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

Stanford MBA admissions blog updated yesterday "What's it like to be an MBA student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business" Where are the interviews??

R1 deadline - October 12 First interview Invite reported on this Forum - Nov 1 R2 deadline - January 11 So hopefully they will start invites today or tomorrow.

It is possible that they follow the same timeline, but assuming that they have the same # of admissions people reading apps and a lot more apps to review, it might take them a little bit longer to release invites, unless they phase them in a lot more than they did in r1. We'll find out regardless I guess...

R2 usually has more applications, so my guess is that there will be more interview invites. The math regarding the interview invite release date has been on this forum for a while, with no successful prediction so far. I guess we all want the same thing... knowledge of a result. Getting into business school is such a long process!