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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Hi Guyz,

Any Indian applicants out there? Any clue on how they computed the GPA for the app?

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Hi all,

I am applying for round 2 at stanford gsb. I'm a first time applicant and am having some trouble finding people to review my essay and give me some feedback.
On the community those with interview invites and are ready and willing to help me out and review my essays will be of great help.

The round 2 deadline is 6th jan, so would appreciate the help even on such short notice.

Thanks in advance,

Happy New Year!

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Updated on: 28 Oct 2011, 03:32

Originally posted by dei on 01 Jan 2011, 09:32.
Last edited by dei on 28 Oct 2011, 03:32, edited 1 time in total.

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I'm a round one admit - applied GSB and HBS (F/760) - happy to look over essays for anyone that PMs me.

Happy New Year to all and best wishes for 2011 (and R2!

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For international applicants who studied in universities that do not report GPAs, does Stanford require you to compute one yourself? There doesn't seem to be any guidance as to how to convert letter grades into GPAs.

Also, where does one add designations like CFA or CPA? Should it be in the Education section? But there will not be associated transcripts for that..

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Hi,

Im an international applicant and also a round 1 admit. Well, Im not saying what I did is ideal, but at least it was acceptable. I reported my CFA credentials on my resume only and I inserted my transcript backed University degrees on the education section of the application.

As for the GPA, I googled a conversion calculator and used that.

I hope that helped

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That is very helpful - thanks!

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Just a few days left! Still wrangling with my essays. Hopefully my last recommendation gets submitted soon!

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Just a few days left! Still wrangling with my essays. Hopefully my last recommendation gets submitted soon!

I'm in the same boat as you!

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How strict is Stanford about word counts. I cannot for the life of me fit what matters to me in 750 words! In years earlier that had no word limits at all, so they shouldn't mind us going 100-200 words over?

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The total word count has to be 1800 words. So if one of your other answers are shorter, I guess you could adjust

I am stuck too because my 3C answer is 465 words long

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I'm a R1 admit and would be happy to review or provide feedback...

GOOD LUCK!!!!! :-D

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I am stuck too because my 3C answer is 465 words long

My 3C essay came from my Sloan app originally, where it was 500 words long. It's down to 250 words without taking out any actual content.
I'm starting to wonder if the Sloan ding is related to that...

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Count me in for R2!

Been mulling over the app for the past month, and intensely focused over the past 12 hours...

Still working on the second part of the "career aspirations" essay on how Stanford will help achieve them. I haven't done too much research on Stanford beyond its website - any resource recommendations?

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By the way, how do they check word counts? Do they guesstimate based on how many pages the essays fill out.

I mean after a certain point, endless edits to make sentences tighter, remove adjectives and modifiers to reduce words is counter productive -- I think it makes the essay harder to understand.

I doubt if they actually do a cut-paste from the PDF to count words. So I'm guessing a little above is fine. Or will I be making a big blunder assuming that.

R1 admit folks, what say you?

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The total word count has to be 1800 words. So if one of your other answers are shorter, I guess you could adjust

I am stuck too because my 3C answer is 465 words long

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I kept within the 1,800 limit. I wouldn't think about which methods they use to check, but that the website says "Your answers for all of the essay questions cannot exceed 1,800 words" - so stick to it?

For anyone having issues with the word limit, I recommend George Orwell's Politics and the English Language (quick Google brings it up - I can't post any URLs) - my undergraduate tutor refused to read any essays we wrote until we have applied the rules in here and spent a day cutting our essays down.

I think it's a lot of words - most people are fine with essays 1 and 2 within the limit. Remember that the two essay 3s are supposed to be short and punchy rather than the longer leadership discourses of the other schools.

My take on a couple of things that sets Stanford apart:
- Customisable curriculum: New curriculum started in 2006 based on personal experiences of each student
- Focus on soft skills: Leadership labs, Interpersonal dynamics, CAT
- Smaller class, more intimate environment, Sections of 60 people and even smaller groups for CAT, etc.
- Global requirement (GMIX / Global Study or Service Trip)
- Strength in social entrepreneurship / Public Management certificate
- Entrepreneurship (location, high % of graduating class starting own businesses)

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I guess they expect 1800 words may be 1-2% over... As for what sets S apart, I see your points dei, but isn't that what everyone is going to write, so how do you set yourself apart?

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you're right dei! i just need to bite the bullet and get back to editing. thanks for your great post.

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I guess they expect 1800 words may be 1-2% over... As for what sets S apart, I see your points dei, but isn't that what everyone is going to write, so how do you set yourself apart?

Perhaps. In my opinion, what sets Stanford apart isn't important, but it's why these points are important to you. Saying "I like smaller classes" or "the customised curriculum is great" is unconvincing - it's about how you tell it within your story of what you're looking for in a business school, and how that fits in with your goals.

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Perhaps its too late to ask this, but does a "what matters most" essay weave in specifically why an MBA? Or is left for career aspirations essay. I've gotten feedback from one of my essay reviewers (who is not an MBA student / alum) that my "what matters most, why" essay does not say anything about why this is relevant to an MBA applicant.

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The guidance I got from a handful of GSB students is that essay 1 should be what you're really passionate about and what core values define you...that could be your religious faith, your sense of charity, helping others, trying to figure out the meaning of life, your openness and tolerance for others' points of view, whatever. It's possible you could transition that into your career path or "why MBA" but you don't have to by any means, and for most MBA career paths that would probably be quite a stretch.