Calling all Yale SOM 2009 Applicants! : The B-School Applications

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https://www.yaledailynews.com/img/2009/01/30/4982af236db91_som.jpg Matriculating @ Yale SOM - Class of 2011 Fantastic (9) graffiti nink ruthlessgravity happybunny formerlehmanite smokedpotatoes2 mike22 - Silver Scholar jsam freshlook Class of 2011, Legend in the Making...... R1 : Stats: GC Applied: 18 Interview Offered: 11 Accepted: 5 Admit Percentage: 31.25% nink – Accepted with scholarship (1/5) blake5790 – Accepted (12/19) mindruna – Accepted (12/19) graffiti – Accepted (12/19) happybunny - Accepted dharmabum - dinged Leverandon - dinged mickster402 - dinged nTang - dinged Pathfinder77 - dinged sterny - Interview Invite (12/2) - withdrew wooster123 - Interview Invite (11/24) - withdrew cez - WL IHatetheGMAT - WL withdrew Irishspring - waiting marinaGMAT – waiting ndiaconu - waiting PhoenixBanker - Interview Invite (11/3) R2 : Stats: GC Applied: 21 Interview Offered: 15 Accepted: 10 Admit Percentage: 47.6% rca215 – admitted 2/27/09 (w scholarship) lasttotheparty - admitted 2/27/09 ruthlessgravity - admitted (w scholarship) smokedpotatoes – admitted (w scholarship) formerlehmanite1 - admitted BearStearner - admitted thedudeabides - admitted MbaHopeful2009 - admitted mike22 - admitted jsam- admitted lsuguy7 - ding hardaway7 - ding raabend - ding jmerry- WL yellowjacket - Interview Invite - withdrew pguard - Interview Invite - withdrew Zoemoe - Interview Invite F13 - Interview Invite (2/28/09) levfin2003 matty0212 - withdrawn wonderhaven

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27 Feb 2009, 14:10

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Congrats rca! Rock on!

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Calls have started. I'm in!

edit: with $12.5K scholarship!

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27 Feb 2009, 14:52

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I'm in too!!!!

Submitted Jan 5
Interviewed Feb 11
Got acceptance call Feb 27

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27 Feb 2009, 15:00

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I'm in too!!!!

Submitted Jan 5
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Alright, nice!

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did you apply through consortium?

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27 Feb 2009, 15:28

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I applied through the consortium and got an email saying my status has been updated - HOWEVER - when I log into the site it was never completed so I can't find my status at all so I have no idea if I'm in or not.

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Very lame. I just put in Consortium applicant into the blank spaces so I could get through the application and submit it - then when it finally went through to submitted it says no update. Called admissions office and of course they are out for the weekend so I guess I'll have to wait some more.

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did you apply through consortium?

No.

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27 Feb 2009, 21:42

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mark me as a second round Ding

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Im really sorry to hear that lsuguy7! Im surprised you received a ding so far in advance of the second round notification date......is that a consortium thing? Anyway, good luck with Tuck and Ross!

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mark me as a second round Ding

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Congrats to all those just offerred admission. I got an interview invite yesterday. From the looks of the 'Schedule an Interview' page there are 2-3 open spots every day Tue-Thur through April 9th. Good luck to those still waiting.

Any pointers on tackling the interview? Is is strictly 30 minutes long. My previous interviews (Kellogg, Darden and ND) have always gone overtime to about 45-50 minutes - do interview slots at Yale allow for this kind of leeway? Thanks!

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Congrats on the invite! My interview went for about 45 minutes but my interview said this was very unusual. She said they are almost always 30 minutes and she also said that Yale interview are very easy. Prepare your answers to the typical MBA interview questions and you will be fine....no curveballs.

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Congrats to all those just offerred admission. I got an interview invite yesterday. From the looks of the 'Schedule an Interview' page there are 2-3 open spots every day Tue-Thur through April 9th. Good luck to those still waiting.

Any pointers on tackling the interview? Is is strictly 30 minutes long. My previous interviews (Kellogg, Darden and ND) have always gone overtime to about 45-50 minutes - do interview slots at Yale allow for this kind of leeway? Thanks!

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Congrats to all those just offerred admission. I got an interview invite yesterday. From the looks of the 'Schedule an Interview' page there are 2-3 open spots every day Tue-Thur through April 9th. Good luck to those still waiting.

Any pointers on tackling the interview? Is is strictly 30 minutes long. My previous interviews (Kellogg, Darden and ND) have always gone overtime to about 45-50 minutes - do interview slots at Yale allow for this kind of leeway? Thanks!

Congrats on the interview. Mine was right around 30 minutes, maybe a few minutes longer. I got this link in an SOM newsletter earlier in the week that might give you some insight on what they look for in the interviews.

https://mba.yale.edu/news_events/CMS/articles/6759.shtml

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Hey ninkorn, am I reading right that SOM students are all given a laptop for school (which is presumably taken back at the end of the program)? That's pretty cool...saves a few bucks.

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Hey ninkorn, am I reading right that SOM students are all given a laptop for school (which is presumably taken back at the end of the program)? That's pretty cool...saves a few bucks.

Free laptop?
:?:

Are you talking about this?

https://it.som.yale.edu/index.php/Laptop ... se_Program

I am not sure if this means free laptop since it says "Laptop Purchase Program."

Nevertheless, I already bought me a Vaio TT.

I don't like heavy laptops.

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Hey ninkorn, am I reading right that SOM students are all given a laptop for school (which is presumably taken back at the end of the program)? That's pretty cool...saves a few bucks.

Free laptop?
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Are you talking about this?

https://it.som.yale.edu/index.php/Laptop ... se_Program

I am not sure if this means free laptop since it says "Laptop Purchase Program."

Nevertheless, I already bought me a Vaio TT.

I don't like heavy laptops.

Yeah that site is unclear. From the admitted students page they have this (without any mention of laptop "purchase"):

Laptops play an integral role in the Yale MBA curriculum. All Yale SOM students receive a standard- issue laptop computer upon arrival at Orientation.

Also, did you see this map some student posted about where it's "safe" to live in New Haven? He says to stay within the blue lines. While I intend to live within the lines just for proximity to campus, I sure hope he's being super-cautious. It would be pretty ridiculous if it's considered "unsafe" outside of that region. That's like 1 square mile.

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Yeah that site is unclear. From the admitted students page they have this (without any mention of laptop "purchase"):

Laptops play an integral role in the Yale MBA curriculum. All Yale SOM students receive a standard- issue laptop computer upon arrival at Orientation.

I guess we will find out soon enough. They will probably send us more info once we send in our deposits. (speaking of which, I should do that + file taxes + FAFSA)

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Also, did you see this map (https://docs.google.com/Presentation?id= ... _4chsd9j9r) some student posted about where it's "safe" to live in New Haven? He says to stay within the blue lines. While I intend to live within the lines just for proximity to campus, I sure hope he's being super-cautious. It would be pretty ridiculous if it's considered "unsafe" outside of that region. That's like 1 square mile.

I can't see the Google Doc. Can you turn it into PDF or upload it here as text file?

Also, I found this in the Yale SOM forum.

https://som-talks.som.yale.edu/forums/sh ... .php?p=613

There is a discrepancy between the info there and other Yale IT support sites. I guess the info might be outdated. The forum says DELL laptop while the IT site has numbers for Lenovo. I guess, they switched to Lenovo?

Also, according to Yale SOM website:

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All students are required to own a laptop computer. U.S. citizens and permanent residents who need to borrow funds to purchase a laptop or upgrade existing equipment to meet the required specifications may be eligible for a one-time budget adjustment of up to $2,000 in the first year.

I am pretty sure its like every other school. You can either buy from school or buy your own.

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congrats everyone....still waiting for some news!!

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