Calling All Stanford GSB Fall 2011 Applicants! https://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/08/0811_stanford_school_tour/image/serra_portal_stanford_business_school_campus.jpg Detailed Program Information: GMAT Club's Stanford GSB School Guide Fall 2011 Application Instructions Round 1 Deadline: 10/6/2010 | Decision Date: 12/15/2010 Round 2 Deadline: 1/6/2010 | Decision Date: 3/30/2011 Round 3 Deadline: 4/6/2011 | Decision Date: 5/18/2011 Essays Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why? Essay 2: What are your career aspirations? What do you need to learn at Stanford to achieve them? Essay 3: Answer two of the four questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years. Option A: Tell us about a time when you built or developed a team whose performance exceeded expectations. Option B: Tell us about a time when you made a lasting impact on your organization. Option C: Tell us about a time when you generated support from others for an idea or initiative. Option D: Tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, established, or expected. Recommendation Questions (3 recommenders) 2 Professional/Workplace References Please briefly describe your relationship to the candidate, and describe the circumstances under which you have known her or him. How does the candidate’s performance compare to other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? What (if any) legacy has this candidate left on your organization? Describe the most constructive feedback you have given the candidate. Please also detail the circumstances that caused you to give the feedback. Is there anything else (positive or negative) we should know about the candidate? 1 Peer/Team Reference Please briefly describe your relationship to the candidate, and describe the circumstances under which you have known her or him. Describe how the candidate has generated support from others for an idea or initiative. What (if any) lasting impact has this candidate left on your organization? Describe the most constructive feedback you have given the candidate. Please also detail the circumstances that caused you to give the feedback. Is there anything else (positive or negative) we should know about the candidate? Essay Analysis Clear Admit 2010-11 Essay Analysis mbaMission 2010-11 Essay Analysis Veritas Prep 2010-11 Essay Analysis APPLICANT LIST: GSB Applicant List Google Doc 0ArAuKBeoP3UWdDdYMHRuRmgtLUtHaWx1OXpqY1hFQ0E Round 1 (101 applicants) Matriculating: N/A Admitted: 11 (11%) Waitlisted: 5 (5%) Denied: 85 APPLICANTS: Please fill out your stats in the Google Doc attached and keep updating your information whenever you see fit!We will keep this thread updated as well Current students: Terry12 , Mikus , quantjock All quoted sections in this post are from the Application Requirements page of the Stanford GSB Website College Students : OTHER RESOURCES: Screenshot: HBS 2011 Applicant List.png

I received my R2 interview invitation earlier this year in mid February. The deadline was January 6th and I believe my status had changed by the week of January 20th at the latest.

Anyone got an invite from Stanford??

Doesn't seem like it yet... All quiet on the western front.

No word yet. This is driving me crazy!

As far as I know, there was some problem in the process in R2 last year. because of which the results got postponed a bit. I believe that learning from that Stanford has also decided to send invites in bulk, otherwise previously the invites started even before the application deadline, as they invited people as and when the adcom read applications. Just my hypothesis. Also, I know a few people who got Stan invites pretty late (at times even 2-3 days before deadline) who got an admit. So I think there is no need to panic Cheers, lostphoton

No need to panic at all until you are rejected. You just can never guess WHEN your application is finally being reviewed in the process.

I thought I remembered reading on their website/application materials that interviews typically tend to go from late September to late November, which means they actually do begin reviewing before the deadline. To be honest, though, I think that the admissions committee is very clear on what they want to reveal and what they don't. There's plenty of information on their site about how they view applications and the stats of admitted students, but there are other data points and processes that they very intentionally don't want to admit. No point in trying to figure out the black box. You could drive yourself crazy thinking "if the admissions director is on record stating that he thinks interviews only have a certain value, why do they only admit about 50-60 per cent of those interviewed?" This is all a fairly subjective process in which your hard stats (GPA/GMAT, work experience) play a large role and then subjectivity floods the margins. One thing I always enjoyed was that Stanford and Harvard seemed to have very different identities, and one of the appealing things about Stanford was that "wild card, non-factory, real community" feel to it. I get the sense that Bolton and the previous dean had a large part to play in the crafting of that community. It's probably too early to tell if it's turning into a "small, Harvard of the West" rather than a true, distinctive Stanford.