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Calling all USC Marshall MBA Applicants: (2018 Intake) Class of 2020!

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singhindia

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23 Mar 2018, 20:05

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waitlisted!!!!!

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25 Mar 2018, 18:02

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Are there still people waiting to hear back from Marshall? It's my top choice and it's coming down to the wire (but I see lots of other acceptances)...anyone else in the same boat??

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25 Mar 2018, 19:41

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Did any admits outside the US receive anything in the mail? I was accepted early in Round 1, and still haven't received any physical documents or packages from Marshall, which I find a bit odd..

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25 Mar 2018, 20:28

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Did any admits outside the US receive anything in the mail? I was accepted early in Round 1, and still haven't received any physical documents or packages from Marshall, which I find a bit odd..

I am in US, admitted in Round 1 too and have not received anything yet.. Not sure if anyone else in US has received any package.

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26 Mar 2018, 07:03

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Are there still people waiting to hear back from Marshall? It's my top choice and it's coming down to the wire (but I see lots of other acceptances)...anyone else in the same boat??

I interviewed March 13th and still haven't heard back even though they said they are moving fast at this point.

JCahoon

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26 Mar 2018, 19:23

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Hey, I didn't get an interview so far and I applied in round 2. Does this mean that I will most likely be rejected? (Not even a waitlist right?)

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27 Mar 2018, 11:18

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Hey, I didn't get an interview so far and I applied in round 2. Does this mean that I will most likely be rejected? (Not even a waitlist right?)

Obviously no one here can know that for sure, but it's a pretty safe bet that if at this point you haven't interviewed, you won't be admitted. I don't think any top 50 school would admit or waitlist someone without an interview.

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27 Mar 2018, 11:23

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et08ti

Hey, I didn't get an interview so far and I applied in round 2. Does this mean that I will most likely be rejected? (Not even a waitlist right?)

Sounds good. Thanks

amandapace

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27 Mar 2018, 11:26

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et08ti

Hey, I didn't get an interview so far and I applied in round 2. Does this mean that I will most likely be rejected? (Not even a waitlist right?)

So, this hasn't happened to me directly, but I know someone who got waitlisted at Georgetown without an interview. No one can really predict how the school will go about doing things. I'm not saying you should be super hopeful, but its not impossible either. I'm in the same position with Anderson.

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27 Mar 2018, 11:28

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et08ti

Hey, I didn't get an interview so far and I applied in round 2. Does this mean that I will most likely be rejected? (Not even a waitlist right?)

Anderson waitlisted you w/o an interview?!

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27 Mar 2018, 11:39

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fye247

Are there still people waiting to hear back from Marshall? It's my top choice and it's coming down to the wire (but I see lots of other acceptances)...anyone else in the same boat??

I interviewed March 13th and still haven't heard back even though they said they are moving fast at this point.

Well nevermind guys, I just received the acceptance call from Marshall admissions. Excited!

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27 Mar 2018, 11:40

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fye247

Are there still people waiting to hear back from Marshall? It's my top choice and it's coming down to the wire (but I see lots of other acceptances)...anyone else in the same boat??

I interviewed March 13th and still haven't heard back even though they said they are moving fast at this point.

Well nevermind guys, I just received the acceptance call from Marshall admissions. Excited!

Congrats!!

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et08ti

Hey, I didn't get an interview so far and I applied in round 2. Does this mean that I will most likely be rejected? (Not even a waitlist right?)

No, I meant I haven't heard anything from Anderson so I'm not super hopeful. Who knows what they'll end up doing.

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fye247

Are there still people waiting to hear back from Marshall? It's my top choice and it's coming down to the wire (but I see lots of other acceptances)...anyone else in the same boat??

I interviewed March 13th and still haven't heard back even though they said they are moving fast at this point.

Well nevermind guys, I just received the acceptance call from Marshall admissions. Excited!

Congrats!!!

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04 Apr 2018, 20:09

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Hi all. I'm applied to the R4 today. I have a 650 GMAT, 3.7 undergrad GPA in finance, with 3 years of corporate finance experience with a trajectory of growth. I did really well on both my essay's as well. How would you assess my chances?

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RohamP

Anything can happen, but a few things pop out to me here. R4 is going to be tough in any circumstance. Most of the class has been determined by this point and they're probably using the late round applicants to round out the overall class profile in whatever area they feel they're short. Maybe you get lucky and fit whatever they're looking for. But, your GMAT is quite a bit below the average for last year's class (703), as is your work experience (last year's average was 60 months), so my gut is that you're a longshot at this point.

My thinking - take time to up your work experience, improve your GMAT (or even GRE), and come back in R1 to increase your chances. Plus, at this point, R1 is not too far away!

Good luck!

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05 Apr 2018, 09:48

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RohamP

Hey there. As someone who got accepted with wayyyyyyyyyyyyy worse stats than you, I think there's hope. If you're interested, PM me your number and I'll tell you about my experience.

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09 Apr 2018, 23:24

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Hi,

I applied for Round 3 on Mar 1 and got interview invitation yesterday. Is there anyone who has interviewed with Laura?

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combat2016

Hi,

I applied for Round 3 on Mar 1 and got interview invitation yesterday. Is there anyone who has interviewed with Laura?

I did, she came up to San Francisco during the MBA tour in February. I was accepted into the program a couple of weeks later so I guess I made a good impression