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Fellow swimmers,

I think we did miss the boat: there's been roughly 18-19 invites reported here, which is in line with the 19 that reported receiving invites in R1 last year...

I'd also note that Derrick Bolton suggested in the below interview a shift in admissions criteria with a greater focus on undergraduate academic record and a lesser focus on leadership. One might presume that qualifying undergraduate academic record is much simpler than qualifying leadership, suggesting that perhaps the adcom is able to get through more applications faster than in previous years and hence the "wave" came through earlier... Thoughts?

"Bolton says that undergraduate grade point averages are getting more attention at Stanford. That shift is partly a reflection of the change in leadership at the school last year to Garth Saloner, an economist who taught management and strategy at Stanford since 1990, who succeeded Robert Joss, a former banking executive, as dean. “Garth is incredibly different than Bob,” says Bolton. 'Garth tilts more toward intellect, and Bob tilted more toward leadership potential.'"

https://poetsandquants.com/2010/10/06/stanford%E2%80%99s-b-school-gatekeeper-predicts-application-decline/
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Fellow swimmers,

I think we did miss the boat: there's been roughly 18-19 invites reported here, which is in line with the 19 that reported receiving invites in R1 last year...

Yeah, I think the big wave was a week earlier this year. I'd still be surprised if some invitations aren't going out this week, but they may be few enough they don't register on GMATClub.

I think it may be a mistake to compare numbers to numbers, though. It's possible we simply have more applicants than the site did last year (comparing now-statistics to after all was said and done statistics won't give a good reading either). Still, I wouldn't so much view that as cause for great hope.
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Nothing like applying to Harvard and Stanford to make you feel like you're not nearly as outstanding as you thought you were.
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Fellow swimmers,

I think we did miss the boat: there's been roughly 18-19 invites reported here, which is in line with the 19 that reported receiving invites in R1 last year...

https://poetsandquants.com/2010/10/06/stanford%E2%80%99s-b-school-gatekeeper-predicts-application-decline/

With this delay, I have also lost all hope, even though I had an invite last year.. can't explain the unnecessary delay and the silence this week... :( I am really worried...

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Nothing like applying to Harvard and Stanford to make you feel like you're not nearly as outstanding as you thought you were.

This process is definitely humbling but I think that's a good thing. Keep your head up. There's still hope. :-D

I'm staying hopeful until I get officially rejected and trying not to let this process drag down my spirits. It's out of our hands now.
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Nothing like applying to Harvard and Stanford to make you feel like you're not nearly as outstanding as you thought you were.

This process is definitely humbling but I think that's a good thing. Keep your head up. There's still hope. :-D

I'm staying hopeful until I get officially rejected and trying not to let this process drag down my spirits. It's out of our hands now.

Funny thing is - the school I'm most excited about now is my safety school. Already got an interview, top tier professors with Ivy League backgrounds, super competitive placement stats, a brand new high tech business facility, and tons of financial aid.

I know that this process will lead to a great situation in the end. I just don't like waiting.
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Fellow swimmers,

I think we did miss the boat: there's been roughly 18-19 invites reported here, which is in line with the 19 that reported receiving invites in R1 last year...

https://poetsandquants.com/2010/10/06/stanford%E2%80%99s-b-school-gatekeeper-predicts-application-decline/

With this delay, I have also lost all hope, even though I had an invite last year.. can't explain the unnecessary delay and the silence this week... :( I am really worried...

Cheers,
lostphoton

I'm with you on the losing all hope part... oh well! I'm giving myself until Friday until I entirely write it off and stop thinking about it. Still got a bunch of applications to work on for R2, so I guess I better start putting my energy to better use.
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Don't give up hope. Based on everything we know there are still plenty of unread files. You never know.

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Fellow swimmers,

I think we did miss the boat: there's been roughly 18-19 invites reported here, which is in line with the 19 that reported receiving invites in R1 last year...

https://poetsandquants.com/2010/10/06/stanford%E2%80%99s-b-school-gatekeeper-predicts-application-decline/

With this delay, I have also lost all hope, even though I had an invite last year.. can't explain the unnecessary delay and the silence this week... :( I am really worried...

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lostphoton

I'm with you on the losing all hope part... oh well! I'm giving myself until Friday until I entirely write it off and stop thinking about it. Still got a bunch of applications to work on for R2, so I guess I better start putting my energy to better use.

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It's not over yet. Last year invites were sent out till the decision date. Don't give up hope. Am sure more invites would come soon.

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Nothing like applying to Harvard and Stanford to make you feel like you're not nearly as outstanding as you thought you were.

This process is definitely humbling but I think that's a good thing. Keep your head up. There's still hope. :-D

I'm staying hopeful until I get officially rejected and trying not to let this process drag down my spirits. It's out of our hands now.

Funny thing is - the school I'm most excited about now is my safety school. Already got an interview, top tier professors with Ivy League backgrounds, super competitive placement stats, a brand new high tech business facility, and tons of financial aid.

I know that this process will lead to a great situation in the end. I just don't like waiting.

Yeah, the wait is the worst. I've read all the advice about staying off the message boards but I guess I just can't help myself! In less than a month, I'll know where I stand with four of the schools that I've applied to which is exciting and scary at the same time. :shock:
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Looks like plan B time!
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did any recent graduate reliance candidate receive an interview call ?
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I think some of them did, just browse through the posts in the last few days
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none of them have mentioned that they were recent graduates.. one of them was chemical engineer with work ex.. last year they did select a fresher directly from college..
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oh I didn't know that by recent you meant as recent as 2010/2011 :-D. I think they all have about 3-4 years of exp. that's pretty young right :)
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Looks like I am kind of late for a roll call update but here goes..

Applied R1 !
Indian/730/3.6 (Mech Engineering)/Cleantech Entrepreneur/3 yrs WE (by Aug 2011)/ 2 years non profit exp in policy and regulatory affairs.

NOT a reliance finalist.

Wonder if any invites were sent out to non-Reliance fellows?
My take on the "lost hope-still hope" debate: I shall anticipate till the end of November !
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