintay - Applying Aria - Applying audacityofhope - Applying deanm85 - Applying Looking4MBA - Applying JumpShot - Applying Demonic11 - Applying Yankees2008 - Applying hoping2010 - Applying lbiggs - Applying nutmba - Applying mczapata - Applying trendsetter - Applying DiMoN - Applying CarpathianRidge - Applying Blayze - Applying mts - Applying dcdevil - Applying Reality - Applying ptexpress - Applying slingfox - Applying regionalexpert - Applying onmymind - Applying sahana - Applying manasa - Applying vodkacran - Applying jjmba - Applying pochcc - Applying retailgirl - Applying cookster - Applying anindita - Applying peterlkj - Applying khemet13 - Applying pranaysrinivasan - Applying machg400 - Applying shr30 - Applying joaonorona - Applying abhinavt82 - Applying stutis - Applying gnargnar - Applying R3 Total Applicants: 9 Interview Invites: 1 Admitted: 1 WL: 1 Dinged: 2 ADMIT: quam WAITLIST: justniky (with int. continued from 2nd round waitlist) DING: jslice03 (off waitlist from prior round) calihopeful (w/o int.?) APPLYING designstory rudik61 ikki stanford2day angryinsomniac sadbuttrue quos Last Year's Stanford GSB thread: calling-all-stanford-fall-2009-applicants-67290.html?highlight=stanford Essay Topics and Deadlines: ask-clear-admit-78147.html#p593235 ClearAdmit Essay Analysis https://blog.clearadmit.com/2009/05/sta ... 2009-2010/ current roll call on page 24

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12 Nov 2009, 23:41

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Hey guys!

I just joined and have been reading through your emoticons of pain, and (some) joy! Anyway, since you guys seem to be pretty well-informed on what profiles get in and what profiles don't get in, I wanted to know your thoughts on my unorthodox profile. I'm applying R2.

Graduated in 2006, 3 Yrs of work experience. 27 years old, however. (2 Yrs away from school to do athletics)
GMAT: 690 (will retake)
GPA: 3.42 from Ivy League, Econ major GPA: 3.63
-Olympic Team member, trained full-time while in school (when injured, GPA jumped to 3.93; however, when not injured.......you can do the math)
Working for bulge-braket ibank
Trustee of $60 million foundation
Significant leadership experience in Olympic federation for my sport

Any feedback or application strategies would be awesome guys!

AND best of luck!!!!!!! I'll add a couple happy emoticons to make up for the overwhelmingly sucky ones. :-D

Son,

This thread is currently filled with guys tired after weeks and months of waiting for their interview invites. Don't ask such questions here :D I think you already are aware of your achievements? So go ahead and apply. And pray for us in the meantime.

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13 Nov 2009, 00:36

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Baxter,

pretty stellar profile!! assuming you can relate your achievements in your sport/foundation/work to "demonstrated leadership potential" i think Stanford would love you. also, i wouldn't worry too much about your gmat, since i don't think that's going to be the make or break for someone with your background. it's just us "traditional" applicants that stress over that...

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What exactly does a Stellar profile mean? Blind leading the blind. We all have "Stellar profiles" Thats why we are applying and think we have a reasonable shot.

Where is my GSB INVITE???

-Frustrated

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13 Nov 2009, 13:46

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[quote="SuperIndo"]What exactly does a Stellar profile mean? Blind leading the blind. We all have "Stellar profiles" Thats why we are applying and think we have a reasonable shot.

Where is my GSB INVITE???

-Frustrated[/quote]

Stellar profile is not dependent on whether or not you get an invite or acceptance at Stanford... In general, I think if a person has shown excellence and a high level of meaningful achievement in the past, and that there is evidence that this level of excellence will continue in the future, then to me that conveys a "stellar profile." But to be honest, I think that those with these types of profiles would go on to be successful with or without an MBA from an elite program. It's the classic MBA dilemma: do so many great leaders come from H/S/W because of something they learned during b-school, or is H/S/W good at recognizing those who will go on to be great leaders and slaps their brand on them?

I'm frustrated by the wait too, but I would never think that a ding from Stanford makes our backgrounds and future prospects any less excellent. I used to think that during undergrad apps, but not anymore... it's just a brand.

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I think that those with these types of profiles would go on to be successful with or without an MBA from an elite program.

word that to yo mama! 8-)

I know I'm awesome before getting an MBA and from your profiles you guys are probably awesome too. But thanks for making me feel that way and for the advice.

I'm going to apply and retake GMAT and let you know how it goes. Seems like my profile is one of some extraordinary stuff, but lacking in the ordinary stuff department which isn't likely to be overlooked.

I only graduated in 06, but am 27. Seems like age is a serious issue for Stanford (and HBS). Anyone know anyone getting in with grey hair like me?

I know a girl that was accepted at Stanford last year from my analyst class with an alternative transcript and nothing spectacular from work. I heard second hand that her GMAT score wasn't fantastic either. It seems like those that don't necessarily do extraordinary things, but do ordinary things extraordinarily (as was quoted by an adcom) are the ones that have the most success at H/S/W.

I know, as I dated a girl just like that for years before she dumped me by e-mail right before leaving for B-School. The only question is, which school takes girls with that kind of character?

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13 Nov 2009, 15:31

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Ouch. Sounds like your ex was pretty lame. I bet she went to HBS. As I think I've said on the forum before, I think HBS would've admitted Hitler... after all, he was a "leader who made a difference in the world".

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@lostphoton, @tempoguy

Any news? Any of your friends received the invites?

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No man haven't heard of any invites so far. Don't know whats happening. But I read somewhere that they are giving you 10 days to schedule an interview; by that account we can still get an invite by 2nd or 3rd Dec......Really frustrating.

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14 Nov 2009, 01:47

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Actually, I have visited Stanford today and the adcom officer with whom I talked to told me that I could even received an invite a couple days before the decision deadline...

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what use would be an interview just a day or two before the final decision? can't believe that the adcom keeps working on the list till the last day.

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+1 kudos. After hearing one of my former colleagues (who is now at HBS) rubbish all other business schools, I'm not sure what kind of leaders Harvard are making. Where's the soft skills training? At least Chicago and Columbia have a crack at instilling some values in their grads, even if they might be perceived as some naff attempt at ethics training to offset the negative press from disastrous alumni actions. Hey, effort is effort. And Standford place a heavy emphasis on the values of their admits through the application process...

Rant over.

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Roll call updated. On personal note still waiting to hear back from the adcom

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jankynoname

youre basing your new viewpoint of HBS on one experience with a former colleague?

:shock:

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@lostphoton, @tempoguy, @northernstar

I am also a Rel. finalist ........... but I am in the final year of my college. I was very upset at not receiving an interview invite but after visiting this forum and seeing your profiles (with so many years of work ex. /entrepreneurship ex.), I have lowered my expectations

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I am back to mugging for the end-sems.

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jankynoname

youre basing your new viewpoint of HBS on one experience with a former colleague?

:shock:

Fair call. I'd say I'm basing it on 2-5 observations, which isn't exactly statistically relevant. Can someone knock up some charts?

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wassup everyone? any updates

? rumors, speculations, guesses....

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All this is getting really really frustrating now... It's 16 November - just 1 month for the decision and no clue!

I am really getting restless now.....

Cheers to all!
lostphoton

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Me too man. And I think now I should change my name to lost tempoguy or deflated tempo or something like that

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make sure to let us know as soon as you guys get the invite

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I have recently heard that it is important to have alumni/students "put in a good word" to AdmissionsCom and this is crucial to getting interviews. I did not have this but curious if others have heard this as well or perhaps pursued this path? Maybe I'm just searching here...