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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sl86

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can i ask a dumb question? why does the website explicitly say "we do not release admissions decisions via telephone" when derrick bolton calls everyone who is admitted? is he just like.. chatting with you? why be so cryptic

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that means you can't call them up and ask if you were accepted or not. when he calls he lets you know that you are in.

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rashLimash

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!

Wow! Congrats! And you'll hear back almost right away... less than one week!

What are your stats?

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So it's Palo Alto or Chicago for me. Can't wail 'til Tuesday! Does anyone know the percentage of interviewed applicants that are offered admission? There's a discouraging quote on the interview invitation:

"Given the overall strength of the applicant pool, however, we expect that the majority of candidates interviewed will not be offered admission. We say this not to be discouraging or mean-spirited, but to highlight the reality of a highly selective admission process."

At the same time, Derrick Bolton mentioned in an article on Poets&Quants:

"We interview about 1,000 applicants year, plus or minus 100. We accept 450 to 500 people in a typical year. So your odds are about 50-50."

Which one is it?

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49% accepted means the majority were denied, but it's still about 50-50.

P&Q had an article where they were assuming 1,100 interviews and 475 acceptances leading to a rate of 43%, which I could easily see Bolton rounding up. I'm guessing the final acceptance rate is in the 40-50% range.

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What a debbie downer interview invite! Why can't they just congratulate?

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so i got an interview with Stanford, but just got WL from Wharton and Dinged at Harvard (pre interview).

Does this mean that I will likely not make the cut for Stanford?
A bit bummed out...

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so i got an interview with Stanford, but just got WL from Wharton and Dinged at Harvard (pre interview).

Does this mean that I will likely not make the cut for Stanford?
A bit bummed out...

I'm in exactly the same position as you! Let's not lose hope though..We won't know until we know..

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so i got an interview with Stanford, but just got WL from Wharton and Dinged at Harvard (pre interview).

Does this mean that I will likely not make the cut for Stanford?
A bit bummed out...

No it doesn't. You need to get that defeatist mentality out of your head and be your best at your Stanford interview. The applications for these schools are so different that the same candidate can look very different at H, S and W. Plus, these schools place emphasis on different qualities/experiences in candidates. This process is a total hit or miss. I have seen people WL at Wharton but accepted at MIT Sloan. I have also seen people WL at Wharton but accepted at Harvard. Or rejected at Sloan and accepted at Harvard. In summary, how you perform at one school is no indication of how you will do at the rest. As a rule, certain schools are harder to get into; certainly HBS and Stanford are at the top of the pack. But, there is still a lot of unpredictability when you are talking H, S, W, and Sloan and perhaps even CBS, Booth and Kellogg and like I said, the applications are very different. Good luck!!

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I know a woman from these forums who was dinged by Kellogg but accepted to Stanford. Every school is different. I just hope I didn't use up all my good luck with Wharton!

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thanks for the comfort, but i got dinged by harvard and essentially wharton. if it were only 1 school, i'd be fine, but it's 2!

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I would concur. I've been lucky and accepted at Booth and Wharton, but dinged from Kellogg. Think back to your GMAT prep - admissions to schools are independent events!

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Yeah, I'm a guy who got dinged by Sloan but interviewed by Harvard. And with my engineering background, I would have expected it to be the other way around. It's really hard to figure out why a school wants you or doesn't, and how they figure you're background will round out the class profile.

Just assume they want you - and they're just interviewing you to confirm that you match your written profile!

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Does Stanford put people on the WL even if they did not interview?

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so i got an interview with Stanford, but just got WL from Wharton and Dinged at Harvard (pre interview).

Does this mean that I will likely not make the cut for Stanford?
A bit bummed out...

Same here. Don't worry! The schools don't care where you've been accepted or rejected. They will look at your application and decide for themselves. Some applications let you share your story better than others. Stanford is a super competitive school, if they thought you weren't a great candidate you wouldn't have gotten an interview. We should be just fine!

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It's Friday afternoon, decision come out early next week...still have not received interview invite. I'm going to call it folks...

Ding.

Good Luck to everyone who got an interview!

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45 mins to 5 p...oh well...I might as well throw in the towel...gl to all those with invites...!

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you never know...choosing to stay hopeful.

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rpratt620 - I was put on the WL during round 1 without an interview and was only finally invited to interview a few weeks ago. I'm not sure if this is the same process they follow during Round 2 however.

Good luck everyone!

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so i got an interview with Stanford, but just got WL from Wharton and Dinged at Harvard (pre interview).

Does this mean that I will likely not make the cut for Stanford?
A bit bummed out...

Different schools are different, so be positive. You'll feel more confident and do your best at the interview.

Best of luck then.