Welcome, all Stanford class of 2024 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post Join Stanford chat Essay A: What matters most to you, and why? Essay B: Why Stanford? (Both essays combined may not exceed 1,050 words. We recommend up to 650 words for Essay A and up to 400 words for Essay B. We often find effective essays that are written in fewer words.) Essay Analysis by: StacyBlackman stacy-blackman-consulting-blog-164407-2060.html#p2809802 Stanford MBA Deadlines Round Application Due Decisions Released Round 1 Sep 9, 2021 Dec 9, 2021 Round 2 Jan 5, 2022 March 31, 2022 Round 3 Apr 12, 2022 May 26, 2022

I had a thought that might help some of my fellow GSB hopefuls so I thought I would share it here. I'm fortunate (and a bit foolhardy) to have applied to a range of schools this round, and most of them will send out their interview invites in the last 2 weeks of October based on current announcements and last year's R1 timelines. Stanford only stops sending invites out on the 4th of November. So come the evening of the 4th, I would be facing 3 potential scenarios: 1. I would have received an interview invite from Stanford, in which case I would be elated, and you'll hear my screaming from South Africa. 2. I would not have received an invite from Stanford, but would have received an invite from another top school such as Wharton, Booth, MIT, or Haas. In which case, I'd be excited because those are all great schools and I would love to join any one of them. 3. I would not have received an invite from Stanford or any of the other top schools I applied to. Maybe I get an invite from others like Ross or Darden, maybe not. But if its the case that all 6 of my top schools said no, then I really shouldn't be that disappointed that Stanford rejected me. I would then need to recalibrate my expectations and decide on taking what I have or re-applying, in a much wiser position than before. Come November 4th, all will be clear for each of us, and for most of our schools as well. I hope that helps some of you navigate these uncertain few weeks.

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I'm on the same boat, I put my short term goals there, but am nervous that I didn't tie it in well enough in the other essays. I spoke about my passion for education and for creating a social impact fund, but only put that I would like to transition into an operating role in that industry after graduating and didn't mention my long term goal of creating a social impact fund there. Should I be nervous or should I send additional info? Any advice is appreciated

patopc I feel you.... what should we do?

I'm going to talk to a friend that's at Stanford to see what she thinks. I'll let you know what she recommends doing in this case. But if anyone here, advisor or otherwise has some advice I would be infinitely grateful.

Hi everyone, For the goals and aspirations section, I wrote about immediate goals. I was fortunate enough to receive an interview to the GSB, so I don't think they care particularly about short vs long-term, more so that the aspirations you include align with your application. Hope this eases people's tensions!