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

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jl12

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No idea, but I'm guessing they've reviewed all applications by this point and prioritized who they want. I think they are reviewing the results of the interviews and trying to see if something negative came up. If yes, they probably have a strong list of candidates that they could go pick from to interview at the last minute and replace that candidate. It's easy to tack on a few admits for DB at the end, he has lots of phone calls to make!

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So if you call and listen to the message at the GSB, they say that interview invites will be sent out up until 3/30. I wonder how they decide so quickly for that lucky person who receives the interview on 3/30! Hope that helps everyone still waiting for an interview invite. I also think that the interview invites that are a few days from the deadline may have a slight advantage. Why would the AdCom go through the trouble to interview someone so close to the decision deadline if they weren't really interested in admitting an applicant? That's just a thought.

Yeah, I wonder how that would work given that DB personally calls every applicant starting the day before the notification date.

Makes sense.

If any past GCers still follow the forum and experienced last minute love from the GSB in previous years, let us know =)

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I called the Admissions Office who confirmed that invites will go out through March 30.

Sorry if someone has already asked this but do the dings go out on March 29?

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I called the Admissions Office who confirmed that invites will go out through March 30.

Sorry if someone has already asked this but do the dings go out on March 29?

Then, I'm assuming anyone they send an invite in the last couple of days would just show up as WL on the notification date, pending the results of their interview. Seems like reasonable way to handle last-minute invites.

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I'm new to these forums, but I just got my interview invite on weds march 10. Don't lose hope folks!!

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Here's a long shot. Did anyone with an I/v invitation also apply for the P4D fellowship?

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Hi all,

Received an interview invite Friday night PST.

White male, 3 yrs consulting, now tech, 710 GMAT, 3.7 gpa from top liberal art school, masters from LSE

Good luck to everyone, don't give up hope, they're still sending invites!

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kudos and thanks for sharing

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Wow that's really encouraging. Congrats!!! I hope those people that interview late get admitted too. I can't imagine the combination of joy from an invite followed by a rejection a week later.

good luck and congratulations!!!!

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Hey guys, I had my Stanford interview this morning...I think it went pretty well but the questions were certainly challenging. Started out with "Why GSB?" but then went into very behavioral questions. "Tell me about a time when you..." - in just about every form imaginable. I had about 7 or 8 of these types of questions, with follow-up questions - he wanted to know details! Make sure you have plenty of leadership, teamwork, impact examples ready. My interviewer was very friendly and we discussed his experience there at the end, and I asked him several questions. 45 mins on the dot. Good luck!

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Thank you for this, very helpful. I'm interviewing this week, and figured it'd be less "Tell me about a time when you..." and more "Let's get to know each other/Why GSB?"

From the site, looks like the decision is on the 30th - but interview invites are still sent out up until the same date. How does this work?

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Yea, apparently the trend towards behavioral questions is new this year. And there's speculation about the interview invites up until the decision date, no one really knows for sure but I'm guessing for the last few (probably less than 20) invites they send for interviews after March 23 (you have a week to complete the interview) they'll tell the applicants what will happen (I'd guess waitlist temporarily, or delayed decision)

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Is it time to give up hope yet for those of us without an interview? :-p

Trying to still stay positive...

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Is it time to give up hope yet for those of us without an interview? :-p

Trying to still stay positive...

Check the history on this thread. I officially gave up hope last week. However...

After talking with my friends last weekend, I've now changed my tune and decided that my invite is just one of the few later ones. If I'm going to fail, at least I'll fail big, and be happy and confident for the week leading up to it. If this sets me up for crushing disappointment, that's fine; I can handle it. It's just more fun to live with confidence that things will work out in your favor.

So, hope restored. I wish you the best of luck, and I'm sure you're a great guy that any b-school would be lucky to have!

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WOW great answer!!!! Yes Hope is now officially restored! :-D

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I had to register to make this comment.

I find it pretty weird to still have not heard anything back from Stanford. Hopefully it is a good thing and means that they are really looking at each application in detail, but there hasn't been a peep. Starting to get depressed, but won't completely until after the end of the month.

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Stanford doesn't release any info till ike the last day or two before the deadline. if you don't get a call during that time, it is waitlist or ding

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For those who have been interviewed, do we know when Stanford starts calling people who get in? Is it just the day before the official release (Tuesday), or could the calls start two days before (Monday)? Good luck to all.

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I was resigned to getting nervous starting Tuesday. Now i have to endlessly look at my phone starting monday. UGHHH.

NEVER OUT OF THE FIGHT!

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I read through last year's thread a while back and it seemed the calls for the past two rounds (R2 last year, R1 this year) were done over the first 12-16hrs of the day before the release date (i.e. starting 1am PST on the 29th for us), starting in China/India and working west. Prior to that, the historical pattern seemed to be calls starting the evening before the release date. Suggests Monday calls are unlikely but it could either be an exciting Tuesday morning or a looong afternoon...

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Don't give up hope!
Got the invite. I guess they weren't kidding when they said they send them out through the 30th.
While it's true that to hope is to risk pain, what's life without hope?
Good luck everyone!