Stanford: Graduate School of Business - 2012 - Calling All Applicants Stanford Business School Guide Stanford Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2013) Application Tracker Feed Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add Stanford to your profile) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Add Your Profile to This List Essays You have 1800 words that you can allocate in any way you feel appropriate across the four essays. Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why? The best examples of Essay 1 reflect the process of self-examination that you have undertaken to write them. They give us a vivid and genuine image of who you are—and they also convey how you became the person you are. They do not focus merely on what you've done or accomplished. Instead, they share with us the values, experiences, and lessons that have shaped your perspectives. They are written from the heart and address not only a person, situation, or event, but also how that person, situation, or event has influenced your life. Essay 2: What do you want to do—REALLY—and why Stanford? Use this essay to explain your view of your future, not to repeat accomplishments from your past. You should address three distinct topics: your career aspirations the role of an MBA education in achieving those aspirations and your rationale for earning that MBA at Stanford, in particular. The best examples of Essay 2 express your passions or focused interests; explain why you have decided to pursue graduate education in management; and demonstrate your desire to take advantage of the opportunities that are distinctive to the Stanford MBA Program. 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 or established. Deadlines ROUND 1: Submit by: 12 Oct 2011 Notified by: 14 Dec 2011 Deposit due: 01 Mar 2012 ROUND 2: (Ongoing) Submit by: 11 Jan 2012 Notified by: 28 Mar 2012 Deposit due: 03 May 2012 ROUND 3: Submit by: 04 Apr 2012 Notified by: 16 May 2012 Deposit due: 31 May 2012

Have not heard of any invites this week yet...Wonder if the last few of them will come later on today or if it's game over already.

At the risk of sounding pessimistic, I am pretty sure it is over for those of us who didn't receive invites to interview... Don't take it too hard... As someone who lived in the bay area for a few years, it's a miserable place anyways... haha good luck to those who did get interviewed, and better luck to those who didn't... Cheers!

had my interview, very pleasant and similar questions as posted here. strong leadership focus, though.

I second that; I'm pretty sure it's over for us, too Congrats to those that got the invites! Posted from my mobile device

got a new email from stanford!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh wait...the subject is: Stanford/Eli Lilly Partnership for Diversity (P4D) Webinar 8 December -- Instructions on How to Join the Webinar oops - guess the chances of getting an invite are approximately 0.00% now

Completed my interview. Very nice alum who was clearly a big advocate of the GSB. Not any different questions than were already posted on here. Hopeful for next Wednesday.

No new emails so far... I'll take that as a no.

Seems ZERO new invites out there this week, which seems strange, as overall people were saying this year was slower than last year and last year they DID SEND invites until 5 days prior to the deadline. Wonder why they are closed today...

I think and personally hope that there will be a lot of "Waitlisted without Interview" this year. I am not sure if anyone has explored previous years' blogs to estimate the numbers waitlisted and eventually admitted.