angelfire213
which is why they don't give out interviews from a purely stats perspective
FurrowedBrow
It's kind of insane to see how many really qualified people haven't received invites from Anderson, especially since my profile from a numbers point of view is less than stellar (an average-ish GMAT score of 710, no undergrad pedigree, just 2 years of work experience at the time of matriculation and a highly overrepresented Indian in IT to boot).
So all this is purely conjecture but my immediate guess would be that the adcoms think the high stat applicants have applied to UCLA as a back up option. They are trying to increase their yield, so that might have something to do with why a lot of qualified people haven't even received invites. This might be exacerbated even further if your essay for Anderson was a recycled version of your other essays or if your essay didn't scream "I am a great fit for Anderson and Anderson is a great fit for me".
I believe I only got an invite because of my essay (the three defining principles really resonated with me) and my career goals (very relevant to Anderson). That isn't to say I'm not qualified

but from a purely stats perspective, I don't look very good on paper.
Just to add my thoughts to this, there are a few of my classmates that had sub-700 GMATs, but have absolutely killed it in recruiting and have gotten offers from some of the top companies. There is so much more to an applicant than a GMAT score or GPA. Those two items don't always equal someone who will be successful in recruiting. That is why I think engaging with the school, solid recommendations, the essay, and interview are so important. It is absolutely vital that applicants be able to clearly express their career goal and really be able to answer the question "Why Anderson?" This is not to say that those out there who haven't received an interview invite didn't do these things, but that every little detail in the application matters. When less than 20 percent of applicants are accepted and I am sure over 80 percent of applicants are qualified, all the details matter.
For those of you who aren't admitted this time around, I was in your shoes just a couple years ago. If you decide to wait and reapply in the fall, take the next few months to do some introspection. Get application feedback from Admissions, and then do everything you can to reposition yourself to be successful next year. Don't get discouraged. The extra year that it took me to get into b-school was invaluable. During this time I was able to gain valuable leadership experience at work, increase my community engagement, and take time to really reflect on why I needed an MBA and what my career goals were. Now I am in a place where not only was I accepted to a school I really wanted to be at, I am in position to be much more successful in my career search post-MBA.