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Thanks a lot jeanette. :) anyone else wants tos share other resourcers?

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Woot! Down to 1830 words... almost there!

I'm still dying to know if anyone has been invited to interview and was above the 1800 word limit.
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Well, I can't speak with absolute authority, but I think I can safely say this: someone got into Stanford while over the limit.

But so what? There was likely someone who got in despite calling it "SBS" too. Both likely hurt their chances, but the school saw enough that they liked to make the acceptance.

Do you think your 30 extra words are going to make up for the fact they tell you they don't want you to go over but you do?
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Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! 04 Oct 2010, 11:51
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in for R1!

I'm a reapplicant - applying for the MS environment joint degree program.

3yrs experience s&t, big ten undergrad, 710 gmat.
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Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! 04 Oct 2010, 16:38
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Stanford MBA Program Application was submitted on 10/4/2010 7:41:00 PM EST

Done! *crosses fingers*
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The word count does not include the essay topics, right? Otherwise, I will have some more work to do (50 words or so)...
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Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! 06 Oct 2010, 02:39
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Finally submitted the application after lot of editing :) . Really glad to get it over with and satisfied with the amount the work that I put in. I started 6 months back with my Gmat planning and ended with submitting application for Stanford.

How is it going for others ?
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So I got this reply from Stanford after I submitted my application:

"We hope to interview between 800 and 1,200 applicants this year, and offer admission to between 400 and 500 candidates. We expect to interview all candidates admitted to the MBA Program. "

Is Stanford planning to increase class size ?
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So I got this reply from Stanford after I submitted my application:

"We hope to interview between 800 and 1,200 applicants this year, and offer admission to between 400 and 500 candidates. We expect to interview all candidates admitted to the MBA Program. "

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I think the 400-500 acceptances is to account for a yield <100%. Some of those acceptances will choose to go to other schools, surprisingly enough :)
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The word count does not include the essay topics, right? Otherwise, I will have some more work to do (50 words or so)...
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They say that your "responses" should not exceed 1800 words, which in my opinion does not include the original question. I submitted a document with 1,810 words (including the questions).
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Did anyone notice that the Stanford public policy joint degree wasn't listed as an option this year? Does anyone have an idea as to what happened? Maybe you can only apply after being a first-year at GSB?
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Stanford MBA Program Application was submitted on 10/6/2010 10:14:00 AM EST

YOYOMA 8-)
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The word count does not include the essay topics, right? Otherwise, I will have some more work to do (50 words or so)...
They say that your "responses" should not exceed 1800 words, which in my opinion does not include the original question. I submitted a document with 1,810 words (including the questions).
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I agree, I submitted at around 1850 including the questions late last night! I know it's crazy to feel confident with an admit rate like at Stanford, but I still feel good about my chances!
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Submitted for r1. Good luck everyone.
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I'm calling it now: I don't think I'll even get an interview for Stanford. =(

My undergrad life sucked: low gpa, no EC, nothing... i basically didn't do anything in college.

This articled just tore the last shred of hope I had in me:
https://poetsandquants.com/2010/10/06/st ... n-decline/
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I'm calling it now: I don't think I'll even get an interview for Stanford. =(

My undergrad life sucked: low gpa, no EC, nothing... i basically didn't do anything in college.

This articled just tore the last shred of hope I had in me:
https://poetsandquants.com/2010/10/06/st ... n-decline/
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Why would that article destroy hope? Fewer applications should make it easier for you to get in.
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I'm calling it now: I don't think I'll even get an interview for Stanford. =(

My undergrad life sucked: low gpa, no EC, nothing... i basically didn't do anything in college.

This articled just tore the last shred of hope I had in me:
https://poetsandquants.com/2010/10/06/st ... n-decline/

Why would that article destroy hope? Fewer applications should make it easier for you to get in.
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just cuz of the comment on the upward trend of GPAs for admits.
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I'm calling it now: I don't think I'll even get an interview for Stanford. =(

My undergrad life sucked: low gpa, no EC, nothing... i basically didn't do anything in college.

This articled just tore the last shred of hope I had in me:
https://poetsandquants.com/2010/10/06/st ... n-decline/
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Retract your statement, bud! A little optimism goes a long way. I'd hate to see anyone around here giving up already.
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Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! 06 Oct 2010, 17:46
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Submitted for Round 1!
My resume heading was cut out, but I did not notice it before submitting. Now they have my resume without my name on the first line. Will they throw my application out with this? Is my hope dimmed?
Have anyone heard of such error before? I really want to kick myself :?
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Calling all Stanford Fall 2011 Applicants!!! 06 Oct 2010, 18:07
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Submitted for Round 1. I too had technical issues. Only the first of my essays was uploaded and not all of them. perhaps it was some glitch in the PDF conversion software or the uploading system? I emailed my essays to Stanford just in case. Hopefully they can resolve this issue ASAP.
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Back again for the dream :)

Best of luck to everyone.
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